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Saskatchewan law enforcement were busy in July handing out hundreds of tickets for speeding, aggressive driving and other infractions during a monthly traffic safety blitz.
According to numbers provided by SGI Thursday, 113 tickets were given to people travelling through work zones, with 110 of those involving speeding.
More than 100 tickets were issued for exceeding 60 km/h while passing highway workers or occupied highway equipment within a work zone.
Police fined six people for speeding in orange zones where a flag person was present, and handed out three tickets for failing to obey the direction of a flag person or peace officer.
When it comes to general speeding or aggressive driving, 414 tickets were given for exceeding the posted speed limit by 35 km/h. Sixty tickets were written up for exceeding the posted speed limit by 50 km/h and six tickets were given for travelling double the posted limit.
There were also close to 4,600 other speed-related offences.
SGI indicated there were 338 impaired driving-related offences; 318 tickets for distracted driving –185 of those for using a cellphone; and 447 tickets for not using a seatbelt or the appropriate car or booster seat.