The annual Manitoba RCMP Selective Traffic Enforcement Program runs through this month. All RCMP detachments and Traffic Services Units are participating with the focus once again on the detection and apprehension of impaired drivers and other high risk driving behaviors.

They report last year almost 12 thousand vehicles were checked across the province during 262 check stops that resulted in 105 people charged with criminal code impaired driving offences and 30 roadside suspensions.  Five people lost their lives in traffic related collisions.

The Officer in Charge of “D” Division Traffic Services says they are doing their part by raising public awareness about road safety and conducting traffic enforcement programs now the driving public have to do their part by adjusting their driving habits to make Manitoba roads safer.