Manitoba RCMP have released the results of week two of their 2019 Holiday Checkstop Program.  From December 9^th to 15^th over 25 hundred vehicles were checked during 121 checkstops.  15 people were charged with a Criminal Code impaired driving offence with 12 for alcohol, 2 drugs and 1 refusal with the highest blood alcohol reading at 0.280.  184 Highway Traffic Act charges were laid and 14 written warnings issued.

Saskatchewan RCMP have released their results for National Safe Driving Week December 1^st to 7^th.  Officers checked 10,441 vehicles during the week with 2173 road safety charges laid including 1291 for speeding, 60 for cell phone use, 83 for seatbelt misuse and 44 for careless driving including driving without due care and attention, following too close and changing lanes when unsafe.