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SGI once again accepting applications for road tests
SGI is ready to hit the gas when it comes to road tests. The Crown corporation announced Thursday it was reopening road tests to the general public effective immediately. All drivers who are required ...
Jun 25, 2020
Saskatchewan impaired driving deaths and injuries at record low in 2019
The number of deaths and injuries from impaired driving is trending in the right direction in Saskatchewan. 2019 was a record-breaking year for lows in terms of both deaths and injuries. Back in 2018,...
Jun 17, 2020
SGI attempting to grapple with "sizeable" driver exam backlog
Prospective drivers in Saskatchewan could be waiting a long time to get behind the wheel for the first time. SGI is currently working away at a backlog of driver exam appointments that had to be cance...
Jun 07, 2020
Wakaw intersection photo radar to start ticketing on Friday
Drivers going through the intersection of Highways 41 and 2 at Wakaw are going to have to be a bit more aware of their speed. Photo speed enforcement cameras were installed at the intersection in Janu...
Apr 23, 2020 Photo radar boxes similar to this one are installed at the Highway 41 and 2 intersection at Wakaw.
(Submitted photo/SGI)
Crashes down in Sask. during pandemic, many cancelling plates
As people hide away, isolating themselves and physically distancing against the pandemic, fewer people are out on the roads. With fewer vehicles on the roads, there have been fewer crashes. SGI’...
Apr 22, 2020
‘It saved my life’: Gavels share seatbelt safety message
Every time Melissa Gavel drives the highway between Melville and Regina, she is thankful for a seatbelt and a carseat which kept her and her infant son alive. According to SGI, an average of 34 people...
Mar 02, 2020
Number of distracted driving tickets drops again
For the third straight month, the number of distracted driving offences recorded in Saskatchewan decreased. According to SGI, Saskatchewan police officers issued 509 tickets for distracted driving in ...
Feb 26, 2020
SGI, police clear up misconceptions about distracted driving
Saskatoon Police were hoping new penalties implemented on Feb. 1 would lead to less distracted drivers in the province, but it also inundated SGI with questions about distracted driving. Staff Sergean...
Feb 11, 2020 SGI spokesperson Tyler McMurchy (left) speaks at a media conference with Saskatoon police staff sergeant Nolan Berg (right) on Feb. 10, 2020.
Saskatoon man receives fifth distracted driving fine within 12 months
It would seem there is at least one Saskatoon driver who just can't help but to be distracted behind the wheel. In a Monday morning tweet, Saskatoon police said they pulled over a driver who was on hi...
Feb 03, 2020 (Government of Saskatchewan)
Distracted driving fines to more than double on Saturday
Fines for distracted driving in Saskatchewan are more than doubling as of Saturday. The first ticket will cost an offender $580. A second goes up to $1,400, and a third to $2,100. The scaling resets a...
Jan 31, 2020
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