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Monday, May 5, 2014

COP Distracted Driving Blitz stats

Community on Patrol held a Distracted Driving Blitz on April 30, 2014. According to Pincher Creek District Citizens on Patrol President Robyn Dowson "A total of 4015 vehicles were surveilled from 10 am to 6:15 pm. We sat in west corner of the Rexall parking lot," which faces the 4-way stop on Main Street.  The results will be sent to AMA.

Distracted Driving Blitz stats
  • 4015 Vehicles surveilled
  • 3923 Did not have any distractions
  • 43 Were talking on their cell while driving
  • 4 Were texting while driving
  • 1 Was using a portable electronic (MP3, GPS, Camera)
  • 0 Were using a Digital Screen (DVD, TV, Laptop)*
  • 22 Were two handed eating while driving
  • 2 Were reading while driving
  • 9 Had an animal sitting on their lap
  • 3 Were grooming themselves (combing hair while looking in rear-view mirror)
  • 10 Were drinking pop, slurpies, coffee. One was looking at/talking to passenger while driving through the intersection
Of interest, COP members also found that 389 were not wearing seatbelts and 4 drove through the 4-way stop without stopping.

*corrected

4 comments:

  1. Anonymous5/5/14

    Where is law enforcement in this town? If COP's can do this why can't our highly paid Peace Officer/s?

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  2. Anonymous5/5/14

    Was this blitz done on request of the "over worked" RCMP or is this a case of the COP's setting their own mandate?

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  3. Anonymous5/5/14

    SERIOUSLY!! These people need to get a life!!
    The community is SOOOOO much safer now.
    I think less than 2% of people is pretty minor and am surprised how low the number was.
    Maybe there next task can be figuring out why people drive 20 - 30 KMH down main street? It is not a playground zone!!!

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  4. Anonymous5/5/14

    The Alberta Citizens on Patrol Assoc. has joined forces with the Alberta Motor Association recently. One of the mandates they asked of the C.O.P. groups across Alberta was to do a Distracted Driving Blitz for "statistics" only.

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