Saskatchewan's photo radar grace period over, tickets to be issued

The grace period for Saskatchewan's photo radar system is now over.As of yesterday, drivers recorded speedingwill receive a ticket in the mail.

According to SGI, fines for speeding start at $110 at the high speed locations (plus $1 for every kilometre over the posted speed limit), and $190 in the school zones (plus $2 for every kilometreover the posted speed limit).

SGI saidthe goal of the project is to get drivers in the habit of respecting speed limits, resulting in a positive impact on road safety across the province.

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Since December, drivers who were caughtspeeding received a warning letter.The totals for December and January include 27,959 instances of speeding in high-traffic areas and 9,302 instances of speeding in school zones.One of the fastest school zonespeeders was a driver in Regina who was clocked going 45 km/h over the 40 km/h limit.

The two-year photo speed enforcement pilot was recommended by a special committee of the Saskatchewan Legislature.

The following locations are included in the pilot:

• Saskatoon locations - Circle Drive and select school zones.
• Regina locations - Ring Road and select school zones.
• Moose Jaw locations - Highway 1 and 9th Ave. intersection and select school zones.
• Highway 1 east between the Pilot Butte turnoff and White City.
• Highway 12 nearMartensville.

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