Edmonton police hand out 3,030 speeding tickets in 24 hours

In a one-day traffic blitz earlier this week, the Edmonton Police Service handed out nearly 3,500 tickets to drivers, the majority of which were for speeding.

Edmonton police held a 24-hour traffic blitz on Thursday, July 7. Police issued 3,449 tickets and 3,030 of those were given to those not abiding by the posted speed limit.

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Police said 255 drivers were slapped with seat belt infractions. Another two charges were handed out for Criminal Code offences.

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Edmonton police conduct traffic enforcement campaigns like this throughout the year in an effort to improve safety on city streets. In a recent blitz held in March, police handed out 2,363 tickets over a 24-hour period.

According to recent data released by the City of Edmonton, there were 25,517 collisions on city streets in 2015, up 3.6 per cent from 2014.