A four-day commercial motor vehicle safety blitz in North Durham was carried out by Durham Police in partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and the Ministry of Transportation.
Enforcement occurred at various locations in Beaverton, Manchester, Cannington and Goodwood, and focused on safety and environmental violations.
Over the four-day period, 41 inspections were conducted and 24 per cent of those vehicles were taken off the road. A total of 78 tickets were handed out for various infractions and 32 cautions were given.
As well, 11 environmental inspections occurred with a 45 per cent failure rate.
Strong Message
“We wanted to send a strong message to the drivers and the companies who own and operate commercial motor vehicles,” says North Division Inspector Cathy Bawden. “We will not compromise on safety. Our citizens and our communities deserve it. We will continue to remain focused on these traffic safety issues in North Durham and hold these individuals and companies accountable for their unsafe practices.”
Blitzes such as this one support the new, collaborative regional traffic initiative: Durham Vision Zero. Through public opinion, collision statistics and trends, Durham Vision Zero identified commercial vehicles as one of the eight primary emphasis areas to be targeted in effort to attain their goal of reducing fatal and injury collisions over a five-year period.