Two commercial vehicles were taken off the road on one day in August “due to critical defects,” according to police.
Richmond RCMP were doing targeted enforcement on commercial vehicles on No. 6 Road on Aug. 23 and ended up issuing nine charges with a total of $3,688 in fines doled out.
RCMP also continued to catch drivers and motorcyclists going excessive speeds on Richmond roads in August.
One car was going double the speed limit – 112 km/h in a 60 km/h zone – on Russ Baker Way on Aug. 13, while another one was going 110 km/h in a 50 km/h zone on Aug. 17 on No. 2 Road.
Both cars were impounded for seven days.
Meanwhile, a motorcyclist was caught with a learner’s licence riding without a supervisor outside of daylight hours. The motorcycle was also impounded.
High collision hot spots for targeted enforcement
Richmond RCMP officers will be focusing enforcement in the following high-collision areas throughout September:
Highway 91 through Shell Road and Alderbridge Way
No. 3 Road between Sea Island Way and Bridgeport Road
No 3 Road between Westminster Highway and Granville Avenue
Westminster Highway between No. 2 Road and No. 3 Road
August enforcement tickets
Speeding: 163
Driver’s licence infractions: 159
Distracted driving: 80
Impaired drug/alcohol infractions: 28
Vehicle-related infractions: 200
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