RCMP Kept Busy During Highway 101 Speed Enforcement

Release:

On August 10th 2011, members of the Halifax District RCMP Metro Traffic

Services were conducting speed enforcement on Highway 101 inbound near

Exit 1G. The speed limit in this area is 70km/h which is clearly posted.

Over the course of four hours, over one hundred summary offence tickets

were issued. The majority of which were for speed-related offences.

Five officers took part in the operation and were assisted by the use

of a LIDAR. The LIDAR is a speed measuring device which uses a laser

beam to measure both speed and distance. The LIDAR is a vehicle specific

instrument capable of determining the speed of a single vehicle even

when surrounded by other vehicles.

The RCMP would like to remind the motoring public to be conscious of

their speeds and to take note of the speed signs in the area of the road

your traveling on. The RCMP is dedicated to improving public safety on

our roadways to help prevent unnecessary injuries and deaths which occur

on our highways each year.