Red Deer RCMP target distracted drivers
RED DEER- February is Distracted Driving Awareness month.
Red Deer RCMP and Community Peace Officers will be zeroing in on distracted drivers all month long through targeted distracted driving campaigns and everyday patrols by general duty and Traffic members in marked and unmarked police vehicles.
Campaigns and patrols will include areas around schools to target young drivers making dangerous choices.
“Distracted driving interferes with your ability to make split-second decisions and that causes injury, results in expensive repairs and can even cost a life,” says Sergeant Kevin Halwa of the Red Deer RCMP. “It only takes a second for a collision to occur, and any collision with a pedestrian or cyclist has the potential to be deadly.”