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May 5, 2021 6:16 AM
“When you’re standing by the side of the highway and a vehicle passes you traveling at the speed limit, or higher, it’s very intimidating.” That, from Sgt. Erin Lockyer of RCMP Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan for Yorkton, Broadview and Fort Qu’Appelle. He says, “The faster the passing vehicle is going and the bigger it is, like a semi, it creates almost a vacuum where you feel like you are going to get sucked down the highway with them.”
A two-day joint traffic safety initiative took place in April on major highways around the communities of Yorkton and Melville. The primary focus was on identifying vehicles passing emergency vehicles at speeds higher than 60 km/hr.
60km “When you’re standing by the side of the highway and a vehicle passes you traveling at the speed limit, or higher, its very intimidating,” shares Sgt. Erin Lockyer of RCMP Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan (CTSS) for Yorkton, Broadview and Fort Qu’Appelle. “The faster the passing vehicle is going and the bigger it is, like a semi, it creates almost a vacuum where you feel like you are going to get sucked down the highway with them. I was a Collision Reconstructionist for 15+ years and I know all too well what a vehicle can do to a pedestrian.”
“When you’re standing by the side of the highway and a vehicle passes you traveling at the speed limit, or higher, its very intimidating,” shares Sgt. Erin Lockyer of RCMP Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan (CTSS) for Yorkton, Broadview and Fort Qu’Appelle. “The faster the passing vehicle is going and the bigger it is, like a semi, it creates almost a vacuum where you feel like you are going to get sucked down the highway with them. I was a Collision Reconstructionist for 15+ years and I know all too well what a vehicle can do to a pedestrian.” A two-day joint traffic safety initiative took place on April 27 and 28 on major highways around the communities of Yorkton and Melville. “The focus was to identify vehicles passing emergency vehicles at speeds higher than 60 km/hr,” said Sgt. Lockyer. “Education is critical, especially in spring when traffic volumes increase. We want to have this safety message stick with motorists throughout the coming seasons.”