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Project Safe Start sees most charges laid for running stop signs

The police road safety initiative that coincides with the start of the school year saw hundreds of charges laid across the region
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Halton Police laid over 1,700 charges across the region earlier this month during Project Safe Start, with failing to stop at a stop sign being the most common offence observed by officers.

According to the Traffic Services Unit, 655 charges were laid and warnings issued for disobeying a stop sign over the course of two weeks.

Speeding was the second most common offence, with 605 charges laid and warnings issued, while speeding in a community safety zone came in third with 112 charges laid.

HRPS officers issued a total of 1,718 charges and 1,274 warnings during this year’s project, which ran from Aug. 29 to Sept. 9 and focused on education, awareness and high-visibility enforcement of traffic laws throughout the region.

Project Safe Start started 15 years ago and has served as a highly-visible reminder for residents to follow speed limits, remain alert for pedestrians and cyclists, and to be extra cautious around school zones. 

This year, officers committed nearly 1,500 hours to Safe Start education and enforcement.