A trend toward speed, and upped enforcement, netted Oak Bay police five drivers in the five days following Thanksgiving.
While the ages of drivers varied, the fines and fees were the same for all five men – a $368 ticket, seven-day vehicle impound and the vehicles they were driving were towed. The tickets also come with three penalty points on a driver’s record, which impacts insurance costs, and the mandatory vehicle impound also accrues costs.
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In each instance, officers were engaged in speed enforcement, Oak Bay Police Department said in a news release.
On Tuesday, Oct. 10 just before 9 p.m. while watching traffic near Beach Drive and Newport Avenue, officers clocked and stopped a 21-year-old man going 82 km/h in a 40 km/h zone.
Early the next morning, just before 1 a.m., officers stopped a 47-year-old man near Henderson Road and Lansdowne Road going 84 km/h in a 40 km/h zone.
That night around 7 p.m., again during enforcement near Beach and Newport, a 27-year-old man was stopped for going 86 km/h in a 40 zone.
Oct. 12 around 9 p.m. officers turned to Beach Drive and Newport Avenue where a 23-year-old man was stopped for going 81 km/h in a 40 km/h zone.
On Saturday, Oct. 14 around 12:30 a.m., while officers focused on Beach Drive and King George Terrace, a 20-year-old man was stopped for going 100 km/h in a 40 km/h zone.
Oak Bay police report an uptick in excessive speed this year and are actively engaging in enforcement, the department told the Oak Bay News. Enforcement is based on officer observations and resident complaints, but Beach Drive, Henderson Road, Foul Bay Road and Cedar Hill Cross Road continue to be areas where drivers are caught driving too fast.
