A recent project by the Abbotsford Police Department (APD) resulted in 42 cars being impounded for excessive speeding within a 48-hour period.
APD media officer Art Stele said the traffic enforcement unit focused during the week of June 16 on commuter and high-traffic areas, using "covert and overt" approaches.
The 42 drivers who were stopped were each issued a ticket for excessive speed and had their vehicles impounded for seven days. Stele said a total of almost $16,000 in fines was issued.
The highest speed recorded was 147 km/h in a 60 km/h zone.
Stele said speeding is the top factor in car-crash fatalities in B.C. He said, on average, 84 people die and 2,168 are injured every year in speed-related crashes.
Sgt. Paul Walker with the traffic enforcement unit said the unit uses "various enforcement strategies" on the roads.
"Road safety needs to be a community-led approach, and we are asking everyone to take some extra time while on the roads," he said.
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