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Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
EPS kicks off annual Project TENSOR traffic initiative for 2025
Edmonton drivers better keep an eye on the speed limit, because city police have launched their annual Project TENSOR (traffic enforcement noise/speed offence reductions) traffic initiative for summer 2025. Edmonton Police Service (EPS) said in a Friday news release that Project TENSOR targets drivers violating up to 10 different types of offences, including speeding, causing noise disturbances, not wearing a seatbelt, and driving a motorcycle without a helmet. 'Traffic issues, especially noise and speeding, continue to generate the bulk of the complaints received by traffic section from the general public,' said Sgt. Kerry Bates with the EPS traffic safety unit. 'We certainly understand the public's frustration with these issues and developed Project TENSOR as an ongoing initiative to address these concerns through enforcement and education.' EPS deployed the first wave of enforcement on May 23, which resulted in 169 violations, including 21 hazardous movement violations, 27 speeding violations, and 73 non-hazardous violations such as driving in a bus lane. You can find more information about Project Tensor on the EPS Traffic & Vehicles page. Deadly traffic streak continues as cyclist dies after Monday collision Multiple traffic stops lead to arrests of B.C., Sask. and Alberta residents: RCMP
CTV News
4 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Shhhh! EPS launch annual summer noise and speed initiative
Edmonton police will be on the prowl again this summer, seeking out speeders and noisy vehicles. The Edmonton Police Service launched its annual Traffic Enforcement Noise/Speed Offence Reductions (TENSOR) project through its traffic safety unit in partnership with City of Edmonton Peace Officers and Alberta Transportation. The initiative is aimed at targeting most traffic offences including speeding, stunting, helmet violations, noise related offences and more. 'Traffic issues, especially noise and speeding, continue to generate the bulk of complaints received by the Traffic Section from the general public,' Sgt. Kerry Bates of the EPS Traffic Safety Unit said in a statement Friday. 'We certainly understand the public's frustration with these issues and developed Project TENSOR as an ongoing initiative to address these concerns through enforcement and education.' The first deployment of the TENSOR program began last Friday, resulting in 27 speed violations, seven noise-related violations and dozens of other violations from driving in a bus lane to unsafe turns or lane changes.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
Three dead since Friday in separate Edmonton speed-related crashes
A 26-year-old man killed in a Saturday night motorcycle crash on Winterburn Road is the third person to die on Edmonton streets in less than 48 hours due to excessive speed. The driver of the Harley-Davidson was heading north on Winterburn Road around 7:12 p.m. Saturday when he tried to pass an Acura left of the centre line but the vehicle slowed to make a left turn onto Westview Boulevard and the speeding motorcycle collided with the driver's side of the car, catapulting the rider and bike into the northwest ditch. Officers were called to the scene along with EMS but the rider was pronounced dead, police said in a Sunday morning news release. The road between 107 Avenue and 109 Avenue was shut down for hours as police investigated. It was the third Edmonton road fatality since Friday morning, all of them involving speeding vehicles. On Friday, a 71-year-old man died in hospital after a collision with an SUV driven by a 16-year-old in north Edmonton. The white Cadillac Escalade was travelling northbound on 97 Street when it struck a white Honda Civic driven by the senior who was trying to turn from 97 Street southbound onto 165 Avenue eastbound around 10:09 a.m., police said. Less than 24 hours later, around 3:15 a.m. Saturday, a speeding black BMW slammed into a tree on 142 Street near 90 Avenue, killing the driver, the sole occupant. The city police major collision investigations section was at that scene for several hours, shutting down 142 Street from 87 Avenue to 91 Avenue. The three deaths come on the heels of a 24-hour traffic campaign by city police May 15 in which 195 tickets for speeding violations were issued. 'The whole purpose of the operation is to focus on speeders rather than other things,' Sgt. Kerry Bates with said at the time. Investigators are asking anyone who may have witnessed or has dash camera or other video footage of any of the three speed-related weekend fatal collisions to contact the police at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Man, 71, dies after Friday morning crash with SUV driven by teen in north Edmonton Saturday morning Edmonton crash the second speed-related fatal in a day Bookmark our website and support our journalism: Don't miss the news you need to know — add and to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters here. You can also support our journalism by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribers gain unlimited access to The Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Sun, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites. Support us by subscribing today: The Edmonton Journal | The Edmonton Sun.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Operation 24 Hours campaign hits Edmonton motorists with 695 traffic tickets and 195 speeding tickets
Edmonton motorists were issued 695 traffic tickets during the latest 24-hour traffic campaign by the Edmonton Police Service, including almost 30 per cent given for speeding violations. EPS ran the traffic campaign on May 15, issuing 195 tickets for speeding violations through on-site enforcement and speed cameras, police said in a Thursday news release. 'The whole purpose of the operation is to focus on speeders rather than other things,' said Sgt. Kerry Bates with EPS. 'Of course, as you deal with any traffic stop there are other things involved, like distracted driving or impaired driving.' The latest campaign had fewer violations than the last Operation 24 Hours on Sept. 12, 2024, which resulted in 733 speeding tickets issued out of 900 total violations. Bates said that, while he feels the number of violations has stayed 'fairly steady,' one reason for the drop in numbers is because of the changes to the use of automated traffic enforcement tools made by the province. In December 2024, the province announced it would reduce photo radar sites by 70 per cent, citing a need to shift the focus from gaining revenue to traffic safety. That change drew concern from Edmonton's director of trafic safety, who called photo radar a 'critical' safety tool. 'The number of violations was lower than previous years, and some of that obviously has to do with the reduction in automated enforcement as of April 1 of this year, so it had some effects for sure,' Bates said. There were 500 other tickets issued in this latest campaign, including 152 non-hazardous violations like missing documentation, 111 hazardous infractions like making a dangerous lane change, 83 red light violations, six Criminal Code driving offences, and five distracting driving tickets. 'The red light cameras will be an ongoing enforcement tool,' Bates said. Edmonton police issue over 900 traffic tickets during Operation 24 Hours Summer slow down? Edmonton intersection photo radar tickets down for fourth straight season
