Oceanside Community Safety

Oceanside Community Safety will participate in Active Aging Week by hosting two bicycle and scooter rodeos.

Wearing a seatbelt is one of the most important ways for drivers – and passengers – to protect themselves. Your chances of surviving a vehicle crash increase dramatically if you are wearing a seatbelt properly.

Seatbelts reduce the risk of occupants striking the interior of the vehicle, colliding with other passengers, or being ejected.

Every seat used in your vehicle must have a seatbelt.

During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 304 complaints.

Oceanside Community Safety's Traffic Watch group performed 8 deployments during the month of August 2019 contributing 44.5 hours of volunteer time.

Distracted driving now causes more fatal crashes in BC than impaired driving. When you’re behind the wheel, take a break from your phone.

The use of hand-held personal electronic devices has been banned in BC since 2010. The law also applies while you’re stopped at a red light or slowed in traffic.

The penalty for one distracted driving ticket is a $368 fine and four penalty points ($210) for a total of $578.

During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 344 complaints.

During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 300 complaints.

Speedwatch volunteers Mike and James set up in the Nanoose Bay Elementary school zone at 7:30 a.m. this morning. By 10:00 a.m. they had checked approximately 600 vehicles.

According to the pair, public response has been excellent. Over 100 drivers expressed their appreciation in some manner and there have been no complaints. Everyone waved with all of their fingers!

The Saanich Police Department posted the following information on their Facebook page:

OCSV's Michael Garland speaks with The Beach FM's Dave Graham discussing upcoming events.