Oceanside Community Safety

Oceanside Community Safety's Community Watch did not hold a Cell Watch only deployment in August, 2018

Thirteen combination Speed Watch and Cell Watch deployments were made by Oceanside Community Safety's Community Watch during the month of August, 2018. Of 12,034 vehicles checked,  947 or 6.7% were traveling at more than 10 km/h over the posted speed limit with the highest deviation being 71 km/h in a 30 km/h zone. 95 drivers were observed doing some form of distracted driving.

ICBC, the Oceanside RCMP, Central Island Traffic Services and our Speedwatch volunteers will be taking part in Distracted Driving Awareness month. According to ICBC, 9 people die in collisions on Vancouver Island each year from driving while distracted. In addition approximately 960 crashes occur every day in B.C., many of these caused by distracted or inattentive driving.

Seven years ago I wrote about a safe trip to school, commenting on my experience that a significant part of the safety problem was caused by teachers and parents themselves. Their driving behaviour as they showed up to work or dropped off their children sometimes left a lot to be desired. Did they not realize that they were creating their own problem?

Volunteers conducted a speedwatch operation for the opening day of school yesterday at Nanoose Bay Elementary School. During the 40 minute deployment 206 vehicles were checked and all drivers were following the school zone speed. 21 drivers waved to volunteers to show their appreciation. Thanks very much!

Our volunteers will be participating in the RDN Picnic & Play event at the Rivers Edge Community Park, 2190 Kaye Road in Nanoose Bay on Friday, August 24th from 5:00 to 8:00 pm.

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

More space equals more time. Think about that carefully for a moment as it should be a constant consideration for all drivers. Driving should be an action, not a reaction and the best way to make it an action is to give yourself time to think, plan and execute your decisions safely.

Three combination Speed Watch and Cell Watch deployments were made by Oceanside Community Safety's Community Watch during the month of July, 2018. Of 2,078 vehicles checked,  139 or 6.7% were traveling at more than 10 km/h over the posted speed limit with the highest deviation being 78 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. 27 drivers were observed doing some form of distracted driving.

Oceanside Community Safety's Community Watch performed one deployment in July, 2018 dedicated to the Cell Watch program. Of 147 drivers observed, no one was misbehaving.