MPI asked to cover tab for officers' overtime
CBC News
Posted: May 25, 2012 10:50 AM CT
Last Updated: May 25, 2012 10:49 AM CT
MPI has found that 38 per cent of fatal crashes involve distracted driving. (CBC)
Winnipeg police want Manitoba Public Insurance to pay for officers' overtime from the recent crackdown on distracted drivers.
A city committee will ask for more than $78,000 to make up for the No Phone Zone enforcement in the month of February.
Brian Smiley, spokesman for MPI, said the public insurer frequently partners with provincial police forces to pay for overtime for special enforcements.
MPI is willing to pay because the programs work and in the end, save taxpayers money by cutting down on collisions.
"[Police] did notice that they weren't seeing as many texting and driving from the beginning of that program to the end of that program. There was a significant drop in the rural areas — the RCMP told us that," Smiley said.
MPI has found that 38 per cent of fatal crashes involved distracted driving, which is similar to impaired driving.
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