The traffic safety numbers for the month of April are in, and apparently, Saskatchewan people are in a real hurry.

SGI said that in April, 8,081 tickets were issued for speeding and aggressive driving in Saskatchewan, reflecting only the number of manual tickets written and not those caught on photo speed enforcement.

Of those drivers, 433 were caught in a school zone, 341 exceeded 60 km/h while passing a stopped emergency vehicle with its lights flashing, and 247 exceeded the speed limit by more than 35 kilometres an hour.

During the April spotlight, there were 744 tickets issued for distracted driving, 281 impaired driving offences, and 553 offences regarding seat belts and child car seats.

May's traffic safety spotlight is on impaired driving. In 2017, 368 people were injured in impaired driving collisions, with often serious injuries.

The traffic safety spotlight for this month continues to be on impaired driving.