Alcohol Traffic Awareness Program (ATAP)

In a continuing effort to combat drinking and driving on the University of Saskatchewan’s roadways Campus Safety increased enforcement for the weekend of September 8 – 10 as well as September 11.


During this four day period, Campus Safety issued the following:
21 AGRA Offence Notices – This refers to the Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act. Offence Notices were issued for offences such as Open Container of Alcohol in a Vehicle, Minor Possess Beverage Alcohol, etc.
12 TSA Offence Notices – Offences under the Traffic Safety Act include traffic offences such as Speeding, Fail to Yield to a Pedestrian at a Marked Crosswalk, Fail to Stop for Stop Sign, etc.
6 24-Hour Suspensions – 24-Hour Suspensions are issued to drivers whose blood alcohol content (BAC) is over 40 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood (.04 mg/%). Drivers are taken off the road, their driver’s licence is suspended for 24 hours, and the vehicle the driver was operating is impounded.
1 30 Day Suspension – Under the restrictions of the Graduated Driver Program any driver categorized as a Novice driver cannot operate a motor vehicle with any amount of alcohol in their blood. In this incident the driver was a Class 5 – Novice 1 driver. The driver’s licence was immediately suspended for 30 days, and the vehicle the driver was operating was impounded.
Campus Safety operates ATAP throughout the year in support of the University of Saskatchewan’s Mission to ensure a safe and healthy campus experience.
Associated Links:
ATAP – Campus Safety

Graduated Driver Program – Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI)