Langley RCMP issue 120 speeding tickets during 3-week blitz [Video]

Mounties in Langley, B.C., are urging drivers to slow down after officers handed out 120 speeding tickets during a recent three-week enforcement blitz.

A statement from the Langley RCMP says the crackdown was initiated after police received “numerous complaints” about speeders in the city and the surrounding area.

Sixty-three of the traffic tickets were for school or playground zone violations, while 49 were for speeding over the posted municipal limit, according to the statement.

At least eight vehicles were impounded for excessive speeding during the three-week effort between Dec. 15, 2024, and Jan. 6, police said.

Two more vehicles were impounded on Jan. 7, after their drivers were caught travelling 112 km/h, more than twice the limit in the 50 km/h zone, the statement said.

Excessive speed is defined under the B.C. Motor Vehicle Act as driving more than 40 km/h over the posted speed limit. The charge carries a …