Winnipeg – More than one-half of Winnipeg adults see the City of Winnipeg Police Department’s reported crackdown on traffic violations as a means to raise money for the City rather than a sincere effort to make Winnipeg’s streets safer, a new Probe Research Inc. survey conducted for the Winnipeg Free Press finds.

When asked if they believe the Winnipeg Police Service's recent decision to conduct more traffic enforcement is intended to raise revenue from fines or about keeping the roads safe, a majority of city adults (56%) expressed the view that it is mainly a money-making ploy. More than one-in-four respondents (27%), on the other hand, believe that the extra enforcement is intended to make Winnipeg’s streets safer, while one-in-ten adults (11%) believe that these steps are designed to achieve both financial and road safety goals. Two percent, meanwhile, said this was being done for some other reason, while four percent were undecided.

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