Elementary, high school and post-secondary students headed back to school in September and with that 611 tickets were issued for speeding in school zones.

Those tickets were among the 6,307 tickets issued last month in total for speeding and aggressive driving offences. School zone speeding tickets are extra costly; 20 km/h over the limit in a school zone results in a $310 ticket and three demerits. On a regular stretch of road, exceeding the speed limit by that amount gets you a ticket for $190 and two demerits.

Police across Saskatchewan also reported 494 impaired driving offences, including 368 Criminal Code offences.

There were also 339 tickets for seatbelt and car seat offences and 774 tickets for distracted driving including 658 for using a mobile device.

In October the traffic safety spotlight is on distracted driving.