I'm writing a story where an American military officer would be driving about 50 kph over the speed limit in Saskatchewan on a highway. What would the penalties be forgetting caught considering the driver is a colonel in the American military, there for a few days on vacation? This might be a bit out of your expertise, but anything you can offer is appreciated. Thanks!
I had to poke around a bit with this one, so let me just apologize off the bat for the time it took to answer this. As far as i could find out, the consequences of a traffic violation in Canada can vary depending or whether or not your character’s home state and Saskatchewan have a reciprocal agreement, if they do, they will be punished in their home state using their home country’s criminal code.
Also the typical highway speed on a Canadian highway is 100 km/h, if your character was going 50 over thats 150 km/h or about 93 mph. That level of speeding in a 50 zone would normally carry with it 10 demerit points and a fine of about $500. However highways have a posted speed limit of 100 km/h so the penalty is lowered to 5 demerit points and a fine of about $260, this is still not good. As your character may face civilian penalties, and military ones as well.
Disclaimer: this information is for use in fiction only, please do not use this to decide when it’s ok to speed! Don’t do it, the number on the sign is there for a good reason! Especially in areas where road/weather conditions are unpredictable. Be safe out there, and follow the rules!