Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the OPP will once again participate in this year’s Canada Road Safety Campaign.
Canada Road Safety Wee, which runs from May 13-19 aims to increase compliance with safe driving measures in order to save lives. Its focus is on behaviours that put drivers, passengers, pedestrians and other vulnerable road users at risk, including the “big four” contributing factors for injury and death on our roads: impaired driving, distracted driving, speed or aggressive driving and lack of seatbelt use.
Of the 344 fatal collisions reported last year, excessive speed contributed to 95 deaths, while driver inattention was a factor in 80 fatalities. Alcohol and/or drug impairment was linked to 53 of the deaths. The notion held by some that seatbelt use is simply a “personal choice” had tragic consequences-60 unbuckled drivers and passengers lost their lives as a result.
While this public safety initiative is part of a national effort, our local efforts are always to make the roads in Dufferin County among the safest in the world. You can expect that Dufferin OPP Officers will be highly visible during this campaign to ensure your safety.
