Dufferin OPP participated in this year’s Canada Road Safety Campaign, and the results are in.
Canada Road Safety Week, which ran from May 13-19th focused on increasing compliance with safe driving measures to save lives. The campaign addressed 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
- Speeding or aggressive driving
- Lack of seatbelt use
During the week, Dufferin OPP laid the following charges in Dufferin County:
- Speeding: 176
- Stunt/racing: 11
- Seatbelt violations: 22
- Distracted driving: 4
- Impaired driving: 4
- Careless driving: 1
- Other charges: 85
Overall, 302 charges were laid during the campaign, marking an almost 20% increase from last year’s campaign.
