OPP are pleading with drivers to take additional care over the Thanksgiving lengthy weekend.
Virtually 300 folks have died on Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-patrolled Ontario highways this yr.
The provincial police acknowledged Friday in a press launch that “The overwhelming majority of the highway incidents which have tragically ended the lives of drivers, passengers, pedestrians and different highway customers have been preventable and attributed to poor and careless actions and behaviours.”
Deaths linked to driver inattention and distracted driving are up 40 per cent over this time final yr, with dashing, impaired driving and seatbelt non-compliance contributing to those deaths.
Even cyclists and pedestrians have not been secure on Ontario’s roadways this yr.
Fatalities for cyclists and pedestrians are up 100 per cent and 82 per cent respectively over this time final yr.
Motorcyclist deaths are additionally up considerably, marking a 41 per cent improve.
In its newest efforts to scale back the variety of deaths and accidents on roads, the OPP is becoming a member of police providers throughout Canada this weekend for Operation Affect.
Through the annual visitors security marketing campaign, officers will collectively goal motorists who pace, drive distracted, impaired or drained, in addition to drivers/passengers who are usually not buckled up or should not have youngsters/toddlers safely restrained in acceptable youngster automobile/booster seats.
