OPP promote road safety ahead of long weekend
Sunset Drive in Central Elgin, Ont. on Friday, May 22, 2022.(Bryan Bicknell/CTV News London)
The OPP is reminding drivers to put safety first when they head out for long weekend road trips.
“Making sure that you exhibit those safe driving behaviours behind the wheel, because you’re not really just driving for yourself,” said OPP West Region media relations coordinator Derek Rogers. “You’re driving for everybody else who shares the roads with you.”
The timely reminder comes as the provincial police force reports 107 fatalities on OPP patrolled roads so far this year—the highest since 2012.
Rogers says speeding, impaired driving, not wearing a seatbelt, and aggressive driving are the main factors involved in fatal collisions.
Not paying attention when you’re behind the wheel is also a concern he said.
“It comes down to simply not taking the care and attention to your driving that you should,” Rogers said. “It is a problem, and we see that in construction zones. We see that at intersections. Driving should be job one.”
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