Leading up to and right through the Victoria Day long weekend, the Ontario Provincial Police will join Canadian police partners to target all forms of poor and careless driving, as well as lack of seatbelt use, in an effort to save lives on roads across the country.
Following a year that marked the highest number of fatalities on roads patrolled by the OPP, the force is reporting that the majority of the 359 people killed in 2022 pointed to bad decisions on the part of drivers and passengers.
Every year, a significant number of road deaths are linked to motorists who decide to drive aggressively, distracted, under the influence of alcohol/drugs or fatigued, with little or no thought about the unimaginable consequences that await them — the loss of human life, police said in a news release.
The decision to not buckle up is another factor that costs drivers (and passengers) their lives every year.
The OPP reminds drivers that they are among the greatest contributors to these efforts and that some of the most important decisions of their lives are made every time they Take The Wheel.
