(BRACEBRIDGE, ON) – Members of the Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police responded to 32 motor vehicle collisions on over the course of the day on the 13th November 2014. Highway 400 south was closed at South Gibson Lake road for a portion of the afternoon and Highway 11 South near Beiers road was also closed for several hours in the evening.
Poor driving behaviour – not poor weather or road conditions – was a primary contributing factor in many of these collisions. Drivers need to adjust their speed and slow right down when visibility and road conditions deteriorate and to avoid non-essential travel during these periods.
Further, drivers should also be reminded to use their full set of headlights every day throughout the winter months. Using the full set of headlights is the only way to completely engage your rear lights and this is critical in helping to reduce the risk of collisions when driving in poor visibility.
The OPP is asking road users to tell them what driving behaviours they believe Ontario drivers need to change in order to help prevent another chaotic winter on our roads. Go to the OPP’s Corporate Facebook page and share your views, observations and be part of the solution for a safer winter on our roads: https://www.facebook.com/ontarioprovincialpolice?ref=bookmarks