(COCHRANE, ON) – On October 17 and 18, 2013, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) participated in a Multi-Agency Roadside Safety Initiative on Hwy 11 South in St. John’s Township, south of Cochrane.
The initiative’s main focus was to influence driving behaviour through enforcement of the “big four†factors including, the lack of occupant restraint (seatbelts), aggressive driving, impaired driving and distracted driving, which contribute to a large portion of deaths and injuries on Ontario highways every year.
During the initiative, the OPP, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Transport, and the Ministry of Finance exercised their combined fields of expertise to educated motorists, safeguard the public from drivers who were abusing their privileges and enforce the numerous Provincial and Federal statutes.
The two day successful roadside initiative resulted in 12,240 vehicles checked and generated a total of 32 charges laid cumulatively between the participating enforcement agencies.