Real Police Hit Road In Transport Trucks To Detect Distracted Drivers

(ORILLIA, ON) – Today, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) kicked off Operation Safe Trucking, a province-wide Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) enforcement blitz that is taking an innovative approach to targeting distracted transport truck drivers.

During the initiative, OPP officers will conduct patrol in truck tractors (transport trucks), giving them a better vantage point for spotting CMV drivers who are distracted or engaged in other dangerous behaviours behind the wheel.

The trucks are being used for the first time during Operation Safe Trucking, the latest OPP enforcement initiative to support the OPP CMV Mitigation Strategy. The strategy aims to reduce the number of CMV collisions on OPP-patrolled roads.

During the five-day blitz, OPP officers will be targeting CMV moving violations such as distracted, aggressive and impaired driving, speeding, following too closely, occupant restraint and hours of service violations. CMVs found with mechanical, load security or other safety issues will be subject to inspections and enforcement actions in collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation.

While the focus of the initiative is on transport trucks, officers will also be addressing dangerous behaviours on the part of all drivers.

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