Stay Alert, Stay Alive Is the Message

(Huron County, ON) Last week OPP officers throughout Western Region investigated six fatal collisions resulting in seven area deaths. Many of these collisions could have been avoided had the drivers been paying full attention to their driving.

With this being the first week of summer many motorists are set to travel throughout Ontario. The OPP is concerned about motorists who don’t buckle up, who drink and drive and do not pay full attention while driving.

OPP Inspector Mark Wright, manager of Traffic and Marine Safety for the Western Region says “We are asking drivers to remove distractions from their vehicles, buckle up and to not drink and drive. This will help reduce the risk of a serious collision and/or death. We have seen a rash of fatal collisions involving motorists who are not obeying the simple rules of the road, such as failing to yield the right of way at an intersection. Driver inattentiveness is resulting in catastrophic consequences.”

Distractions such as eating, drinking, smoking, reading, using a cell phone and other electronic devices, including text messaging can cause drivers to not pay full attention to their driving.

Traffic enforcement on the roads, trails and waterways is the OPP’s core business and we take it seriously. We are focusing our efforts on it 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The OPP is committed to ensuring the safety of all motorists in Ontario.

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