(LONDON, ON) – Members of the Western Region OPP Highway Safety Division and Detachment Commanders across Western Region are appealing to motorists to plan and prepare for another winter storm.
Weather agencies are reporting significant snow fall beginning Tuesday, the 1st of February 2011 and lasting through to the 2nd of February 2011.
Police are asking everyone to monitor weather services for information which will be useful in planning activities over the next several days. Safe winter driving doesn’t happen by accident.
The OPP are asking everyone to ensure their vehicles are in proper working order for winter weather conditions and that motorists have a survival kit along with a cell phone if venturing out.
Motorists must use common sense. If road and weather conditions appear to be risky, travel should be reconsidered until favourable conditions resume. Police remind all motorists that traveling on a closed highway is not only illegal, it’s dangerous.
Taking unnecessary risks puts everyone’s life in danger. Drive slow! Drive responsible and don’t make your next trip … your last.