Over Thanksgiving weekend, Central Hastings OPP will be participating in Operation Impact. Operation Impact is a nation-wide campaign to make Canadian roads the safest in the world. It’s being held from October 8-11. More people are traveling and traffic crashes happen more frequently on holiday weekends.
“Any holiday attracts more travelers,” said Alana Deubel, provincial constable for Central Hastings OPP. “It’s a good time for people to be aware and for programs like this to take place when there’s an increased traffic flow and there’s more people using the roadways.”
Operation Impact is sponsored by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) and Transport Canada and is part of Road Safety Vision 2010. In 2007 there were more than 600 deaths in Ontario because of traffic accidents. 2007 data is the latest available statistic with information on traffic fatalities.
“We’re focusing on impaired driving, we often conduct ride programs. That’s a regular part of our duties but also there’s speed enforcement, so radar as well as the laser LIDAR and sometimes we look for seatbelts use and compliance with the RIDE program,” said Deubel.
The RIDE program is run year long by the police who conduct spot checks. Vehicles are stopped and drivers are checked for impairment. The latest RIDE check put on by the Central Hastings OPP yielded two charges.
“There is traffic enforcement directed patrol. We’re focusing on driving behaviors that put other drivers and passengers and people on the road at risk,” said Deubel.
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Posted on November 1, 2010
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