Operation Impact: OPP will be looking for turkeys on our highways this weekend
Posted Oct 9, 2015 05:52:06 AM.
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As we head into the Thanksgiving Day long weekend, OPP are launching Operation Impact.
The annual campaign focuses on the four main causal factors in motor vehicle collision deaths: distracted driving, speeding, impaired driving and failure to wear a seat belt.
The “Big Four” were contributing factors in 170 of the 227 road deaths investigated by the OPP this year.
Speeding and distracted driving are both in the lead of the four road death causal categories in OPP-investigated motor vehicle collisions.
As of October 4, 2015 speed was a factor in 48 of the 170 deaths and distracted driving as well with 48 deaths.
Lack of apparent occupant restraint is in third place at 45 deaths and impaired driving is in fourth position as a causal factor in 29 road deaths.
The stats are down in three of the four categories this year.
Road deaths associated with impaired driving, distracted driving and speeding are down, but the number of people still driving without a seatbelt is up, compared to the same period in 2014.
This weekend, OPP officers will be focusing on making sure that everyone is buckled in properly, reminding us to never drink and drive, to pay attention to the road at all times, and refrain from aggressive driving.
