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A number of drivers in northwestern Ontario now facing fines after being caught for a host of traffic violations during a recent enforcement blitz by provincial police.
Operation Safe Driver was a North American-wide initiative conducted in mid-July.
The week-long enforcement and education campaign focused on commercial and non-commercial vehicle drivers who failed to share the road safely and engaged in risky driving behaviours.
Statistics provided to 93.1 The Border show 137 tickets were issued by OPP across the northwest region to drivers going too fast. Seventeen were issued against drivers of large commercial vehicles.
Five people were caught not wearing their seatbelt or wearing it incorrectly.
Seven failed to obey traffic signals.
Four were nabbed for distracted driving.
Four commercial vehicles were taken off the road for various violations or defects
Below are the stats for the North West Region for the Operation Safe Driver traffic Initiative.
- 120 speeding charges (motor vehicle)
- 4 seatbelt charges – MV
- 7 fail to obey traffic signal charges – MV
- 2 charges for following too close – MV
- 1 Fail to yield right of way charge – MV
- 2 improper passing charges – MV
- 4 distracted driving charges – MV
- 27 charges for other provincial offences – MV
- 2 charges of impaired by alcohol – MV
- 1 warn range suspension-MV
Charges laid against drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMV)
- 17 speeding charges – CMV ( Commercial Motor Vehicle)
- 2 speed limiter charges – CMV
- 1 seatbelt charge – CMV
- 5 moving violations – CMV
- 13 document charges – CMV
- 5 defective equipment Charges – CMV
- 4 vehicles taken out of service – CMV
- 16 warnings – CMV
Across Ontario, a total of 2,927 charges were laid against non-commercial drivers. A total of 403 were issued against drivers of commercial vehicles.
