RENFREW — A snapshot of one day’s charges on Highway 17 recently by the Highway Safety Division of the OPP revealed numbers some may find shocking.
On Wednesday, April 27 several officers conducted traffic enforcement on Highway 17 in McNab Braeside Township. Efforts were concentrated in but not limited to a construction zone west of Arnprior. During the day they charged two drivers for stunt driving (143 and 146 in 90 km/hr zone), and issued Provincial Offence Notices for: 27 speeding charges, four seatbelt charges, two cell phone charges, five other Highway Traffic Act charges, and one open alcohol in a vehicle charge.
“The Renfrew OPP and OPP Highway Safety Division remain committed to traffic safety,” said A/Insp Steph Neufeld, East Region Manager of Traffic and Marine. “Traffic initiatives such as this demonstrate there is still a lot of work that needs to be done when it comes to high risk behaviours that place drivers, passengers and other road users at risk.
Our continued focus will remain on the “Big 4”, impaired driving, distracted driving, aggressive driving as well as failure to wear seat belts”.
The OPP will continue to work together with our community partners and stakeholders in support of the OPP’s Provincial Traffic Safety Plan, including the upcoming Canada Road Safety Week May 17-23.
Canada Safety Council’s annual awareness campaign focuses on behaviours that put drivers, passengers and other road users most at risk: sober and alert driving, seat-belt use, and intersection-related incidents involving drivers, riders and pedestrians. Keeping our roads and highways safe is everyone’s responsibility.
