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Home My WebLink AboutLakeshore Advance, 2013-12-04, Page 17Wednesday, December 4, 2013 • Lakeshore Advance 17 OPP kick off Festive RILD.E. campaign Huron County detachment says results encouraging so far The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has kicked off the 2013 Fostive R.l.l).li. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign and the OPP would like to thank Ontario drivers for not driving impaired over the holidays and for help- ing thein get impaired drivers off our roads. In a press release, police officials said they know that tho vast majority of drivers do understand that enforcement is only part of the solution and that driving sober is the single most important factor in end- ing the numerous impaired driving related deaths that occur on Ontario mails every year. The OPP considers these drivers to be among their most dedicated road safety partners because they share the responsi- bility of saving lives on our roads through responsible driving behaviour," the press release stated. The Festive R.I.1).1i campaign started on Nov. 23 and it will run until ban. 2, 2014. According to the press release, the pub- lic can expect to see as many ()PP Festive R.I.D.H. stops as ever during this year's campaign, in order to deal with the rela- tively small number of drivers who choose to get an impaired driving charge over the simpler and less costly solution of not get- ting behind the wheel after consuming alcohol. Unfortunately, the irresponsible behaviour of one driver can negatively affect the lives of many. A I would Tike to thank in advance the hundreds of thousands of drivers we know we can count on to take these simple but important measures to help us get everyone through the holiday safely," — Don Bell Chief Superintendent Huron County OPP has completed 19 Festive 11.1.1).E programs now five days into the campaign and the results have leen very encouraging. So far there has not been a single impaired driving charge, alcohol related offence or warn range suspension identi- fied at a Huron County OPP Festive 11.1.1).1i check. "I ant calling o11 all road users to help us keep everyone safe over the holidays. Never allow yourself to drink and drive, never allow someone you suspect is impaired by alcohol or dnigs to drive and if you are out on the mad and suspect that a driver is impaired, call 9-1-1.1 would like to thank in advance the hundreds of thou- sands of drivers we know we can count on to take these simple but important meas- ures to help us get everyone through the holiday safely," said chief superintendent Dort Bell, commander, ()PP I lighway Safety Division in the press release. "Our most recent national statistics tell us that there were 90,277 impaired driving incidents in Canada in 2011 and 1 am Happy 16th Birthday 1 1 Ryan & Alex Collison December 4th Nothing compares to the feeling of pride grandparents have when they see their grandson's grow up into kind young men. Wishing you joy, success, happiness, bliss and fortune in life. I,ove Nanny, Great Gramma, Grandpa & Aunty Kim Watching firms above Grandpa Lawrence and Grandma } Grandpa ('ollision `anan nom sanan sus anananana--amananfa 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 proud to say that Ontario had one of the lowest impaired driving rates among all of the provinces that year. We attribute this to a combination of targeted police enforcement and education efforts by all safety partners, combined with the motoring public's gen- erally favourable compliance with impaired driving laws, their awareness of the risks and their willingness to be a part of the solution," said deputy commis- sioner latrry Beeche y, provincial commander, Traffic Safety and Operational Support. The OPP is also reminding drivers that there is no safe amount of alcohol consumption when driving. livery year, the OPP issues a number of warn range suspensions to drivers whose blood alcohol concen- tration falls within the 0.05 to 0.08 range. According to the press release, over the last two Festive R.I.I).h. campaigns (OPP officers issued a total of 1,208 warn range suspensions in addition to the 1,375 impaired driving charges they laid through- out the province. Those who are issued a Warn Range Suspension immediately lose their licence at the roadside and are not allowed to drive from that point on for a mini- mum of three days. The OPP is asking the public to john in on the con- versation on Facebook during the campaign. 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