Clinton News Record, 2016-05-25, Page 9OPP UPDATES
- The public is being urged
to get their unused and
expired prescription medica-
tions out of their homes and
out of the hands of those the
drugs are not prescribed for.
The Ontario Provincial Police
(OPP) will be supporting Pre-
scription Drug Drop Off
Day again this year by part-
nering with other police and
health agencies throughout
the province to reduce the
availability of pharmaceuti-
cal products.
On Saturday, May 21 the
OPP will be making several
detachment sites availa-
ble for residents to dispose
of unused and expired pre-
scription medication in a
secure and environmentally -
friendly manner.
Huron County OPP will be col-
lecting unused and expired
prescription medication
at the Rexall Pharma Plus
located at 67 Kingston Street
in Goderich. Officers will
be on site that day collect-
ing the unused medication
between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00
p.m.
Certain prescription drugs
like opioids, stimulants and
sedatives are associated
with serious harms such
as addiction, overdose and
death. Recent research in
the United States estimates
the annual cost of the non-
medical use of prescription
opioids to be more than $50
billion, with lost productiv-
ity and crime accounting for
94 percent of this amount.
In Canada where these pre-
scription drugs are readily
available, their associated
harms have become a lead-
ing public health and safety
concern.
Should you have any ques-
tions about this important
community safety initiative
please contact the Huron
OPP Detachment at (519)
524-8314 or toll free at
1-888-310-1122.
Please note: Unwanted
medication can be dropped
off at pharmacies through-
out Ontario at any time of
the year.
- The OPP fatality data for
motorcyclists and off-road
vehicle deaths reveals that
the behaviour of drivers on
and off the road is respon-
sible for the overwhelming
majority of the deaths.
Over the past ten years
(2006-2015), there have
been 267 motorcycle and 167
off-road vehicle (ORV) rider
deaths in collisions investi-
gated by the OPP.
With motorcycle and ORV
enthusiasts on the roads in
large numbers over the long
weekend, the OPP is shed-
ding light on some eye-
opening facts about deaths
among these two categories
of recreational vehicle users.
• Too many safe motorcy-
clists paying the price.
Sadly, last year (2015)
marked the first year that
more than half of the motor-
cyclists who have died in
OPP-investigated colli-
sions these past ten years
were killed through no fault
of their own. A total of 27
motorcyclists and four pas-
sengers lost their lives last
year, with a record 17 of
those motorcycle drivers
reported as driving properly
at the time of the crash that
ended their lives.
• Little change in leading
causes of motorcycle deaths.
Various causal factors came
into play in these fatal
crashes, with loss of con-
trol (33), speed (30), failing to
yield (28) and driver inatten-
tion (26) leading the list over
the ten-year period. While
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these causal factors can be
attributed to either the motor-
cyclist or the driver(s) of other
vehicle(s) involved in the col-
lision, the bottom line is that
motorcyclists and other driv-
ers need to do a better job of
sharing the road safely.
• The hard truth about ORV
ejection and no helmet.
Ten-year ORV data revealed
that off-roaders in large num-
bers continue to ride without
helmets, with 74 of the 167
deceased riders found wear-
ing no helmet at the time
of the crash. With the vast
majority (154) of those who
died being ejected from their
vehicle, the OPP remains con-
cerned about the significant
number of off-roaders who
may falsely believe they can
survive serious head trauma
better than those who are
ejected from other types of
motorized vehicles.
Among the deceased ORV
drivers over the past ten
years, 69 of them were
reported as having lost control
of their vehicle. The data also
revealed that 69 of the fatali-
ties involved a driver who had
consumed alcohol before or
during their ride. Of the rid-
ers who have died these past
ten years, 16 of them were
innocent passengers, some
of whom were not victims of
an inevitable "accident" but
rather victims who died as a
result of irresponsible driving
behaviour.
• Teen and youth deaths.
Sadly, 25 of the deceased ORV
riders these past ten years
were teenagers and some
of the victims were even
younger. These tragic, pre-
ventable deaths speak to the
importance of all ORV users
respecting the law and set-
ting excellent examples for
children who are being intro-
duced to off-roading, whether
as a new rider or a passenger.
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