‘Please share the road’: OPP reminding motorists to drive safely over long weekend
Posted September 1, 2023 1:39 pm.
Last Updated September 1, 2023 2:15 pm.
The unofficial end of summer is here, and with many hitting the road over the Labour Day long weekend provincial police are asking motorists to drive safely — with a sobering reminder.
“Two hundred and thirty nine people have died already this year in road collisions” OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said on X, the site formerly known as Twitter.
“In the last five years, 946 people have died and when we look at those collisions, over half of them died as a result of one of the leading causes of death and injury on our highways. We call them the ‘big four’: aggressive driving, impaired driving, distracted driving, and not wearing your seatbelt.”
Schmidt said there were five fatal incidents during last year’s Labour Day long weekend including two road deaths.
He’s asking anyone travelling the roads this weekend to be sure they’re making good decisions.
“Wherever you are, please share the road,” Schmidt said. “Use your safety equipment, focus on the task of driving, obey the speed limits, and never drive impaired.”
Last year, 5 people died over the 2022 #LabourDay long weekend.
If you are out this long weekend, be aware of your surroundings, share the road and drive safe. pic.twitter.com/k91lujFARj— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) September 1, 2023
