Frontenac OPP Helps Launch "Share the Road" Drive Safe!

Ontario Provincial Police | May 31, 2017

Frontenac Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) today helped launched the 2017 Drive Safe! R.I.D.E Campaign, a Province-wide campaign designed to keep our roadways among the safest in North America. The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) is sponsoring the campaign and reminding Ontarians to "Share the Road", with a particular emphasis on the following key areas:

Be aware of Ontario's "Move Over" legislation (which requires motorists to pull over to allow emergency vehicles to get by),
Share the road with cyclists,
Make sure pedestrians are safe, and
Look out for tow truck personnel at collision scenes.

The 2017 Drive Safe! R.I.D.E. Campaign features a booklet with information on what it means to share the road and information from Drive Safe! Campaign partners to help Ontarians make the right choices when it comes to their driving choices.

In 2013, Ontario's injury rate (62.1 per 10, 000 licensed drivers) was the lowest in Canada and the province's fatality rate (0.54 per 10,000 licensed drivers) was the second lowest in all of North America. Yet in 2014, 94 pedestrians died in Ontario due to road accidents and 3,523 pedestrian were injured - 19.5 per cent of all road fatalities for the year and 13.4 per cent of all injuries. When it comes to cyclists, a total of nine fatalities and 1,713 injuries occurred during the same period.

According to Chief Superintendent Chuck Cox (Ontario Provincial Police), Co-Chair of the OACP Traffic Committee, one of the campaign's focus is to make motorists aware of Ontario's "Move Over" law.

Contact: PC Roop Sandhu 613-532-0247 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.