OPP urge caution this weekend
As the OPP gets ready for a busy Victoria Day long weekend on Ontario roads and trails, officials are reporting a nine-year high in motorcycle deaths, with 32 people having died in motorcycle crashes on OPP-patrolled roads in 2014.
In contrast, OPP-investigated off-road vehicle (ORV) deaths are the lowest they have been in 11 years, with 11 deaths in 2014.
The OPP is also reminding motorists that Canada Road Safety Week runs through the long weekend.
This is an annual, national campaign during which the OPP will be joining its policing partners to raise awareness through enforcement and education of the four main driving behaviours that put all road users at risk: driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, lack of occupant restraint, driving while distracted, and aggressive driving.
