NBPS doing their part to make roads the safest in the world

North Bay Police Service
News Release

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October 09-12, 2009 will mark Operation Impact, a national campaign to make Canada's roads the safest in the world. This is a police initiative designed to remind people that an essential part of the enforcement job is to save lives and reduce injuries on our roadways. Educating the public in safe driving practices is a priority. The focus will be on behaviours that put drivers, passengers and other road users most at risk: impaired driving, seat belt use, and all aspects related to aggressive driving. The timing of this initiative has been strategically chosen, as it is a significant long weekend. More people are traveling and traffic crashes are more frequent.

“The safety of our streets and that of the motoring public continues to be a priority of The North Bay Police Service” says Chief Paul Cook. “To date, there have been 922 traffic collisions in North Bay and Callander resulting in a number of serious injuries. That is just a number but they represent moms, dads, sisters, brothers, loved ones, co-workers, and neighbours. This is unacceptable to our Service. That is why, in support of Operation Impact, we are conducting a number of enforcement initiatives which include the deployment of personnel who will be specifically tasked with targeting aggressive driving. Also, there will be deployments of RIDE units that will be targeting those that continue to operate motor vehicles, in North Bay and Callander, while under the influence of drugs and alcohol.”

Operation Impact is sponsored by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) and Transport Canada and is part of Road Safety Vision 2010, which has a goal of making Canada's roads the safest in the world by 2010.

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