Skip to content
  1. Home
  2. Local News

OPP/MTO roll out new enforcement program

The Ontario Provincial Police and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation will roll out a joint enforcement program on Wednesday.
BayToday Staff
The Ontario Provincial Police and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation will roll out a joint enforcement program on Wednesday.

Details are included in the following news release issued today by the OPP:

____________________________________________________________

OPP & MTO BUILD ON PAST SUCCESS
EXPANDS AREA FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVE
(Northeastern Ontario)
The MTO/OPP Joint Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Initiative 2004 rolls out this week as the Ontario Provincial Police and Ministry of Transportation motor vehicle inspectors intensify their presence on Northern Ontario roadways.

This will be the eighth consecutive year for this North East Region traffic safety initiative; its primary focus - unsafe commercial vehicles and aggressive drivers. A total of 24 officers, both OPP and MTO, have teamed up to make roadside stops and inspections. Increased enforcement is intended to encourage Northern Ontario's professional drivers to promote road safety by driving with care and consideration for others in well-maintained and compliant vehicles.

The MTO/OPP Joint Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Initiative 2004 becomes operational on Wednesday, January, 21, 2004 and wraps up May 21, 2004.

Although the number of unsafe commercial vehicles on our highways is declining, there is still significant room for improvement. The introduction of increased fines, wheel separation legislation and commercial vehicle impoundment for vehicles found to have critical defects, provides solid deterrents for unsafe operating behaviour.

This year’s enforcement area has been expended to include Sault. Ste Marie and Huntsville. Enforcement Teams will target the Hwy. 69 corridor (Mactier to Sudbury), Highway 11 (Huntsville to Hearst), Hwy 17 (Mattawa to Sault Ste. Marie) as well as secondary highways within the defined area. Teams include members of the OPP Traffic & Marine Units, Detachment Traffic Management Officers and Ministry of Transportation Vehicle Enforcement Officers.

Due to the successful partnership between the MTO, OPP and other road safety groups, fatalities from truck collisions dropped by almost 7% per cent from 2000. The 2001 Ontario Road Safety Annual Report (ORSAR) shows Ontario's fatality rates are the lowest since 1950. While these results are encouraging, we will continue our aggressive truck safety agenda to make our roads even safer.
more…