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News Release
CANADA ROAD SAFETY WEEK
May 16-23, 2011 will mark Canada Road Safety Week, a national campaign to make Canada's roads the safest in the world.
This week has been strategically chosen, as it is the first 'summer' long weekend. More people are traveling and traffic collisions are more frequent. Police vehicles will be stationed at key locations to remind people that safe driving habits save lives and reduce injuries on our roadways.
The focus during Canada Road Safety Week will be on behaviours that reduce the risks for drivers, passengers and other road users: sober and alert driving, seat belt use, and refraining from all aspects of aggressive driving. All enforcement agencies across the country have been invited to participate.
Here in Smiths Falls, there have been 92 collisions involving injuries over the last three years. These are just numbers, but they represent a lot of pain and heartache for members of our community, that could have been prevented. That is why in support of Canada Road Safety Week the Smiths Falls Police Service will conduct increased enforcement focusing on target behaviours.
Canada Road Safety Week is sponsored by Transport Canada and is endorsed by police and is part of Road safety Vision 2010, which has a goal of making Canada's roads the safest in the world by 2010. Now that we have reached our target year, a new road safety plan is in the process of being created so that we can continue to strive for the goal of making Canada's roads the safest in the world.
The Smiths Falls Police Service remains dedicated to improving public safety on our roadways.
77 Beckwith Street North, Smiths Falls, Ontario, K7A 2B8