Sault Ste. Marie OPP will be out on patrol this Easter long weekend, a news release issued today states.
The Seatbelt Campaign will run from April 15-18 as the OPP "continues to educate the public on the importance of wearing a seatbelt, following the speed limit, don't drive distracted, and adjust your driving according to weather and road conditions," the release says.
The full release is as follows:
The members from the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be on patrol this Easter Long Weekend for the Seatbelt Campaign that will be running from April 15, 2022 to April 18, 2022.
The OPP continues to educate the public on the importance of wearing a seatbelt, following the speed limit, don't drive distracted, and adjust your driving according to weather and road conditions.
Road fatalities that are related to the lack of an occupant restraint are highly preventable so even one death in this category of causal factors is one too many. A properly worn seatbelt greatly increases your chances of surviving a motor vehicle collision.
If one person decides not to wear a seatbelt, yourself and others in the vehicle are also at risk of serious injury. A seatbelt keeps you inside the vehicle during a collision and without a seatbelt, passengers become high-speed projectiles.
A driver/passenger can be charged and face a fine between $200 to $1000 and demerit points for seatbelt infractions. Drivers are legally responsible for ensuring that passengers under the age of 16 are buckled up in a seatbelt, or an appropriate child car seat or booster.
The Ministry of Transportation's (MTO) website has comprehensive information/videos about properly restraining your child and car seat installation. If you have any questions please go to www.mto.gov.on.ca.
Remember, it takes mere seconds to fasten your seatbelt and it takes mere seconds to lose your life because you didn't. Have a safe and Happy Easter Long Weekend.