by XPolice | May 18, 2018 | Driving Concerns, News, Provincial
Canada Road Safety Week is in full swing and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have a few reminders for those hitting the road this holiday long weekend. “The OPP is going to be out and we’re going to be enforcing, as always, the four big causal factors in road...
by XPolice | Apr 25, 2018 | News, Thunder Bay & Area
Thunder Bay Police conducting a traffic stop discovered a young driver operating a pick-up truck from a lawn chair in the cab. A young driver is facing numerous charges after being found operating an unsafe motor vehicle from the comfort of a lawn chair. According to...
by XPolice | Apr 6, 2018 | Driving Concerns, News, Provincial
Ontario Provincial Police are reporting concern after their Easter seatbelt campaign resulted in a five-year high in charges. Officers reported laying 1,524 charges for failing to wear seatbelts between March 30 and April 2 despite “high visibility” and advance...
by XPolice | Mar 27, 2018 | Durham Region, News
A ticket to a motorist caught travelling at twice the posted speed limit was among more than 1,600 summonses issued during a back to school traffic safety blitz conducted last week by Durham police. The In The Zone initiative, which took place during the week after...
by XPolice | Dec 27, 2017 | Lambton County, News
An OPP blitz dubbed Operation Safe Trucking earlier this month resulted in 25 charges in Sarnia-Lambton against commercial vehicle drivers, Lambton OPP say. There were 13 speeding charges, seven more for following too close, two seatbelt-related charges, two...