​Canada Road Safety Week results for Huron County

(HURON COUNTY, ON) - All available members of the Huron County OPP took part in Canada Road Safety Week, May 14-20, as part of the commitment to the Canada Road Safety Strategy 2025, promoting and enforcing laws around traffic safety during the annual Victoria Day long weekend traffic campaign.

During this time, officers were focusing on "The Big Four," those being seatbelt compliance, speeding, impaired operation, and distracted driving.

Huron County OPP officers laid 370 charges during the week-long initiative including:
 

• Impaired Driving: 5
• Stunt/Careless Driving: 2
• Seatbelts: 33 
• Speeding: 208
• Distracted Driving: 7
• Alcohol-Related Offences: 3
• Cannabis-Related Offences: 3
• Insurance-Related Offences: 13
• Other Criminal Code Traffic Offences: 1
• Other Provincial Offences Act: 95
• Warnings Issued: 183

Provincially, the OPP laid close to 14,700 traffic-related charges during Canada Road Safety Week. Officers issued 7,860 speeding charges across the province over and above the 204-stunt-driving/racing charges they laid against other aggressive drivers.

Road-users who chose to not contribute to safe roads over the week-long national campaign were also charged with:
 

• Impaired driving:    254  
• Distracted driving: 158 
• Careless driving:     155
• No seatbelt: 901 (charges apply to drivers and passengers)

Other unlawful and unsafe moving violations, and driver actions and behaviour made up for the balance of the charges.

The OPP thanks all drivers and other road-users who did their part to help keep the motoring public safe during the campaign and encourages everyone to do so throughout the year.

"Traffic safety is everyone's responsibility."