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Friday, March 29, 2024

OPP Start Operation Safe Trucking

 

The OPP “Operation Safe Trucking” campaign starts Sunday.  Did you know that truck crashes comprise only 8.8% of all crashes to date in 2019, but have resulted in 33.3% of all fatalities so far this year?

 The OPP will be on the lookout for truck drivers in a effort to reduce that incident number by seeking out all unsafe acts whether or not an incident is so caused.  

Distracted driving is probably the biggie this week.   But they do have the wherewithal and means to test for drug and alcohol misuse.  While drivers of personal vehicles have a .08 tolerance, truck drivers are permitted zero tolerance.