NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) always prioritizes safe roadways, and this holiday season the aim is higher. Members of the Perth County OPP are diving headfirst into Festive Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) programs.
Festive RIDE is an annual police enforcement and education initiative aimed at taking impaired drivers off Ontario roads during the holiday season. This year's Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police Festive RIDE Campaign runs from Nov. 21, 2024, to Jan. 1, 2025.
If you're a driver in the Municipalities of North Perth and West Perth, and the Township of Perth East, expect to see OPP officers initiating contact with road users and reducing the number of impaired drivers.
The Perth County OPP remains committed to ensuring Ontario roads are safe from drug-impaired and alcohol-impaired drivers. Ontario citizens are reminded to do their part by never driving after consuming alcohol or drugs and never letting anyone else drive if you know or suspect that they have consumed either. Drivers are reminded that no amount of alcohol or drugs in your system is safe when driving.
If you suspect an impaired driver, make that lifesaving call and dial 9-1-1.
For more information concerning the consequences and penalties of impaired driving, please click here
"Impaired driving is still one of the leading causes of fatalities on our roadways in Perth County. You can make a difference and help to keep our roadways safe by planning ahead and ensuring you have a sober driver." - Inspector Wendy Burrow, Detachment Commander, Perth County OPP
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