Ontario Provincial Police officers will be conducting a seatbelt blitz during the upcoming Easter weekend.
Police responded to 61 seatbelt-related fatalities on OPP-patrolled roads in 2022. That number so far this year is nine. That’s why, according to a news release, “officers won’t be interested in any excuses from unbuckled drivers and passengers” this weekend.
Drivers and passengers are reminded that everything in a vehicle, including unbuckled occupants, as well as your pets, can cause serious injuries and death when involved in a road collision, notes a media release.
"The life-saving benefits of wearing a seatbelt are irrefutable and remain your best chance of surviving a collision — consider your seatbelt your best line of defence, protecting you and the occupants of your motor vehicle," said OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique.
"Please make those three seconds it takes to buckle up an important part of every road trip for you and your family."
