The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) wants to make all motorists aware of the Civic Day long weekend traffic safety campaign.
This year the campaign runs from August 2 to August 5, 2024. The province-wide effort focuses on Ontario's Move Over law. This law serves to protect police, other emergency services and tow truck personnel who are parked or stopped on the roadside to carry out their work. Officers also will be targeting inattentive drivers, aggressive drivers and impaired drivers.
"Upper Ottawa Valley OPP officers remain committed to traffic safety", says Inspector Steph Neufeld, UOV Detachment Commander. "Traffic initiatives such as this demonstrate there is still a lot of work that needs to be done when it comes to high-risk behaviours that place officers, drivers, passengers and other road users at risk.
It is the responsibility of all licensed motorists to be aware of and comply with Ontario's Move Over Law - a law that has been in place since 2003. Failure to comply with Ontario's Move Over law carries a $490 to $2,000 fine plus three demerit points upon conviction. Subsequent offences carry a $1,000 to $4,000 fine, possible jail time of up to six months and suspension of your driver's licence for up to two years.
We want you to get where you are going and to do it safely for everyone using the highways.