Tag archives: Dangerous Driving

Driving While Drowsy a Leading Cause of Accidents

#AskScottTottle Drivers who do not get enough sleep are responsible for at least 20 percent of the motor vehicle accidents in the country and are as dangerous on the road as someone who is driving while impaired by drugs or alcohol according to a spokesman for the Canadian Automobile Association. Officials in Ontario reportthat 65 percent of fatal highway crashes and 42 percent of those only causing injuries on highways in the province were caused by fatigued drivers. Young adults between 17-24 years of age are at a greater risk than other drivers of being in a collision in which fatigue or drowsiness ... Read more

Police Target Street Racing in Wake of Speed-Related Deaths

#AskSimonDiamond Law enforcement personnel from across Ontario are coming together to make roadways throughout the province safer this summer by combining their resources to eliminate street racing by stepping up enforcement of the law prohibiting it. Before the campaign began, Ontario Provincial Police had already stepped up enforcement efforts in the wake of 21 speed-related deaths in the province so far this year. What is street racing? Ontario defines street racing as being dangerous driving in which a vehicle travels at a high rate of speed in competition with another vehicle without regard to the safety of the public. Street racing is ... Read more