July 13, 2026
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(LONDON, ON) - Members of the West Region OPP are kicking off Operation Safe Driver, an education and enforcement campaign designed to enhance traffic safety among commercial and non-commercial vehicle drivers.
Running July 12-18, this is a national annual traffic safety campaign led by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.
In an effort to make Ontario's roads safer, West Region OPP members, in collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation Ontario, will increase enforcement and education efforts during the campaign, targeting the lead contributing factors in commercial motor vehicle (CMV) collisions, such as speeding, improper lane changes and following too closely.
Last year, in West Region, officers investigated 1,411 collisions involving commercial motor vehicles in which 23 people lost their lives and 208 people were injured. Contributing factors in OPP-investigated CMV collisions are attributed to poor actions and behaviours on the part of both CMV drivers and non-commercial drivers.
"It is every driver's responsibility to share our roads safely," says acting inspector Gene Laarman, West Region OPP traffic safety and marine manager. "This is particularly important when large commercial vehicles are present."
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