Provincial Police will be out in full force the next couple of days ensuring everyone has a safe Canada Day weekend.
On the road, 3,174 people who have died on OPP-patrolled roads during the past 10 years, choosing not to wear a seatbelt was a contributing factor in 542 of the fatalities.
Police say collisions that involve unbuckled individuals almost always result in being ejected from the vehicle and death and stress had seatbelts been worn, the number of fatalities could have been far lower.
Officers urge the public to make buckling up a three-second habit for you and your passengers every time you hit the road and ensure your toddler or small child is properly secured in the right car or booster seat.
On the water, between 2012 and 2021, the OPP investigated 238 boating and paddling death and only 35 of those who died were wearing a Canadian approved lifejacket .
With more than 40% of the incidents involving a capsized vessel or the victims falling overboard, a significant number of the deceased boaters and paddlers who were not wearing a life jacket could have been found alive if they had been wearing a personal floatation device.
OPP add incidents involving ATV’s between 2012 and 2021, 186 people were killed in off-road vehicle incidents.
Almost half (86) of the deceased were not wearing a helmet.
