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Ontario
Against Drunk Driving (OADD) is an non-profit corporation
with a dedicated volunteer-based Board of Directors and
members who work to reduce and eliminate drinking and
driving in the province of Ontario. We recognize the
importance of public awareness campaigns and have been
developing and promoting several programs since the
organization was founded in November 1994.
Ontario
Against
Drunk Driving Billboard Program
Several
billboard signs were produced for the RAID (Report
All Impaired Drivers) program. These highway
billboards have been placed on major highways and
are another way our organization is working to
provide a deterrent to drinking drivers as well as
the number to call if a citizen spots a suspected
impaired driver.
Ontario
Against Drunk Driving Billboard
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Ontario
Against
Drunk Driving
billboard
program encourages citizens and the motoring public to
report all impaired drivers directly to police dispatch.
These
highway signs are another way our organization is working
to provide a deterrent to drinking drivers as well as the
number to call if a citizen spots a suspected impaired
driver. By placing a call citizens and the public
are making our roads safer. The deterrent effect to
those who may consider driving after they have been
drinking is enhanced by the highway sign program.
Impaired
driving is a crime in progress and as such warrants a call
to police.
10
signs of a suspected impaired driver
Any
suspicious driving behaviour could be a sign of an
impaired driver, for example:
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Driving
unreasonably fast, slow or at an inconsistent speed
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Drifting
in and out of lanes
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Tailgating
and changing lanes frequently
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Making
exceptionally wide turns
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Changing
lanes or passing without sufficient clearance
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Overshooting
or stopping well before stop signs or stoplights
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Disregarding
signals and lights
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Approaching
signals or leaving intersections too quickly or slowly
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Driving
without headlights on, failing to lower high beams or
leaving turn signals on
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Driving
with windows open in cold or inclement weather
We have all
heard the don't drink and drive message countless times,
yet 80,000 Canadians a year take to the wheel after they
have been drinking. These irresponsible choices
result in thousands of charges and, tragically, hundreds
of deaths and serious injuries. Many families
have suffered the heartbreak of losing a loved one to an
impaired driver in our country. Communities must do
all they can to reduce the death and injury impaired
drivers have unleashed on our roads. In the province
of Ontario, during the past decade, more than 2,000 lives
have been lost and more than 50,000 people have sustained
injuries in collisions involving an impaired driver.
Everyone pays for those who drink and drive; it is
estimated that drinking and driving costs taxpayers $3
billion annually.
Although much progress has been made, there is still a
long way to go.
The Facts According to the Ministry of
Transportation:
- Every year, about 17,000 drivers are
convicted of Criminal Code of Canada offences
(including impaired driving, driving with a
blood alcohol concentration of more than 0.08,
criminal negligence causing bodily harm or
death, manslaughter, dangerous driving and
failure to remain at the scene of a
collision). It is estimated that approximately
three quarters of those convictions are
related to drinking and driving.
- Impaired drivers are involved in thousands
of traffic collisions every year.
- Drunk driving accounts for almost 25% of all
fatalities on Ontario’s roads.
- About 17,000 impaired driving incidents were
reported by police in Ontario in 2005. In the
same year, 174 people were killed and 3,852
were injured in motor vehicle collisions
involving a drinking driver.
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Our
goal is to reduce and eliminate drinking
and
driving through education,
public awareness and advocacy
. Attitudes are changing and no doubt you have seen
this. It is no longer socially acceptable to drink
and drive, and many people are finding and using
alternative methods to get home, such as a designated
driver.
You
or your workplace can get involved to
reduce this crime. You will be helping to save a
life.
Ontario
Against Drunk Driving
Phone
329-3338
3-200 Memorial Avenue
Suite 191
Orillia ON L3V 5X6
Last
up dated September
14, 2009
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Ontario
Against Drunk Driving (OADD) is not affiliated with Madd
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