Essex County OPP Festive RIDE Campaign as much about driving under the influence of drugs as alcohol
The Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) always prioritizes safe roadways, and this holiday season the aim is higher. Members of the Essex County OPP are diving headfirst into Festive Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) programs.
Festive RIDE is an annual police enforcement and education initiative aimed at taking impaired drivers off Ontario roads during the holiday season. This year’s Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police Festive RIDE Campaign runs from November 21, 2024, to January 1, 2025.
If you’re a driver in the Municipalities of Lakeshore and Leamington, and the Towns of Tecumseh, Essex or Kingsville, expect to see OPP officers initiating contact with road users and reducing the number of impaired drivers.
The Essex County OPP remains committed to ensuring Ontario roads are safe from drug-impaired and alcohol-impaired drivers. Ontario citizens are reminded to do their part by never driving after consuming alcohol or drugs and never letting anyone else drive if you know or suspect that they have consumed either. Drivers are reminded that no amount of alcohol or drugs in your system is safe when driving.
If you suspect an impaired driver, make that lifesaving call and dial 9-1-1.
For more information concerning the consequences and penalties of impaired driving, please click here: https://www.ontario.ca/