During the month of April 2022, Southern Georgian Bay OPP have responded to public complaints of motorists and commercial vehicles speeding and other related traffic violations on area roadways. Calls to the OPP Communications Centre and through the OPP Online Reporting have been recorded and acted upon as follows-
- Officers attended 53 complaint areas and issued 474 tickets and warned 203 drivers for their driving infractions.
- Officers conducted R.I.D.E. check stops at 66 various locations, checking 1400 vehicles for signs of impairment.
- 4 Persons were charged with impaired driving after investigation.
- 1 Charge of Refusal to Provide a Breath Sample
- 1 Dangerous Driving Charge was issued after investigation.
- 1 Driver was charged with driving while prohibited under the Criminal Code of Canada
- 3 Drivers, all 19 years or younger lost their driving privileges and vehicles after they were stopped on Highway 12 in Midland and charged for a stunt driving offence – exceeding the posted speeds limits as follows with the introduction of the Moving Ontario More Safety Act, also known as the MOMS Act to increase road safety.
The first change is an increase in the previous seven-day vehicle impoundment period to 14 days.
The second change is the introduction of a lower speed threshold for street racing offenders on municipal roads. On roads with a posted speed limit of less than 80 km/h, drivers caught traveling 40 km/h over the speed limit face racing/stunt driving charges (the previous limit was 50 km/h over the speed limit).
