Hooray for the OPP who are setting up RIDE programs.
Reduce Impaired Drivers Everywhere.
They up their road checks in December, holiday season. These are my photos from Dec. 2012.
It never fails.
Not only was he approaching a RIDE checkpoint in someone else's truck, but he failed to stop in time, and hit the car in front of him. Then, let's add to the stupidity.
He stole the car. It wasn't his.
He had alcohol in the car.
He was in possession of cocaine.
He was driving whilst under suspension.
Our OPP are at-risk checking for drunk/stoned drivers
Aren't we glad they are here? No, not the drivers, but the First Responders.
This was a 7:00 a.m. accident incident caused by a driver who had been not only driving too fast on a curve in the road, Elmgrove Rd., near Rideau Ferry, but drinking.
I see this all the time!
Beware that curve in the road. You do not know what is around the corner, nor do you know what is over the hill.
Makes you wonder, though. Why would a 32-year-old man have a *G1? And why would he drink and drive? Duh. Why wouldn't his passengers step up? They were airlifted to the hospital. Maybe now they will get it.
New drivers of passenger vehicles learn to drive with six important conditions with a G1 licence. A new driver must hold a G1 licence for a minimum of 12 months before attempting the G1 road test. This time can be reduced to eight months if you successfully complete a Ministry-approved Beginner Driver Education Course . Drivers earn more privileges after passing their G1 road test.
As a G1 driver, you are required to:
maintain a zero blood alcohol level while driving;
be accompanied by a fully licensed driver, who has at least four years driving experience, and a blood alcohol level of less than .05 (accompanying drivers 21 and under must have zero per cent), in case he/she needs to take over the wheel;
ensure the accompanying driver is the only other person in the front seat;
ensure the number of passengers in the vehicle is limited to the number of working seat belts;
refrain from driving on Ontario's "400-series" highways or on high speed expressways such as the Queen Elizabeth Way, Don Valley Parkway, Gardiner Expressway, E.C. Row Expressway and the Conestoga Parkway;
refrain from driving between midnight and 5:00 a.m.
We had quite a drive up to Lake Superior. It is too bad that people do not have common sense, however. Such disrespect for fellow travellers.
The camper at left was being pulled by a truck too wee to drag it up the hills. We were so frustrated that we could not drive at the speed limit. I'm not sure what they were thinking.
Tourists like to travel with their little homes on their backs. As Cindy points out in her latest post -Education for the driving [m]asses: Tip 131 - How to tow- many do not buy vehicles strong enough to tow their homes away from home or buy homes too big for their trucks!
I cannot tell you how many times we were slowed down, with big truckers passing us, in an attempt to pass us all at the same time. The beauty of the Transcanada Highway is that there are many places with a passing lane. My Muskoka is not so good for this.
The hills of Lake Superior demand a strong vehicle. The photo (left) is a demo of the sheer size of the hills in Parry Sound. It is dangerous to drive too slow, as much as too fast.
The sparkling waters invite tourists to play and relax. Some relax too much. Coincidentally, Education for the Driving Masses published a very good article on this topic.
How bizarre that our tax dollars have to go to advise drivers to have common sense. The signage is phenomenal, as I travelled N. Ontario, and such a waste. I don't think people are listening, either.
My friend, Cindy, reprised the story and documented it on the one-year date in her post: Drinking and driving . It breaks my heart as a mom and gramma.
In the Weekender of July 3rd, 2009...same date, a year later the lessons have not been learned.
I just wonder what the parents are thinking? The paper says the young lady was at an after-party, and driving in the family vehicle. Do they not know what happens at these events? Did they not ask questions to make arrangements for the kid to be picked up?
Lanark Highlands man charged after crash at RIDE checkpoint | Lake 88
