It’s National Teen Driver Safety week – Let’s all do our part and drive safely
October 24, 2019
GUELPH, Ontario – October 21 to 25 is National Teen Driver Safety Week. The theme of this year’s week is a focus on distracted, impaired and aggressive driving.
Did you know:
- 11 per cent of 13 to 18 year olds and 23 per cent of 19 to 24 year olds report driving while under the influence of cannabis. Don’t contribute to this statistic. Don’t drive high.
- Driving high is not only dangerous, it is illegal and can be detected by police. Don’t risk losing your licence or going to jail.
- Cannabis impairs your ability to control your speed, maintain a proper following distance, stay in your lane, and causes you to react slower. Always drive sober.
- 4 million Canadians aged 15 and over have been in the car with a driver who used cannabis within the last two hours. Don’t put your life at risk; never get in the car with a drug-impaired driver.
- Driving high isn’t worth losing your life or putting others’ lives at risk. Make arrangements to get home safe with a friend, family member, or cab. This decision could save your life.
- A drug-impaired driving incident is recorded every three hours in Canada, putting everyone on the road at risk. Drive sober to get to your destination safely.
- If you drive after using cannabis, you double your risk of crashing. The high isn’t worth losing your life.
Police officers were on hand this week at Centre Wellington District High School, Erin District High School, Norwell District High School and Wellington Heights Secondary School to promote positive driving.
Students who displayed positive driving received “positive tickets” from the officers, who were on hand to answer any questions that students had.
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