Easter weekend sees significant crackdown on drunk driving in South Africa

OPP West Region lay over 300 charges during seatbelt campaign

West Region OPP detachments laid over 300 charges during the recent Easter long weekend traffic campaign.

Easter weekend sees significant crackdown on drunk driving in South Africa

Hundreds caught not wearing seatbelts during Easter long weekend

Of the hundreds of seatbelt charges laid across OPP's West Region during a recent safety campaign, only nine were issued in Lambton County.

Letter from the Editor: It's been 54 years, but some people still can't manage to belt up

Despite seatbelts being compulsory for more than 50 years, some people, like this passenger caught on a mobile phone camera, still haven’t got the message. Photo: NSW Government. The vast majority of Aussies have enjoyed the pleasure of two long weekends in a row – a brief but welcome respite from the 9 to 5 and the humdrum of everyday life. Many took advantage of the combination of school holidays, long weekends and a few extra days of leave to…

338 seatbelt related charged laid over the long weekend in the OPP west region

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) West Region is highlighting a significant number of seatbelt-related charges laid during its Easter long weekend traffic safety campaign. Between April 18 and April 21, 2025, a total of 338 charges were issued across 13 detachments in the West Region. According to OPP data, the failure to wear a seatbelt was a contributing factor in 60 fatalities on OPP-patrolled roads across Ontario in 2024. Of those, 26 deat…

OPP West Region lays 338 seatbelt charges over Easter weekend

Police say failure to buckle up continues to be a deadly choice on Ontario roads