May 17- 23 will mark Canada Road Safety Week, a national campaign aimed at making Canada’s roads the safest in the world.

This campaign is a police initiative designed to remind people that our goal is to save lives and reduce injuries on our roadways. Educating the public about safe driving practices is a priority. The focus will be on behaviours that put drivers, passengers, pedestrians and other vulnerable road users most at risk. This will include focus on impaired driving; either by alcohol and/or drugs, occupant restraint use, and all aspects related to aggressive and distracted driving. All enforcement agencies across the country have been invited to participate.

“The deaths, pain and broken hearts that result from carelessness behind the wheel can be prevented,” said Sgt. Barry Graham of Cranbrook RCMP. “Police agencies across the country are collaborating on this initiative and ask you to choose safe behaviours while travelling on our roadways, whether you are driving or a passenger. It is incumbent upon the police and the public to work together to ensure that Canada’s roadways are the safest in the world,” he said.

In support of Canada Road Safety Week, Cranbrook RCMP will set up roadblocks all over the detachment area in order to detect impaired and distracted drivers and get them off the roadways. As always the RCMP are asking anyone who believes they are following a suspected impaired or distracted drivers to call 911.

Cst. Katie Forgeron,

Cranbrook RCMP

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