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area, theOntario Provincial Police has been
So therewewere theotherday, debating
enforcing the “Phone in One Hand, Ticket
the issues of the day.
in theOther” campaign, toensure that those
As this was beingwritten, the big topics
who do not complywith distracted driving
included, of course, the weather, and the
legislationaredealtwith to the fullest extent
crops. Other current affairs were the debt
of the law. In 2010, theO.P.P. charged 8,522
of the United States, our strong dollar,
drivers under Section 78.1 of the HTA for
rumours of the Expos being revived, the
using a hand-held device while driving.
state of rural internet service, dangerous
Last year, there were 7,733 collisions on
drivers, habits that are fatal.
O.P.P.-patrolledroadswhere thedriverwas
The entire two-hour exchange of
Real, unplugged connections
deemed to be inattentive/distracted,
fascinating ideas and compelling
resulting in 35 deaths, 1,040 injuries and
arguments took place, amazingly, without
considerable property damage.
hospitalized as a result of a cycling injury,
suffering from a rare medical condition
the use of any electronic gadgets or any
A recent study by researchers at the
withclose tohalf of these injuriesoccurring
that can only be controlled by a rapid
form of “social media.”
University of Utah concluded that drivers
in June, July and August.
infusion of coffee and doughnuts. Poor
Yes, children, the human can still
on mobile phones are more impaired than
Between 2001-2002 and 2009-2010,
unfortunate.
communicate without resorting to a key
driversdrivingover the legal BloodAlcohol
hospitaladmissionsforcyclinginjurieswere
Such close calls are too frequent.
pad, mouse or any other of the array of hi-
Content limit. A recent Ontario Health E-
most common among children and youth
By the way, hasn’t the weather been
tech gizmos we have at our disposal.
Bulletin indicated: “Teen-driver car crashes
younger than 20 (42%), with 10- to 14-year-
great? Because of these dry spells, we have
Going unplugged for a few hours is
remain the leading cause of permanent
old boys hospitalized the most frequently.
had to exercise water conservation, and
feasible.
During June, July and August, an
injury and death in Canada, the United
resist the temptation to hose down the car
Are you still with us?
average of 194 deaths occurred every year
States and almost every industrialized
andwater thegrass. But thearidconditions
Just checking to see if we had your
inCanada fromallmotorvehiclecollisions,
nation worldwide.” The main culprit is
have meant that there have been few
undivided attention.
all-terrain vehicle (ATV) collisions and
rainouts this summer.
teenageoverconfidenceinemergingdriving
There is always an urge to “share” with
summer sports and recreational activities.
As another aside, summer is the peak
skills anda failure toacknowledgepersonal
somebody out there in cyberspace, eh?
Thenumberofseriousinjuriesinvolving
season for wheel-based or water-related
limitations. Teenagers falsely believe they
One of the downsides of “social media”
ATVs is growing faster than that for any
injuries.
can “drive distracted” without increasing
is an attention span reduction. It is too easy
other major type of wheel- or water-based
Every day of the summer, an average of
the risk of a serious collision.
to multi-task. Obviously, it is impolite to
activity. In 2009-2010, there were 3,386
45 Canadians are hospitalized for injuries
So, to sum up, we can live with parched
textmessageswhileyouare supposed tobe
hospitalizations for ATV injuries across
suffered while cycling, roller skating,
conversing with a real live person. But
lawns and dirty cars. But we cannot live
Canada—a 31% increase since 2001-2002.
skateboarding,usingscooters(scootering?),
everyone does it.
with irresponsible, oblivious motorists.
Those at highest risk of injury were young
swimming, diving, kayaking and boating.
Under the wrong circumstances, multi-
Summer is short enough. Let’s try to get
men age 15 to 24.
Like they have always said, fun is fun until
tasking could kill you, or somebody else.
away from all gadgets for a few hours, and
Motor vehicle collisions still represent
somebody has to call 9-1-1.
Duringourrecentwirelessconversation,
to enjoy the season, in person, in the real
the number two cause of injury in Canada,
“Summer is agreat time tobe active and
we exchanged horror stories about
world, literally.
enjoy the outdoors, but it is also a peak
second only to falls, with 18,964
encounters with nutso motorists.
period for motor vehicle injuries and
hospitalizationsin2009-2010.However,this
Youmayhaveexperiencedthisscenario.
Crack wins nod
trauma related towheel andwater sports,”
number has declined significantly (21%)
The guy is waiting to make a left turn into
says Greg Webster, Director of Primary
from 2001-2002. The summer months,
heavy traffic, while talking on a cell phone,
Health Care Information and Clinical
August in particular, and the Christmas
andsuckingonapaper coffee cup.Heguns
North Glengarry Mayor Grant Crack
Registries at the Canadian Institute for
season represent peak periods for motor
it, narrowly missing an oncoming vehicle.
defeated Gerry Bertrand and Claude Levac
Health Information. “It’s important to
vehicle collisions.
Heproceeds along the street, tailgating.He
Wednesday towin theLiberal nomination in
ensure that individuals and their family
then pulls another dangerous left-hand
The number of water-related injuries
the provincial riding of Glengarry-Prescott-
membersusetheproperequipment,follow
turn, so he can enter a drive-through
has remained relatively stable since 2001-
Russell. He will face ConservativeMarilissa
the rules of the road or water and play safe
restaurant.
2002, with 331 injuries occurring in
GosselinandNDPhopefulBonnieJean-Louis
while being active this summer.”
It must have been a food emergency.
in the October 6 contest to replace Liberal
2009-2010.
In 2009-2010, 4,324 Canadians were
The distressed driver was no doubt
incumbent Jean-Marc Lalonde.
Now take cell phones. Throughout the
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