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“ Move over ” movement stalling out Police are troubled by the lack of common sense courtesy frommany drivers who re- fuse to get out of the way when they see an ambulance, fire truck or other emer- gency vehicle approaching with sirens blaring and lights flashing. pliance with this law,” stated Chief Superin- tendent Chuck Cox, OPP Highway Safety Division provincial commander, “indicating that drivers are fully on board with helping us keep officers and all other emergency responders safe on the roadside.” the roadside out of the way of either an oncoming emergency vehicle with flashing lights or one that approaching from behind in the same lane as the driver.
The OPP have other cases of officers injured as a result of drivers speeding by without taking notice of the parked patrol car and its flashing lights. There are similar cases of paramedics and other emergency person- nel killed or injured by drivers not paying attention. The OPP urge drivers to pay more atten- tion to traffic conditions over the August long weekend, including situations where an emergency vehicle is either parked with its lights flashing or else speeding to the scene of an accident or some other situa- tion. “With the higher volumes of traffic on long weekends,” stated Chief Superin- tendent Cox, “police and other emergency personnel respond to far more calls for ser- vice at the roadside, making it a particularly important time to move over.”
Failure to obey the “move over law” means a fine that may range from $400 to $2000 plus three automatic demerit points on a licence. Last year OPP filed more than 1500 “move over” tickets. In 2010 the number of cita- tions was about 1000. Since 1989 five OPP officers were struck and killed by a passing motorist while they were outside of their parked vehicle dealing with another driver.
An OPP statistical review shows that over the past decade since the Move Over legis- lation was passed in Ontario, the number of charges against drivers for impeding or interfering in the swift passage of emergen- cy vehicles through traffic has increased at a steady rate. “The OPP would like to see full com-
The Ontario Highway Traffic Act includes a section, known as the “move over law”, which requires drivers to slow down and proceed with caution when they see and are allowed to pass an emergency vehicle parked on the roadside with its lights flashing. Drivers are also required under Ontario law to pull over and/or park on
Do not leave pets in vehicle warns OPP
HAWKESBURY| Over the summer months, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers regularly attend calls about pets left in unattended vehicles. During warmweather pet guardians must take precautions against the danger of heat exhaustion and heatstroke for their pets, says the OPP. The temperature in a parked car, even in the shade with its windows partly open, can rapidly reach a level that will seriously harm or even kill pets. Leaving a pet in a car with the air condi- tioning on is also taking a risk as many pets have died as the result of a faulty air-condi- tioning system.
Dogs and cats cool themselves by panting and by releasing heat through their paws. On summer days the air and upholstery in a vehicle can heat up to high temperatures that make it impossible for pets to cool themselves. Leaving a bowl of water in the car may not be enough. Dogs will be more comfortable if left at home. Symptoms of heatstroke include exagge- rated panting (or the sudden stopping of panting); rapid or erratic pulse; salivation; anxious or staring expression; weakness and muscle tremors; lack of coordination; tongue and lips red (which may eventually turn bluish in colour); convulsions or vomi- ting; collapse, coma and death.
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