STEP to focus on vehicle occupant restraints and red light running

The Gatineau Police Service and Ottawa Police Service’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) will focus on vehicle occupant restraints and red light running  during the month of February. **

Vehicle Occupant Restraints:

** Between 2009 and 2013, there were 183 collisions the lack of or improper use of vehicle      occupant restraints resulting in 18 fatalities and 183 injuries. **

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Red Light Running:

** Between 2009 and 2013, there were 3820 collisions resulting in 1695 injuries and three fatalities. ** ** The Safer Roads Ottawa Program is a leading community partnership between Ottawa Fire Services, Ottawa Paramedic Service, Ottawa Police Service, Ottawa Public Health and the Public Works Department committed to preventing or eliminating road deaths and serious injuries for all people in the City of Ottawa, through culture change, community engagement, and development of a sustainable safe transportation environment.

Also participating in the Safer Roads Ottawa Program are the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Sûreté du Québec, Department of National Defence’s Military Police and Gatineau Police Service to improve road safety for all residents of the national capital region.

Ottawa residents have identified traffic safety as a top priority. The Safer Roads Ottawa Program is committed to using available resources to make Ottawa roads safer for residents.