Stay Safe and Sober on Roads, Waterways and Trails This Victoria Day Weekend
2024年5月17日 - 7:00PM
As many Canadians look forward to the Victoria Day holiday weekend,
MADD Canada is asking everyone to do their part to keep roads,
trails and waterways safe by never operating a vehicle impaired.
“The Victoria Day long weekend is the unofficial start to summer
for many of us and we want everyone to have a happy and fun
holiday,” said MADD Canada National President Tanya Hansen Pratt.
“I lost my Mom to an impaired driver and my family feels her
absence every holiday. As we spend time with families and friends
this weekend, I am hoping another family isn’t forced to suffer
like ours has because of an impaired driver.”
The crashes, deaths and injuries caused when people drive
impaired by alcohol, cannabis or other drugs are entirely
preventable. Leave the driving to someone sober and make the
commitment to:
- Never drive a car,
boat, ATV or any other vehicle while impaired;
- Never get into a
vehicle being operated by someone who’s impaired;
- Call 911 if you see
a driver you suspect is impaired.
“The best thing to do is plan ahead for a safe ride home so you
can enjoy yourself and not have to worry,” said Hansen Pratt. “Stay
over, take public transportation, appoint a sober driver or check
out Uber, MADD Canada’s Official Designated Driving App.”
As the unofficial start of summer, the Victoria Day long weekend
marks the annual start of MADD Canada’s Campaign 911 program. This
national awareness effort encourages people to call 911 if they see
a driver, boater or rider they think is impaired. Partnering with
police, municipalities, regions, harbours, marinas and other
organizations, MADD Canada and its Chapters bring the Campaign 911
message to communities across the country with signs and
billboards, public service announcements, posters and community
events. For information on the signs of an impaired driver or
impaired boater, please visit MADD Canada’s website at madd.ca and
the programs section.
Campaign 911 runs all year long but is promoted more heavily
during the spring and summer months when Canadians are travelling
to and from cottages, enjoying road trips and vacations, and
spending more time on trails and waterways. MADD Canada thanks
Maritime-Ontario Freight Lines Limited for its generous and
long-time sponsorship of this important program to make roads and
communities safer.
For more information, contact:Tanya Hansen
Pratt, MADD Canada National President, thansenpratt@madd.ca. Steve
Sullivan, MADD Canada CEO, 1-800-665-6233 ext. 224 or
ssullivan@madd.ca.