Provincial Police Urge Caution On Construction Holidays On Quebec Roads, Waterways – Montreal | Globalnews.ca

with kickoff construction holiday Moving on in Quebec, provincial police are urging motorists to be careful behind the wheel.

Officials of the Sorte du Québec will be out in full force over the next two weeks in an effort to prevent dangerous driving on the province’s roads, trails and waterways during the construction holiday.

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SQ spokesman Sargent said some 160,000 vacationers took to the road during the province’s two-week holiday, making it one of the busiest times of the year on Quebec highways. Katherine Bernard said.

“During the next two weeks all the police officers of the Sorte du Québec will be present to conduct a large-scale operation on roads and trails, various lakes and rivers,” Bernard said.

Barnard said that by mid-July, police had seen a slight increase in fatal collisions. The provincial police have registered 113 fatal accidents claiming lives of 113 people so far this year.

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“Last year there were nine fatal road crashes during a two-week period and three people died,” Bernard said.

On the road, the most lethal factors continue to be speeding, poor driving, distracted driving and not wearing a seatbelt.

CAA Quebec says it has seen the number of people going out on holiday this summer close to pre-pandemic figures.

“People are going back out as the measures are lifted,” said CAA spokesman Nicholas Ryan.

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According to Ryan, the 75 days of summer beginning in May and ending in August are the deadliest days in Quebec when it comes to road accidents.

“It is quite worrying to see these figures year after year. The current picture for this summer is in relation to the increase in even higher numbers,” Ryan said.

Both the provincial police and CAA Quebec advise drivers to slow down.

Ryan said, “Somebody is going 110 kilometers per hour versus someone going 20 kilometers at 90, that’s about two minutes you’re saving but you’re risking your life.” increasing the risk,” Ryan said.