Don't drive after drinking.
Also don't text and drive.
Buckle up, don't forget, speed kills.
If you are a driver in southern Ontario, you should be used to seeing this information on some of the electronic signs on the province's highways, but you may have recently noticed a new addition: "Don't drive too high.
Released this month by the Ministry of Transport, the new news is characterized by lively and brightgreen, crossed-
Take out the marijuana leaves and surround a bunch of keys on both sides with the slogan "Don't drive high" and a slightly casual French equivalent "ne pas conductor d fonc
MTO spokesman poed Poei said in an email that this message is part of an ongoing campaign to promote drug punishment
The provincial government proposed driving damage last year.
There is also a more timely reason for the introduction of the news --
In addition to the infamous 4/20 "holiday", the federal government announced its proposed cannabis legalization bill in Ottawa on April 13.
"In view of the upcoming federal legalization of cannabis, the department also wants to strengthen the message that driving under the influence of drugs (
Including marijuana)
"Still illegal and dangerous," writes Poei, adding that the department regularly considers new information for its logo based on "traffic safety and operational efficiency" and rotates the subject of information on a monthly basis
OPP Highway Safety Division
Kerry Schmidt told the Star that the theme "don't drive too high" is a welcome reminder of the dangers of damage to driving, something that some drivers still don't get.
"We certainly see more and more people driving under the influence of drugs and more people being charged," Schmidt said . " Note that part of the reason for this increase may be that officials have received more training on testing drug damage.
Schmidt could not immediately provide the number of how many drivers OPP arrested for high driving, but he said that more than 24-
Within an hour last week, 28 people were arrested for driving damage.
"The damaged driver is the damaged driver.
It doesn't matter if you're hurt by alcohol or drugs.
Marijuana or other drugs
"If you are damaged, you are damaged, you can't make a decision, you can't process the information that comes in so quickly," he said . ".
"People think they can drive better when they are in high driving, which may just be a misconception
"This is a blatant myth," he added . ".
"We see it all over the place, people crash, get into trouble and crash because of damage.