It's the season of bright lights, but two colours you may not want to see in your rearview mirror are the blue and red ones indicating a soon to arrive conference with a member of the constabulary from the Prince Rupert RCMP or BC Highway Patrol.
It is the season for enhanced traffic enforcement measures as local Mounties and those who patrol the highway to Terrace and beyond keep a watchful eye on our driving and make for the annual Christmas Counterattack campaign.
Already motorists may have seen the increased attention on the local roads as the Terrace based Highway unit makes its presence known, along with the usual enforcement efforts of the members from the detachment on Sixth West.
That as the Counter Attack program got underway on Wednesday, with the month long program gaining some additional focus tomorrow which is National Driving enforcement Day.
With the British Columbia Highway patrol noting of the increased presence you will see this weekend.
BC Highway Patrol units and RCMP detachments across the province will be implementing their respective enforcement plans on various dates throughout the month and motorists can expect to see a heightened police presence targeting impaired drivers during December and beyond.
In their information statement this week launching the program, the BC RCMP noted of the annual toll that impaired driving takes on families across the province.
Poor decisions can have tragic consequences for you and others. Please make alternate arrangements if you plan to consume anything that impairs your ability to drive. By finding alternative ways home such as public transit, taxi or a designated driver, you can ensure that you, and others sharing the road with you, get to their destination safely. If you do drive, please make it a habit to drive sober every time you get behind the wheel to help make our highways safer together. -- Chief Superintendent Holly Turton, the Officer in Charge of BC Highway Patrol.
In addition to the Counterattack program, local members of the Prince Rupert detachment will be watching for distracted drivers, those with a lead foot or inclined towards less than cautious driving practices.
Over the course of this month, we will find numerous police road-checks taking place around the region, so if inclined to celebrate, ensure that alternative means of transportation are available.
ICBC has joined in on the safety messaging of the season, with some helpful advice to review here.
More notes on the work of Emergency Responders in the Northwest can be explored here.
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