"Slow Down Toronto" campaign kick-off

Media advisory, Monday, March 19, 2018, 7:30 a.m., Cornell Junior Public School, 61 Holmfirth Terrace, "Slow Down Toronto" campaign kick-off

Sunday, March 18, 2018 - 6:59 PM
Traffic Services:  416-808-1900

The Toronto Police Service is an important partner in Vision Zero: Toronto's Road Safety Plan.

On Monday, March 19, 2018, at 7:30 a.m., “Slow Down Toronto” will kick-off at Cornell Junior Public School, 61 Holmfirth Terrace.

Speakers at this event will include:

• Mayor John Tory
• Deputy Chief Peter Yuen
• Councillor Paul Ainslie
• Barbara Gray, General Manager, Transportation Services
• Yvonne de Wit, Director, Chronic Disease & Injury Prevention, Toronto Public Health

Other guests in attendance will include:

• TDSB Director of Education John Malloy
• TDSB Chair of the Board Robin Pilkey
• Cornell Junior Public School Trustee Jerry Chadwick
• School Superintendent Kerry Lynn Stadnyk
• School Principal Maureen Coyle

Vision Zero acknowledges that collisions are inevitable but that killed and seriously injured (KSI) collisions on the roads of Toronto are preventable and unacceptable. The Toronto Police Service is committed to Vision Zero and to working collaboratively with our partner agencies in pursuit of this vision.

The "Slow Down Toronto" campaign will start on Monday, March 19, 2018 and conclude on Sunday, April 1, 2018. During this campaign, the Toronto Police Service will focus traffic enforcement efforts on offences identified as major contributors to KSI collisions. These include offences such as speeding, distracted driving, and all offences indicating aggressive driving behaviour.

For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.

Constable Clint Stibbe, Traffic Services, for Superintendent Scott Baptist, Traffic Services