If you are driving anywhere during the Thanksgiving weekend, mind your manners behind the wheel.
Ontario Provincial Police(OPP) say there will be a focus on the "Big Four," which includes distracted driving, impaired driving, aggressive driving and seatbelt compliance.
296 people have been killed on OPP-patrolled roads so far this year.
"The vast majority of the road incidents that have tragically ended the lives of drivers, passengers, pedestrians and other road users were preventable and attributed to poor and careless actions and behaviours," police stated in a news release.
Deaths linked to driver inattention are up 40 per cent over this time last year.
"Cyclists and pedestrians have been particularly at risk this year, with fatalities involving these two road user classes up 100 per cent and 82 per cent respectively over this time last year," police said. "Motorcyclist deaths are also up significantly, marking a 41 per cent increase."
OPP remind motorists that keeping roads safe is a shared responsibility.
