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Halton police kick off holiday RIDE spot checks by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff 9 | Thursday, December 10, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Halton police will be out in force for the next few weeks as they search for impaired drivers during their annual Holiday RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign. Officers announced the launch of this year's campaign Monday (Dec. 7). Spot checks will be set up across Halton at different hours of the day and night to combat impaired driving from both alcohol and drugs. Police said the traffic stops would also provide an opportunity for educating the public on the dangers of driving impaired. Part of the campaign will see this message conveyed in Halton classrooms where High School Liaison Officers will provide students with an opportunity to wear "goggles," which simulate what it is like to be intoxicated. Other initiatives undertaken during the campaign, include Project Juno, which will see officers target locations with a high frequency of impaired driving such as identified licensed establishments and beer/ liquor stores. Project Happy Hour will see officers carry out RIDE checks at the Oakville commuter lots on weekday evenings to catch impaired drivers arriving from Christmas festivities out-of-town. In Burlington, police will also give some restaurant patrons the opportunity to blow into an alcohol screening device (ASD) so they can learn how alcohol affects every individual differently and how no amount of alcohol consumption is safe when getting behind the wheel. Despite the efforts of police, there are still plenty of people not getting the message about the dangers of impaired driving. Just last week, Halton police arrested nine drivers and laid 13 impaired driving charges (three in Milton/Halton Hills, two in Oakville and four in Burlington). So far in 2015, there have been 414 drivers arrested and charged with impaired driving. The total was similar in 2014 before the Holiday RIDE campaign, which yielded an additional 56 arrests. Police emphasized they have highly-trained Drug Recognition Officers, who are experts in determining if a driver is impaired by a drug as opposed to alcohol. Gear Music on Kerr Street WellSpring Pharma Iroquois Shore on Ir oquois Shor e Road We will pay up to 50% of your energy retrofit retrofit project project costs. Over 260 Oakville businesses have received received more more than $2.8 million in saveONenergy reduce incentives to r educe their energy costs. Whole Foods on Cornwall Road Our team of energy managers are ready to help you start saving today. Happy Holidays Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner el spero Family Restaurant! Roast tuRkey dinneR Served with homemade stuffing and cranberry sauce and topped with our homemade gravy Only $1299 for the month of december Visit our new location today! 2420 Lakeshore Rd., W., Oakville from all of us at Contact us at retrofit@oakvillehydro.com to learn how to get started or visit Oakvillehydro.com to learn more about our business programs. DecembeR SpeciaL Monday - Saturday 8am - 9pm, Sunday 8am - 3pm Great Family DininG For over 40 years! 905-827-4851 · www.elspero.ca Subject to additional terms and conditions found at saveonenergy.ca. saveonenergy is funded by the Independent Electricity System Operator and offered by Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc. OM Official Mark adopted and used by the Independent Electricity System Operator. Used under licence.