(OPP/screengrab)
Ontario Provincial Police will be taking to the skies to look for speeding motorcycles and drivers amid a 56 per cent increase in motorcyclist fatalities.
Police say their Cessna 206 airplane, part of the Aerial Enforcement Program, is effective for spotting speeders and aggressive drivers.
More motorcycle collisions last week brought 2024’s fatality count to 39, setting the stage for a possible 10-year high in motorcyclist deaths on OPP-patrolled roads.
The OPP says three motorcyclists under the age of 19, and two passengers, are among the riders who have died so far this year.
The OPP Cessna pilot is accompanied by a police observer who uses specialized equipment to calculate the distance a vehicle travels between highway markings to accurately determine a driver’s speed.
(Sherry Haaima)
