Insurance industry urges safety over long weekend

Members of the insurance industry are reminding consumers to not drink and drive during the Labour Day holiday weekend.
In British Columbia, on average there are approximately 1,725 crashes, 515 injuries and five fatalities over the Labour Day weekend, ICBC reports.
Police reported that the top contributing factors in Labour Day long weekend crashes are driver inattentiveness, driver error and confusion, alcohol and speed.
In Ontario, the average number of drinking drivers involved in fatal crashes during the summer months is about 70% higher than other times of the year, an Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) release says.
IBAO is reminding people that the province’s tougher, zero-tolerance laws require all drivers 21 years old and younger to have a blood alcohol level of zero when they get behind the wheel of a vehicle.