NWT will be out in full force this Thanksgiving long weekend as part of a four-day road safety blitz aimed at preventing collisions and saving lives.

Dubbed SA国际影视传媒淥peration Impact,SA国际影视传媒� the campaign will focus on deterring impaired, distracted and aggressive driving, states a Thursday news release from the NWT .

Organized by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP), and led by the CACP Traffic Safety Committee, the national awareness campaign will run from Oct. 11 to Oct. 14 SA国际影视传媒� when roads and highways will be busy. With more people travelling, the risk of accidents increases.

ThatSA国际影视传媒檚 why police are reminding drivers SA国际影视传媒� including those behind the wheel of off-road vehicles SA国际影视传媒� to heed this yearSA国际影视传媒檚 theme when hitting the road: SA国际影视传媒淵our actions have impact.SA国际影视传媒�

SA国际影视传媒淚t emphasizes the role each of us has to play to support traffic safety on the streets and highways in our community,SA国际影视传媒� states ThursdaySA国际影视传媒檚 release.

In Canada, motor vehicle accidents kill approximately 2,000 people a year, while seriously injuring 10,000 and injuring about 165,000 drivers, according to .

In the territory, twenty people have died and another 309 have been injured in motor vehicle collisions related to impaired and dangerous driving in the last five years.