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Failure rate high for blitz 9 · Wednesday, May 23, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com Halton police promise more commercial vehicle enforcement campaigns after Operation Tag & Tow, held in Oakville May 15-16, saw more than half the commercial vehicles inspected taken off the road for safety violations. The campaign, conducted in partnership with the Ontario Provincial Police, Peel Regional Police, Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of the Environment and Halton Region, focused on identifying vehicles that may not be properly maintained and could pose a danger. In total, 97 commercial vehicles were inspected during the two-day blitz resulting in 186 provincial offence notices issued and 52 vehicles removed from service for a failure rate of 54 per cent. Halton police said unsafe braking systems and unsecured loads were the most common infractions. "We're not surprised because we are coming across low-compliance rates among commercial vehicles on a daily basis so this wasn't shocking to us," said Sgt. Julie Craddock-Bijl, Oakville District Response Unit. "It is disappointing because we have been focusing on commercial vehicles for a while now and it seems the message just isn't getting out." Craddock-Bijl said the problem is not just in Oakville, but province-wide. Another large blitz is scheduled to take place in the vicinity of the Mohawk Raceway in October. In the meantime, the Halton police's full-time Commercial Vehicle Unit will continue its enforcement efforts. Community shred event 2012 riocan burloak centre (3521 Wyecroft rd., burloak & qeW) parking lot by longos saturday, May 26th 10:00aM - 2:00PM ProteCt your identity by shredding Personal doCuments. suggested donation of $5 for each bag or $10 a box. tax receipt issued for all donations over $20 all proceeds support the halton down syndrome association. For more information, visit www.haltondownsyndrome.com