Any suspicious driving behavior could be a sign of an impaired driver.  For example:

• Driving unreasonably fast, slow, or at inconsistent speeds
• Tailgating and changing lanes frequently at excessive speeds
• Passing with insufficient clearance, excessive swerving when overtaking and immediately slowing down
• "Overshooting" or disregarding traffic control signs or signals
• Approaching signals or leaving intersections too quickly or very slowly
• Driving at night without lights, or waiting to turn lights on when starting from a parked position
• Failing to dim high beams to oncoming traffic
• Driving in low gear for no apparent reason or repeatedly clashing gears
• Driving with windows open in very cold weather

Always try to avoid creating a situation that is more dangerous than the one you are trying to prevent

Driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated is a serious offence which far too often results in tragedy.

It is important for you to report the impaired driver to a local law enforcement agency as soon as you see them.  "Operation Lookout" is a community based anti-drinking and driving program that provides you with this opportunity.  By becoming involved, you are making the roads safer for everyone.

Many businesses in the community, such as gas stations, drive-through restaurants, coffee shops or confectionaries become the focus point where an impaired driver may stop.   As a responsible business, this gives you the opportunity to report this individual when spotted.  By you becoming involved, you may save someone's life.  It would be sad to think that you had the opportunity to save a life and you didn't.

Today, it is the hard core, repeat offender who is the problem driver.  The message that society will no longer tolerate impaired driving must be driven home.   Displaying the Operation Lookout poster in your place of business, will go a long way towards changing the behaviour and attitudes of those who still have not got the message.

As a driver on the road, with a cellular phone, you have an excellent opportunity to respond to this program.  You alone can make a difference.

Your local police service and the "Operation Lookout" committee challenges you to become involved, either as a Concerned Citizen or Business, or a Corporate Sponsor.

When you contact the police, have the following information ready:

• The location and direction of travel of the suspected impaired driver and the time of your observation.
• The licence plate number, car make and model, colour and any other information you can provide about your vehicle
• The description of the driver, and your present location

• Drunk driving causes more deaths, injuries and destruction than all murderers, muggers, rapists and robbers combined
• Every 4 hours, someone is killed by an impaired driver.  Every 20 minutes someone, somewhere in Canada falls victim to an impaired driver, and every year over 45% of all traffic collisions involve alcohol.
• Drunk driving costs Canadians tens of millions of dollars annually in court costs, rehabilitation, lost earnings, health care and social programs.  This money comes directly out of your pocket in taxes and lost revenue

In Ontario:

• Over 31,000 people were charged with impaired driving offences in 1991.  That is one person every 17 minutes.
• Over 41,000 drivers licences are currently under suspension as a result of impaired driving convictions.