After years of hand wringing, police appear to have finally had enough.

Days after South Simcoe Police Service announced it would name impaired drivers during RIDE over the holiday season, York Regional Police has also decided to start naming alleged-impaired drivers on its website.

"It's clear that something has to change to further make impaired driving socially unacceptable," Chief Eric Jolliffe said in a news release.

Every Monday, anyone with web access will be able to visit the YRP website, in the media section, to see if their family members, neighbours or children have been nabbed for suspected impaired driving.

Police say the numbers are shocking and have forced their hand in the matter.

Five people have lost their lives this year in collisions where alcohol or drug impairment were contributing factors, according to Const. Andy Pattenden.

The number of drivers arrested for impairment is also rising. In 2017, there were 1,240 charges — a number already outstripped (with the busy impairment time of year yet to come) by the 2018 number, which is already more than 1,400 people.

This past weekend, York police said there were 16 drivers charged with 27 impaired-related criminal driving offences.

In one incident police said a 32-year-old man from Toronto was reported to have been parked in front of a Joshua Court home's driveway for more than an hour in Richmond Hill. When police arrived, the vehicle began to drive away before being stopped, the release added. A half-full bottle of Vodka was discovered in the centre console, police said.

Once at Richmond Hill police station, the man blew four-times the legal limit, the statement continues.