by XPolice | Jun 10, 2019 | Driving Concerns, News, Toronto & Area
Street closures, traffic congestion, more transit vehicles and a beefed-up police presence — and, of course, crowds of Raptors fans eager to revel in victory. That’s what to expect today, especially in the downtown core, as the Toronto Raptors take on the Golden State...
by XPolice | May 13, 2019 | Driving Concerns, News, Provincial
OPP joins police partners for Canada Road Safety Week (May 14-May 20) The Ontario Provincial Police have reported that 58 people have died on OPP-patrolled roads so far this year (Jan 1-May 5), down from 97 last year. Speed, alcohol and drugs, inattentive driving and...
by XPolice | May 6, 2019 | Driving Concerns, London & Area
Jeff Yurek, Minister of Transportation, is expected to release more details later this week A driving instructor from London, Ont. says increasing the speed limit on provincial highways would better reflect the speed that most drivers travel at, but he also is worried...
by XPolice | Apr 16, 2019 | Driving Concerns, London & Area, News
A law firm in London, Ontario is challenging changes recently made to Canada’s drunk driving laws. The government ratified new legislation in mid-December that, in part, gave police the power to demand a breath sample of any driver they pull over. On April 10,...
by XPolice | Apr 8, 2019 | Driving Concerns, News, Toronto & Area
‘Far too many people’ ignoring posted speed limits in city, police say Toronto police are urging drivers across the city this week to slow down in a new campaign aimed at preventing injuries and deaths of pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. In the...
by XPolice | Apr 8, 2019 | Driving Concerns, News, Northern Ontario
Travelling at excessive speed is an ongoing issue on highways in the northeast, despite stiffer penalties. Twenty-eight per cent of motor-vehicle collisions last year on roads in the region were caused by vehicles going far too fast, according to a release from the...
