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...
by XPolice | Apr 4, 2019 | Driving Concerns, News, Ottawa & Area
Traffic-calming strategy will zero in on streets where simple measures have maximum impact The City of Ottawa is streamlining the way it decides which streets are prime candidates for speed bumps, medians and other permanent traffic-calming measures. On Wednesday, the...