by XPolice | Sep 22, 2017 | Driving Concerns, News, Simcoe County
Pilot project tests stop sign with flashing light A handheld stop sign is a necessary tool of the trade for crossing guards, who count on its widely-recognized red-and-white surface to bring traffic to a halt. Yet, too often, drivers are illegally flying past the...
by XPolice | Jul 14, 2017 | Hamilton, News
Elise Desjardins, Friendly Streets project manager, and member of Cycle Hamilton (left) leads a tour of Victoria Ave. North to explain the issues with the busy street (Scott Gardner, Hamilton Spectator) Friendly Streets is a year-long pilot project that aims to assess...
by XPolice | May 5, 2017 | Driving Concerns, Hamilton, News
Adam Lowe was captured on video wrestling with a suspected drunk driver on the Red Hill expressway Adam Lowe says he didn’t consider the danger he put himself in when he ran into Red Hill Valley Parkway traffic chasing after a suspected impaired driver who was...
by XPolice | May 4, 2017 | Driving Concerns, News, Toronto & Area
So far this year there have been 20 traffic deaths in Toronto. Eleven pedestrians have died, including one who was struck by a streetcar. Traffic deaths remain unacceptably high, say city officials, despite council adopting Toronto’s first comprehensive road safety...
by XPolice | May 1, 2017 | Durham Region, News
Ten commercial motor vehicles inspected last week in Bowmanville were taken off of the road due to safety concerns. On Thursday, April 27, 2017, DRPS officers from the Traffic Services Unit and East Division were joined by representatives from the Ministry of...