Ontario Drivers

• Ontario considering enhanced road test for drivers over 80 years old: AG report

  The auditor's report says the ministry did research in 2020 that showed more than a third of drivers over 80 who passed the clock-drawing test could not pass a road test.

  Politics

  Dec 7, 2023
  
• Stouffville, Ont. man charged with stunt driving for third time in 4 years

  Police in Guelph, Ont., caught a vehicle going 115 km/h in a 70 zone Wednesday night. After pulling the 20-year-old driver over, they discovered he'd been stopped twice before.

  Traffic

  Mar 23, 2023
  
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• Man not wearing a seatbelt dies after crash on Highway 404 in Stouffville, all lanes reopened

  OPP say a man who was not wearing a seatbelt died after a crash on Highway 404 in Stouffville that temporarily closed all northbound lanes.

  Traffic

  Aug 4, 2022
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• Ontario scraps licence plate sticker renewal fees, offers refunds from March 2020 onward

  The Ontario government has announced it is ending licence plate renewal fees and sticker fees by March 13 and will refund the cost of stickers purchased over the past two years.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2022
• ‘I just can’t book it’: Ontario drivers struggle to secure road tests amid COVID pandemic

  The Ministry of Transportation said that roughly 421,827 road tests have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2021
• Stricter stunt driving regulations go into effect in Ontario

  As of 12:01 a.m. Sunday, roadside driver's license suspensions will increase from seven to 30 days for all stunt driving offences as per new traffic rules announced in April.

  Traffic

  Sep 12, 2021
• Ontario to open 2 temporary G2/G road test centres to clear backlog with more sites in September

  The two temporary road test locations for G and G2 licences will open on Aug. 9 in Guelph and Oshawa, with four more opening in the Toronto and Hamilton areas in September.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2021
• 55% of Ontario drivers admit to driving dangerously, poll finds

  CAA South Central Ontario also said that 95 per cent of respondents said they have seen dangerous driving from other drivers.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2021
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• Ontario faces significant backlog for drive tests as lockdown regions cancel road exams

  About 18,000 road tests have been cancelled in the Ontario's lockdown zones such as Toronto and Peel Region since late November, the transportation ministry said.

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2020