Road Safety

• ‘It works’: Winnipeg coun. calls for crackdown on distracted driving, photo radar

  So far this year, there have been just shy of 60 deaths on Manitoba roads, and one Winnipeg city councillor says wants to see a crackdown on distracted driving.

  Traffic

  Nov 26
  
• ‘Fast, agile’ wild turkeys flocking on Ontario roadway prompts safety warning

  Officials in St. Catharines, Ont., are warning motorists to use caution when near highways as groups of wild turkeys are flocking to the roads.

  Canada

  Nov 11
  
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• Serious and fatal car crashes on the rise in Halifax for 3rd straight year

  The findings, which were presented to council on Thursday, also suggest the municipality is moving in the wrong direction when it comes to road safety.

  Canada

  Oct 24
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• Vancouver green-lights 30 km/h speed limit on minor streets

  Vancouver's default speed limit is currently 50 kilometres per hour, with exceptions for school and park zones and a stretch of East Hastings near Main Street. 

  Politics

  Jul 9
• BC Highway Patrol mark this year’s Victoria Day long weekend as the safest in six years 

  For the first time in six years, there were no fatal crashes on B.C. roads, however, the number of tickets for dangerous driving remained high.

  Crime

  Jun 5
• Speed, red-light cameras catching dozens of police cars in Ontario city

  Several police officers in a major Ontario city were caught by the municipality’s speed and red-light cameras over the last three months.

  Canada

  Apr 23
• Speed display signs to reach more Manitoba communities, MPI says

  Manitoba Public Insurance announced Friday that it is expanding a program to install signs showing drivers' speeds in more Manitoba communities this year.

  Traffic

  Feb 7
• Toronto to double the number of speed cameras amid vandalism woes

  Toronto is doubling the number of speed cameras on its streets amid concerns over vandalism, which has seen some spray-painted and chopped down.

  Canada

  Jan 9
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• Crash renews calls to reactivate pedestrian bridge outside Metrotown Mall

  A collision between a transit bus and a pedestrian outside Metrotown has renewed calls to improve pedestrian safety at a dangerous crossing outside the mall.

  Crime

  Jan 3
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• ‘It’s not about you’: String of dangerous drivers spurs warning from Burnaby RCMP

  RCMP said they responded to two serious crashes in the last week alone, one on Boundary Road that left two people dead, and another that left a pedestrian in critical condition. 

  Crime

  Dec 23, 2024