Traffic

Ah … March break … the first major road trip of the year. Over the next few weeks many families will be hitting the road for the big mid-winter getaway.
I remember one March break, taking a road trip to Thunder Bay. If you drive straight through it takes close to 20 hours. This is not […]

When it comes to the hands-free law, it would appear that Ontario drivers are fast learners.  After the law banning the use of handheld devices behind the wheel passed at Queen’s Park in October of last year, drivers were given an educational “grace period” of three months, during which time distracted drivers received a warning […]

So far we have had a really great winter. There has been very little snow, less than half the number of centimeters we usually get, so our commutes have been a whole lot easier. But this week all that will change.
Every day precipitation is in the forecast in one form or another with varying amounts […]

I am really looking forward to attending the Canadian International AutoShow this year. It’s on now at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. I have attended the show pretty regularly over the past number of years, but I was starting to find it a bit overwhelming size-wise. So I am not sorry that it has been […]

I thought I’d take a look back to see what was in the traffic spotlight last year at this time.
And you know what? I was talking about something that hasn’t even been a blip on my traffic radar this year.
Over the last few years city streets have been plagued with…potholes. But not so […]

As we start a new month we look back on a deadly January. Fourteen pedestrians were struck and killed on GTA streets.
Unfortunately there has been a general upward trend in pedestrian fatalities over the last few years but the average number of pedestrian deaths in Toronto per year still hovers around 30. So to have […]

We face many driving hazards this time of year. It goes without saying that snow, ice and freezing rain are certainly cause for concern. The fact that there are fewer daylight hours and that we end up having to spend much of our commute in the dark doesn’t help either.There is one danger that we […]

We are now officially in the dead of winter. The next few months are traditionally the coldest and snowiest of the year. We’ve been pretty lucky up to now. Winter driving conditions weren’t really much of a factor for motorists throughout the GTA until the last month or so. 
We do have a few months to […]

Happy New Year!  As we head into what we hope will be a better year for many, we as drivers are facing some dramatic increases in fines for traffic violations. These fines would appear to send the message that police and authorities have just had it with drivers that break the rules and endanger lives. […]

‘Tis the holiday season and we at the 680News traffic department would like to extend our warmest wishes to you, your family and friends.
RUSS HOLDEN, whose name and voice I am sure you are very familiar with since he has been a traffic reporter in this city for over 35 years, would like to “wish […]