Traffic

The high gas prices are really starting to scare me. Even if they drop again it will likely only be a matter of time before they spike. I have ridden the wave of high gas prices in the past and never once considered grounding my car. But this time it’s different. I have a van [...]

We had quite the winter with lots of snow and rain.  Our windshield wipers really had a good workout.  Unfortunately mine did not survive.  The wiper on the driver’s side literally shredded.  Strands of rubber would dance across my windshield.  So I figured it was time to get new ones.  (Talk about stating the obvious!) [...]

When my daughter was young we did a lot of traveling, mostly by car. Anyone who has ever traveled with a child will know how difficult it is to keep them entertained in an enclosed space hour-after-hour. I thought I was so clever when I discovered a 13-inch TV/VCR combo that also came with an [...]

This past winter I learned a couple of lessons about my car the hard way. First of all, leaving summer windshield washer fluid in the receptacle over the winter months … not a good idea. Summer windshield washer fluid is a more diluted mixture of water and cleaners, as much as 10:1, while the winter [...]

The whole texting while driving issue has come to the forefront once again with the recent picture of a TTC driver texting while driving a bus. As I’m sure you know, the Distracted Driving Law makes it illegal for drivers to talk, text, type, dial or email using hand-held cell phones and other hand-held devices. [...]

I have been in the traffic business for many years now, enough time to notice traffic trends. I have to say that every January the traffic trend is a pretty nasty one and this month is no exception. January 2010 was insane on the roads and subsequently here in the traffic centre. The winter wasn’t [...]

It’s a new year…a fresh start.  It’s a great time to let go of the past and look forward with optimism and enthusiasm to the future.  I am not a big believer in New Year’s resolutions per se because I get the sense that they are often based more on emotion than anything else and [...]

The holidays are upon us and many are off work for the next few weeks.  But the roads never sleep and neither do we at the 680 Traffic Centre.  Regardless of the time of year we are committed to serving you 24/7 through “rain and snow and sleet and shine”…especially through “rain, snow and sleet” [...]

If there was ever any doubt about which season we are in, that doubt was put to rest this week with the arrival of the first significant amount of snow. Some areas got hit worse than others but regardless, the traffic was greatly affected.  If you have already put on your snow tires and have [...]

The Santa Claus parade is now behind us and the big push is on to get everything done in time for the holiday season. Yikes. So soon? According to the weather experts we are supposed to have three times as much snow as we had last year. So make sure that you take the time [...]