Traffic

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 […]

‘Tis the season when you will be hearing the phrase “give yourself extra time” a lot in relation to your commute. I know, I know; after a while it doesn’t even register.  And even if it does, how on earth are we supposed to accomplish this task?  We are all so time deprived as it is, […]

We have been so lucky this month with the amazing weather. So far we have had 70 per cent more sunshine than is normal for November. However, at the risk of sounding like the voice of doom, this amazing stretch of weather cannot last forever and eventually we will have to face driving through the […]

The holiday shopping season is now in full swing, and it would appear that thieves are going to try and take advantage of it. Just this past week, I heard two stories about cars being broken into and expensive merchandise stolen.
One story involves a friend of my daughter. They had purchased a laptop as a […]

It’s November, and and we are now into the time of year when we have the fewest hours of daylight. We have ended Daylight Saving Time and we are now on Standard Time until the spring. So that means it gets brighter earlier in the morning, but the downside is it gets darker earlier in the evening. […]

Ontario’s Hands-Free “proposed” legislation is now law. Are you ready? When we drive, we can no longer dial, chat, or text a now prohibited hand-held device. Also included in this hands-free law are any hand-held electronic entertainment devices such as iPods, or other portable MP3 players, as well as portable games. Viewing display screens on […]