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🚨 Traffic Unit Update – A Lesson in Patience 🚨

Earlier today, officers from our Traffic Unit attended the area of Highway 403 at Garden Avenue following a collision that caused traffic to back up on the highway.

Unfortunately, some drivers decided that waiting like everyone else simply wasn’t an option… and instead chose a creative solution — driving the wrong way down a one-way on-ramp to get around the traffic.

Our officers were there to greet them.

By the time things wrapped up, a total of 26 drivers were charged, including:

24 drivers – Drive wrong way on a one-way
2 drivers – Backing up on an on-ramp
1 driver was also charged for driving without a license

For those wondering, the fine for driving the wrong way on a one-way is $110 and three demerit points.

In fact, officers handed out so many tickets that they actually ran out of printer paper in the cruiser.

A reminder: if traffic is backed up due to a collision, the safest and fastest option is usually the least exciting one — wait your turn and follow the rules of the road. Driving the wrong way on an on-ramp isn’t a shortcut… it’s a ticket. 🚔

OFFICERS ISSUED SO MANY TICKETS FOLLOWING THIS MORNING’S 403 CRASH THAT THEY RAN OUT OF PRINTER PAPER:

Earlier today, officers from The Brantford Police Service Traffic Unit attended the area of Highway 403 at Garden Avenue following a collision that caused traffic to back up on the highway.

Unfortunately, some drivers decided that waiting like everyone else simply wasn’t an option… and instead chose a creative solution — driving the wrong way down a one-way on-ramp to get around the traffic. Our officers were there to greet them.

By the time things wrapped up, a total of 26 drivers were charged, including:
• 24 drivers – Drive wrong way on a one-way
• 2 drivers – Backing up on an on-ramp
• 1 driver was also charged for driving without a license

For those wondering, the fine for driving the wrong way on a one-way is $110 and three demerit points.

In fact, officers handed out so many tickets that they actually ran out of printer paper in the cruiser.

A reminder: if traffic is backed up due to a collision, the safest and fastest option is usually the least exciting one — wait your turn and follow the rules of the road. Driving the wrong way on an on-ramp isn’t a shortcut… it’s a ticket.
Daniel G. Wiest, Owner & Publisher
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Did you know that in some provinces, pavement markings that indicate when passing is permitted (or not permitted) are just a guideline for the driver? Most provincial passing legislation refers to visibility (from Newfoundland – drivers cannot drive a vehicle on the left side of the road to overtake and pass another vehicle “unless the left side is clearly visible and free of oncoming and overtaking traffic for a sufficient distance to permit overtaking and passing to be completely made” without compromising the safety of other vehicles; from Ontario – vehicles shall not be driven left of the centre of the roadway “when approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve in the roadway or within 30 metres of a bridge, viaduct or tunnel where the driver’s view is obstructed within that distance so as to create a potential hazard” and “within 30 metres of a level railway crossing”). Did you notice that legislation quoted DOES NOT INCLUDE a reference to PAVEMENT MARKINGS?

Passing lanes offer a safer place to overtake slower traffic – though every overtaking maneuver carries some risk! If you must overtake slower moving traffic, be aware of your surroundings. The pavement markings can communicate ‘safety’ information to the driver. Disobeying a guideline could have serious consequences…. a close call, a crash that involves injuries or even a crash that causes a fatality! Passing just to get ahead of the driver in front isn’t worth the risk!