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CBC
a day ago
- Automotive
- CBC
Toronto-bound lanes of QEW closed after collisions in St. Catharines, Ont.
Social Sharing Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say all Toronto-bound lanes of the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) are closed near Niagara Street in St. Catharines, Ont., following two separate collisions that happened Monday morning. In multiple posts on social media site X, the OPP Highway Safety Division said the first crash, near the Niagara Street overpass, involved three vehicles. One driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries. That crash has since been cleared. A second collision about 500 metres past Welland Avenue involved two tractor trailers and five other vehicles, police said. Six people were involved, according to OPP GTA Traffic, and two were taken to hospital with minor injuries. As of 8:45 a.m. ET, all Toronto-bound lanes remain closed, OPP said. Drivers are being asked to avoid the area and take alternate routes.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Baby in back? Ways to remind yourself that your child is buckled in the back seat
Summer is near, and temperatures will be rising, with heat intensifying faster inside a vehicle. If you have a baby or young child buckled in the back seat, this is a good time to find the best way to remind yourself that your precious cargo is strapped in behind you, especially if your vehicle doesn't have warning technology to alert you to check the back seat. Kids and Car Safety; the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration offer some tips: Put the child's diaper bag or another item in the front passenger seat as a visual cue that the child is riding with you. Put something in the back seat (next to where the child is buckled) that you can't start your day without − your work badge, cellphone, laptop, purse or briefcase. Keep a stuffed animal or toy in the car seat and move it to the front passenger seat after you've buckled in the child in to remind you the child is riding with you. Write a note to remind yourself to check the back seat. Set an alarm on your cellphone or computer calendar, one that is different from all other alert sounds, to remind you to drop off your child at child care. Open the back door every time you park, and look around inside before you lock your vehicle. Announce and confirm who is getting each child out of the vehicle if you are riding with others. Ask your babysitter or child care provider to contact you if your child hasn't arrived as scheduled. If someone else is dropping off your child at child care, communicate with them that the drop-off was made. There have been at least 1,129 children who have died in hot vehicles in the U.S. since 1990, according to Kids and Car Safety, an advocacy group devoted to saving the lives of children and pets in and around vehicles. It indicates 7,500 more children survived being in a hot vehicle, with various degrees of injury, according to its website. Four children have died in hot vehicles this year, according to the group, with the latest being a 1-year-old boy in Albuquerque, N.M., on May 25. The other deaths were in New Jersey, Maryland and California, according to the website. In Michigan, there have been 13 hot car deaths involving children under age 14 from 1990-2024 and two prior to 1990, according to the group. In August, a 3-year-old boy died in Vicksburg in Kalamazoo County when his father left him in a vehicle. Several West Michigan television media reports indicate the man left his son in a rear-facing car seat in the driver's side back seat when he went to work. The reports indicate he dropped off his daughter at daycare, but forgot to drop off his son. He found the boy later that day after returning to his vehicle after a stop at a grocery store. He was charged, pleaded guilty and in March was sentenced to probation and a delayed jail sentence, according to the media reports. Kids and Car Safety indicates that in more than half of hot car deaths, the person responsible for the child unknowingly left them in the vehicle. The majority of children who died in a hot car death was age 3 or younger, according to the group. Having ways to remember to the check the back seat is important as Michigan's updated child passenger safety laws took effect April 2, with children needing to be secured in a car seat that is appropriate for their weight and height as indicated by the seat's manufacturer. All children under age 13 must ride in the rear seat, if the vehicle has one. More: Counterfeit automotive parts pour into U.S. and can be a 'direct risk to safety' Infants to children age 2 must be in a rear-facing car seat until they reach the maximum weight or height allowed by the seat's manufacturer or the child is 2 years old. Those age 2-5 can move into a forward-facing car seat until they reach the maximum weight or height allowed by the seat's manufacturer or the child is 5 years old. Those age 5-8 can move into a belt-positioning booster seat using a lap and shoulder belt until they are 4 feet, 9 inches tall or 8 years old. The National Weather Service indicates that the interior temperature of a vehicle can rise almost 20 degrees within the first 10 minutes, even with the windows cracked open. A child's body temperature rises three to five minutes faster than an adult's, so their temperature can rise quickly when left in a vehicle. Heat stroke begins when the core body temperature reaches about 104 degrees, and death occurs at a core body temperature of 107 degrees or above, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Contact Christina Hall: chall@ Follow her on X, formerly Twitter: @challreporter. Support local journalism. Subscribe to the Free Press. Submit a letter to the editor at This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Ways to remind yourself that your child is buckled in the back seat
CTV News
05-06-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Northern MPP pushes bill to boost safety on northern Ont. highways
NDP MPP Guy Bourgouin tabled a bill to improve safety on northern Ontario's Highways 11 and 17, proposing extended truck inspections, stricter licensing tests and more OPP enforcement. Municipal leaders say the province ignores the routes' dangers. The legislation will be debated this fall.
CTV News
02-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
Lane closures on Hwy. 427 in Etobicoke after aluminum, steel rods spilled in rollover
Drivers are being asked to avoid a portion of Highway 427 in Etobicoke after a truck rolled over and aluminum and steel rods spilled onto the road. (X/@OPP_HSD) Drivers were asked to avoid a portion of Highway 427 in Etobicoke on Monday afternoon, after a truck rolled over and aluminum and steel rods spilled onto the road. In a video posted to social media, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says the truck rolled over in the southbound lanes of Hwy. 427 near Rexdale Boulevard north of Hwy. 409. '[The vehicle] was damaged after it completely rolled over,' Schmidt said. 'There [are] heavy backups on the 427 northbound, approaching the 409. There are also heavy delays on the 409 itself… avoid the area for now.' Two right lanes were closed as crews worked to clean up the spill. Rollover: NB #Hwy427 north of Hwy 409. Single vehicle, no injuries. Clean up is ongoing, two right lanes blocked now, hope to get one more lane opened as cleanup continues for several hours. #TorontoOPP investigating. ^ks — OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) June 2, 2025 Schmidt said the cause of the rollover is still under investigation, but says the driver alleges he was cut off. No other vehicle was damaged, and no one was injured. He anticipates the lanes will be closed for 'a couple of hours.'
The Independent
29-05-2025
- General
- The Independent
Notorious stretch of California highway dubbed ‘Blood Alley' where James Dean died is to close for safety work
A stretch of California highway where actor James Dean died will temporarily shut down. The road, known as 'Blood Alley,' spans 20 miles of Highway 41 and connects the state to the Central Valley, Paso Robles and Kettlemen City. The high volume of traffic and the narrow lanes have been blamed for a high number of accidents. Authorities will be carrying out construction on the highway for five days from June 9 to 13. The work will extend from the interchange of highways 41 and 46 near Cholame, about 20 miles east to Reef Station near the junction of state Route 33, according to SFGate. The Independent has emailed Caltrans, the state's transportation authority, for more information. Jim Shivers, a Caltrans spokesperson, told the San Francisco Chronicle the new works were the latest effort to make the stretch of road safer. He said: 'There will be some lengthy detours, which we have acknowledged. The flip side of that is we'll have a brand new interchange opening up soon. It's a major upgrade, it's a major safety enhancement.' In 2002, the San Francisco Chronicle reported 54 people had died on the stretch of highway, with James Dean being one of them. An additional 690 people were injured in the same spot. On September 30, 1955, the 24-year-old actor – who had recently achieved superstar status with his movies Rebel Without a Cause, East of Eden and Giant – got into his Porsche 550 Spyder and started driving up the coast toward Salinas. Around 5.45p.m., he passed through the intersection in Cholame, about 227 miles from San Francisco. Ford Tudor, a student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, turned onto the road and struck Dean's car. The actor's vehicle crumpled on impact and Dean died from severe injuries, including a broken neck. He became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award acting nomination, and later received a second. The site of the crash has become a tourist attraction, featuring a sculpture of the actor. Caltrans has spent two decades working to improve safety conditions on the road. The State Route 46 Corridor Improvement Project expanded the number of lanes and added a new interchange. Officials believe the established detour will be operable through the improvement efforts. Drivers heading west from the Central Valley are being advised to take Highway 41 to state Route 33 south to Highway 46 west before rejoining Highway 41. Officials say they are optimistic the work will be completed ahead of July 4.
