Friday, December 19, 2008

Lane Restriction

The Ontario Provincial Police advise the public to expect slowdowns on Highway 17 Rabbit Blanket.

Location: hwy 17 Rabbit Blanket

Detachment area: Wawa

Time of road closure: 4:15pm

Reason for the closure: to remove tractor trailer unit

Detour: (if available)

Estimated duration slow down: 1 hour

Time road reopened: (will advise )

Note: Detailed motor vehicle collision information will be provided by the detachment as it becomes available.

Lane Restriction

The Ontario Provincial Police advise the public to expect slowdowns on Highway 17 at Mile High Hill.

Location: hwy 17 Mile High Hill

Detachment area: Sault Ste Marie

Time of road closure: 4:15pm

Reason for the closure: to remove tractor trailer unit

Detour: (if available)

Estimated duration slow down: 1 hour

Time road reopened: (will advise )

Note: Detailed motor vehicle collision information will be provided by the detachment as it becomes available.

GOOD SEMARITAN HELPS OUT

(Macdonald Township, ON.) – A 51 year old female driver escaped injury yesterday morning at approximately 5:00 a.m. after the 4 door car she was driving westbound on Highway 17 ended up in the northbound ditch.

The driver was stuck in her vehicle for approximately 1 hour before a driver from a passing vehicle stopped and assisted the driver out of her vehicle through the driver’s window.

She was very cold and taken to a restaurant in Echo Bay to warm up.

Temperatures yesterday morning were around -15 degrees Celsius.

WINTER DRIVING SAFETY TIPS FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELLER’S

(Sault Ste. Marie, ON) - In an effort to remind local motorists about the rigors of winter driving, the Sault Ste. Marie OPP have compiled and forwarded the following safety tips. Taking the time to prepare your vehicle for the winter season might be the difference between a safe motoring experience and a precarious one.

- TAKE YOUR TIME, GIVE YOURSELF ADDITIONAL TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION
- USE WINTER TIRES
- USE WINTER RATED FUEL
- HAVE YOUR VEHICLE SERVICED PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF WINTER. YOUR SERVICE POINTS SHOULD INCLUDE: RADIATOR FLUSH, OIL CHANGE, BATTERY TESTED, TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED,
- CHECK TIRE PRESSURE TO ENSURE IT IS WITHIN APPROPRIATE LIMITS TO ENHANCE TIRE GRIP, CHECK ROUTINELY
- BEFORE YOU LEAVE, HAVE YOUR VEHICLE WARMED UP, WINDOWS CLEARED OF FROST, ICE AND SNOW FOR ENHANCED VISIBILITY
- FOR SHORT TRIPS, ALWAYS CARRY: ICE SCRAPER, SNOW BRUSH, WINTER RATED WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID.
- FOR LONG TRIPS , ALWAYS CARRY: THE ABOVE + MAPS AND A FULLY CHARGED CELL PHONE,
- ALWAYS CARRY A WINTER TRAVEL KIT WHICH SHOULD BE IN YOUR TRUNK AND SHOULD CONTAIN: FIRST AID KIT, BLANKET, BOOTS, WARM CLOTHING, SHOVEL, WATER, CANDLES, FREEZE DRIED FOOD (-granola bars, dried fruit, etc)
- BEFORE ANY LONG TRIP, CHECK WITH WEATHER CHANNEL OR ENVIRONMENT CANADA OR TRANSPORT CANADA FOR UPDATED ROAD AND WEATHER WARNINGS.