401 at Keele multi-vehicle crash

[xpoint9]

Express lanes of Hwy. 401 at Keele re-opened after crash

Wednesday, August 06, 2008 - 11:10 AM
By: 680News staff


All eastbound and westbound express lanes of Highway 401, at Keele Street, have re-opened after a multi-vehicle crash closed the lanes for several hours, Wednesday morning.

Three left lanes were blocked at Keele Street by a four-vehicle collision -- three cars and a tractor-trailer were involved.

The tractor-trailer struck the centre median spilling a load of wood into the 401 eastbound express lanes blocking all lanes.

Meanwhile, in York Region, just south of King City, police have a five-kilometre closure on Keele Street for another crash investigation.

The crash happened Tuesday night near Canada's Wonderland. York Regional Police told 680News a car was speeding on King Street and Vaughan Road around 11:30 p.m.

The driver of the vehicle lost control and the car flipped into the ditch. A man inside was crushed and later died.

Police said after the crash three others took off on foot and haven't been found yet.

Investigators said the vehicle may have been stolen since the license plates didn't match the vehicle.

Anyone with information has been asked to call police.
http://www.680news.com/news/local/article.jsp?content=20080806_070636_9524

Luckily I left early today and missed the crash.

[George W. Bush]

I personally think that all trucks should be taken off public highways or use their own routes.

The most optimal solutions would be to develop the rail system similar as in Europe, and use the train infrastructure to transport things. This way food costs will not incur transportation/gas/oil costs as it would be cheaper to transport things via the rail system.

Right now the trucks on the roads have benefits and are a large $$$ for the government, the police, the truck businesses, the ambulance, and everyone involved with trucks or their effects on the streets in any way or shape.

Sure, you will have a lot of truckers out of work, but again, they can use their skills in other areas. Jobs will not be lost, but shifted.

I like the quote that goes similar to this: cars did not make horses extinct. So true, but shifted the mentality to a different plane and we have in turn evolved our transportation system into something more efficient. Same should happen with trucks.

[thelefteyeguy]

:| i didnt miss it...it was a parking lot this morning

[untaka]

I personally think that all trucks should be taken off public highways or use their own routes.

The most optimal solutions would be to develop the rail system similar as in Europe, and use the train infrastructure to transport things. This way food costs will not incur transportation/gas/oil costs as it would be cheaper to transport things via the rail system.

Right now the trucks on the roads have benefits and are a large $$$ for the government, the police, the truck businesses, the ambulance, and everyone involved with trucks or their effects on the streets in any way or shape.

Sure, you will have a lot of truckers out of work, but again, they can use their skills in other areas. Jobs will not be lost, but shifted.

I like the quote that goes similar to this: cars did not make horses extinct. So true, but shifted the mentality to a different plane and we have in turn evolved our transportation system into something more efficient. Same should happen with trucks.

We both know nothing will be done, ever.

[Sylvestre]

how do you propose supplies get from the train depot to the stores?

This way food costs will not incur transportation/gas/oil costs as it would be cheaper to transport things via the rail system.
So you want a cheap, efficient electric train to haul goods, and propose that this is cheaper than trucks? Do you have any idea the costs of infrastructure for electric trains?

Canada isn't Europe so we don't have the luxury of dense cities. Sure, your idea may work but then, milk will cost 15 dollars.

[Shaner]

how do you propose supplies get from the train depot to the stores?




duh...we'll just have the trains run right to the loading dock of each individual store. Problem solved :lol:

[desi_eng]

I personally think that all trucks should be taken off public highways or use their own routes.


Why do we always assume it's the truck drivers fault??

I heard on the radio it was the idiot in the car who was going too fast and ended up losing control and the truck driver had to go into the median in order to avoid the car (or something to that effect).

I'm not trying to defend truckers but in all fairness, there are way more stupid a$$ drivers in car then there are in 18 wheelers.


The most optimal solutions would be to develop the rail system similar as in Europe, and use the train infrastructure to transport things. This way food costs will not incur transportation/gas/oil costs as it would be cheaper to transport things via the rail system.

This WOULD be optimal, but given the massive amount of capital required to get this going (by either adding new tracks, that take elec/maglev trains, or updated the current outdated tracks) it will most likely never happen.

[UncleSteve]

The most optimal solutions would be to develop the rail system similar as in Europe, and use the train infrastructure to transport things.

I guess that my grandfather's career from the post-war period until he retired in the mid 1980's as a long distance truck driver in Germany which took him all over continental Europe and the British Isles was a figment of his imagination.

[dhamilton]

I guess that my grandfather's career from the post-war period until he retired in the mid 1980's as a long distance truck driver in Germany which took him all over continental Europe and the British Isles was a figment of his imagination.

I wouldn't tell him if I were you :(