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The risk of fatality or serious injury is 11 times higher in collisions at 50 kilometres per hour or more over a speed limit of 100 kilometres per hour, than when vehicles are involved in a collision while driving at, or below, the posted limit (2013-2017 Ontario data).
- Understanding demerit points | ontario.ca
7 demerit points will be added if you are convicted of:...
- Ontario Raising Highway Speed Limits | Ontario Newsroom
Starting July 12, 2024, the speed limit will be permanently...
- Raising speed limits on Ontario highways | ontario.ca
To help modernize our highway network and align with many...
- Understanding demerit points | ontario.ca
Apr 24, 2024 · Starting July 12, 2024, the speed limit will be permanently raised to 110 km/h on most of the following provincial highway sections, with the remainder coming into force before the end of the year: Hwy 401, Tilbury, extending the existing 110 km/h zone further east by 7 km.
- Overview
- Locations with Raised Speed Limits
- About The Pilot Project
- About Public Consultation
- What We Heard from The Pilot Project Survey
To help modernize our highway network and align with many other provinces, Ontario is raising speed limits from 100 km/h to 110 km/hon carefully selected sections of provincial highways. The decision to raise speed limits on appropriate sections of highways follows a pilot project that began in 2019 where three sections of highway that had a raised...
The speed limit will be raised to 110 km/hpermanently on the following sections of provincial highways beginning April 22, 2022: 1. Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) from Hamilton to St. Catharines (32 km) 2. Highway 402 from London to Sarnia (90 km) 3. Highway 417 from Ottawa to the Ontario / Quebec Border (102 km) 4. Highway 401 from Windsor to Tilbury (...
On September 26, 2019 we raised the posted speed limit on three sections of 400-series highways in southern Ontario to 110 km/h from 100 km/h. The locations of the pilot were: 1. Queen Elizabeth Way from Hamilton to St. Catharines (32 km) 2. Highway 402 from Sarnia to London (90 km) 3. Highway 417 from Gloucester (east of Ottawa) to the Ontario-Que...
On March 29, 2022 we published a Regulatory Registry Posting to receive public comments on the proposed changes to Ontario’s speed limit regulation. You can submit your feedback until April 7, 2022.
Driving style
99% of respondents stated that they are licensed to drive on 400-series highways in Ontario. When we asked which lane respondents prefer to drive in: 1. 54% stated that they prefer to drive in the lane that best matches their speed 2. 14% prefer to drive in the middle lane 3. 14% prefer to drive in the right lane 4. 10% prefer to drive in the left lane 5. 8% prefer to drive in the lane with the least traffic When it comes to operating speeds: 1. 61% feel comfortable driving at speeds higher t...
Speed limits
When asked about the posted speed of 100 km/h on Ontario’s 400 series highways, almost 80% of the respondents think 100 km/his too slow. Most respondents think that drivers exceed speed limits. Almost 50% think that most drivers exceed 100 km/h, and more than 40% think that most drivers regularly operate their vehicles at speeds over 120 km/hon 400-series highways. When asked about operating speeds in pilot areas, 55% of the respondents think that drivers will not change their speeds in the p...
Enforcement
When we asked about the amount of enforcement that is adequate to enforce compliance with the increased speed limit pilot: 1. 52% of the respondents think that the current level of enforcement is adequate 2. 33% of the respondents believe that more enforcement would be necessary Of the respondents that support the two-year pilot, 65% responded that the current levels of enforcement are enough. Of the respondents that do not support the two-year pilot, 77% feel that current levels of enforceme...
The new Highway 7 expressway has grade-separated crossings with connecting ramps to Dufferin Street, Bathurst Street, Yonge Street, and Bayview Avenue, enabling a speed limit of 80 km per hour; however this segment is not controlled-access as there are signalized intersections, pedestrian sidewalks and bus stops, effectively making it an ...
Mar 29, 2022 · TILBURY – The Ontario government is raising the speed limit permanently from 100 km/h to 110 km/h on six sections of provincial highways in southern Ontario. The change follows several speed limit pilots and consultations and will align posted speeds with other jurisdictions across Canada.
Apr 24, 2024 · Beginning on July 12, Ontario will permanently boost the speed limit to 110 km/h on 10 sections of provincial highway in both the north and south of the province. More than 250 km of Highway...
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Apr 24, 2024 · Beginning July 12, Ontario will permanently hike the speed limit from 100 km/h to 110 km/h on 10 highway sections, which works out to 36 per cent (860 km) of the province’s highway...
