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Toronto
Joined January 2009
#DowntownRushHour - nothing like taking an entire rush-hour lane to make some deliveries - driver moved a 1/2 block off the route and finished up. #behaviourchange - priority is safe movement of traffic and people ^bm @TPSMyronDemkiw @TPSMandeepMann @cityoftoronto @MooreintheAM
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#DowntownRushHour - hanging onto the last few days of fall before the bikes go away. Motorcycles are an excellent tool to enforce rush-hour routes. Tagged and towed off rush-hour route. ^bm @TPSMyronDemkiw @TPSMandeepMann @TorontoPolice @OACPOfficial @TPSMotorSquad
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Last @TrafficServices #bikerodeo of the Fall 🍂🚲 What an amazing way to wrap up the season with St. Michael CES @TCDSB an incredible school in @TPS51Div, fantastic kids, and so much energy! Thx for making it a perfect finish! 👏 Thx to all my amazing colleagues & volunteers.
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#DowntownRushHour - on Queen St. West at Spadina ready to clear the 3 PM rush-hour route - if you’re parking on a @cityoftoronto major road in the downtown core - make sure you know the rush-hour start times - #tagandtow - congestion management - ^bm @TPSMyronDemkiw
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#DowntownRushHour - part of the impact this project has is combining police with Parking Enforcement to address all aspects of @cityoftoronto congestion - parking tickets, towing, HTA, prohibited turns, blocking intersections, etc. An additional partnership - For a few hours
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#DowntownRushHour - this car was in a rush-hour route well after rush hour started - be aware where you park, especially on major @cityoftoronto streets - 100% change of an impound during rush-hour - congestion management project - traffic safety - ^bm @TPSMyronDemkiw
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It's November 12th - @TorontoPolice #VZET Enforcement officers are focused on #VisionZeroTO in @TPS32Div & @TPS53Div neighbourhoods today. If you'd like to know what division serves your community use https://t.co/5CV94op7Xz
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#DowntownRushHour - horns honking traffic backing up on southbound Bay at front Street. Turns out a driver blocking the intersection was the culprit. Blocking the intersections is a primary source of downtown gridlock, and also other road user frustration. Anticipate light
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#DowntownRushHour - a healthy rush-hour route is free of bottlenecks & obstructions & traffic is able to move ahead with each sequence of lights. Rush hours are busy, but Frustrations rise when traffic doesn’t move for unnecessary reasons ^bm @TPSMandeepMann
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#DowntownRushHour - stopping to pick up a passenger an forcing traffic to move around causes bottlenecks. A huge Part of this traffic safety and congestion management project is asking drivers to Change bad habits. Literally a few metres away was a perfectly good spot to do
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#DowntownRushHour - commercial motor vehicles are critical to a healthy city - repair, waste,deliveries, etc. However between 3 PM and 7 PM on most downtown @cityoftoronto roads you can’t occupy the rush hour route under any circumstances. These drivers were spoken with and
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It's November 11th - @TorontoPolice #VZET Enforcement officers are focused on #VisionZeroTO in @TPS31Div & @TPS51Div neighbourhoods today. If you'd like to know what division serves your community use https://t.co/5CV94op7Xz
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It's November 10th - @TorontoPolice #VZET Enforcement officers are focused on #VisionZeroTO in @TPS23Div & @TPS43Div neighbourhoods today. If you'd like to know what division serves your community use https://t.co/5CV94op7Xz
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#DowntownRushHour - one thing usually leads to another in policing - came across this driver while focusing on rush hour routes - driver found to have no insurance and other HTA violations - #congestionmanagemet @TPSMyronDemkiw @TPSMandeepMann @TorontoPolice @cityoftoronto
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#DowntownRushHour - Queen St. West is a major arterial road for people trying to get home after a long day or just to get around this local community. This vehicle was left blocking the road well after the rush-hour started. Tagged and towed to the pound as part of a project
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Great energy at Friends and Family Day for the newest @TorontoPolice recruits! 👏 Traffic Services was proud to be part of the day connecting with families, sharing safety tips, and drug and alcohol testing procedures, which helped give families a clearer understanding of our
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#DowntownRushHour - no need to recreate a new message here - a snow brush is WAY cheaper than a ticket - clear the snow from ALL your vehicle windows -^bm @HaltonPolice @TorontoPolice @TPSMyronDemkiw @TPSMandeepMann @cityoftoronto @OACPOfficial @CP24 @MooreintheAM @PCPappy
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#DowntownRushHour - Inevitably more collisions happen when the snow flies - @TorontoPolice encourages you to report minor collisions at one of the collision reporting centres - 👉 https://t.co/VC9SyTaTFF ^bm @TPSMyronDemkiw @TPSMandeepMann @cityoftoronto @OACPOfficial
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#DowntownRushHour - Yesterdays snow in @cityoftoronto does not qualify as a “major snow event” - but was a good reminder to drivers that when the big on does come to stay clear of the rush hour routes - look for these signs posted to avoid being towed - #slowdown
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#DowntownRushHour - 🛑 stopped this vehicle on front street west near lower Simcoe. Basically in the middle of the downtown core. Driver oblivious to me riding beside him whole texting on his cell phone. #distractedDriving Congestion management ^bm @TPSMyronDemkiw
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