Michael Taube: Increasing the Speed of Ontario’s Highways Will Make Conditions Safer for Drivers

Commentary Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the PCs recently announced the speed limit for large stretches of several highways will be increased. An estimated 36 percent of highways controlled by the province, including Highway 401, will see the speed limit move up from 100 km/h to 110 km/h as of July 12. It’s a good decision—and one that should have happened a long time ago. “What many people don’t realize is that until 1975, highways 400, 401, 417, and the QEW had speed limits over 110 kilometres until they were reduced in response to the energy crisis,” Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria told the media on April 24....