Toronto moving to install side guards on its heavy trucks to reduce pedestrian and cyclist deaths

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Toronto moving to install side guards on its heavy trucks to reduce pedestrian and cyclist deaths
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Toronto is looking to retrofit its heavy-duty vehicles with side guards in an effort to reduce pedestrian deaths.

The protective railings or bars can be mounted on the sides of large trucks between the axles to help prevent people from being pulled under the wheels in a collision.

“I promised her husband at the time that I would do something to make sure that this doesn't happen again to other people,” Chow said. The safety devices have become standard in other jurisdictions, such as the EU, and Ontario’s chief coroner has said that they could help save lives. Boissonnault out of cabinet to 'focus on clearing the allegations made against him,' Trudeau announcesThe families of the victims of Paul Bernardo have been barred from attending the serial killer’s upcoming parole hearing in person, according to the lawyer representing the loved ones of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy.A four-month-old baby is dead after what Toronto police are calling a 'suspicious incident' at a Midtown apartment building on Wednesday afternoon.

Thirty-nine new photo radar cameras will be installed to keep an eye on Ottawa roads over the next 14 months, including on roads in the rural villages of Dunrobin, Manotick, Richmond and Vars.The coroner's inquest looking at the circumstances surrounding the death of Abdirahman Abdi following an altercation with Ottawa police is expected to hear testimony from the arresting officers Wednesday.

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