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Snow
Safety Tips & Etiquette
- Be a good neighbour. Lend a hand
to those who may not be physically able to shovel or who may
find walking to the store or bus stop too treacherous because of
the snow or ice.
- Keep your children safe - don't
let them play in the snow piles or on the snow banks at the side
of the road
- When clearing snow, pile it on
your property - it should not be shovelled onto the sidewalk or
street
- Place your garbage containers and
blue box on a cleared area - do not perch them on the top of
snow piles.
- Help prevent street flooding and
icing by clearing snow away from storm sewer catchbasins. When
the weather turns warmer and snow begins to melt it's important
that the runoff water gets into the storm sewer. If the catch
basin is fully or partially covered by a build-up of snow and
ice street flooding can occur. Should the thermometer dip again
the street can become an ice rink
A few things
you can do to help yourself:
- Sometimes it takes several passes
with the plow to completely clear the street. Wait until plowing
is completed, and you will only have to shovel your driveway
once.
- When you shovel your driveway,
place the snow on the "downstream" (right side) so
your driveway won't be filled in the next time the plow comes
by.
Things you can
do to help the City crews:
- observe snow by-laws
- don't park overnight on any City
street
- don't push snow from a driveway or
parking lot onto a City street or sidewalk
- don't park your vehicle at the end
of your driveway in a way that would impede the City plow
- to help prevent localized
flooding, try to keep the catch basin adjacent to your property
free from ice and snow
- don't place garbage or garbage
containers where they can be buried, damaged or interfere with
snow removal
- avoid unnecessary spinning of
tires at intersections. This practice is dangerous and is
hazardous to other motorists. It also tends to "ice
up" the intersections
- avoid installing mail boxes where
they can be damaged by plowing operations. Canada Post can
provide guidelines concerning the proper distances mail boxes
should be placed from road surfaces
"DRIVE
CAREFULLY"
The Municipal
Property & Engineering Division, Operation Centre attempts to
minimize the impact of snow and ice. However, it is each
motorist's responsibility to drive according to the road
conditions.
If
it is slippery, slow down
Other Road
Links:
City of Pickering,
Winter
Snow Control Maps
Region of Durham website, Regional
Road Traffic Watch
Ministry of Transportation, Durham
Region Traffic Report
Totten Sims Hubicki (TSH), Highway
407 East Completion Study
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