Hamilton Police Service has seen a significant increase in the number of complaints to the Aggressive Driver’s Hotline with regards to the proliferation of performance vehicles throughout the city. These complaints include loud exhaust systems, illegal light packages, loud stereo systems and the associated behaviours including street racing, dangerous driving and stunt driving. 

“We hear you, Hamilton,” says Superintendent Marty Schulenberg, “We’ve listened to residents from Stoney Creek to Waterdown that the excessive noise caused by a small number of cars, trucks and motorcycles is having a negative impact in our community.”

From June 18, 2021 to August 31, 2021, 1047 charges were laid, including the following:

• 40 Stunt-related charges
• 40 Vehicles towed
• 371 Muffler Infractions
• 580 Other related offences

“While Project TORQUE is over, we will continue to crack down on poor driving behaviours and vehicles with illegal modifications. We encourage residents to keep reporting to assist us in our efforts to keep our roads safe,” says Schulenberg.

To report traffic concerns, contact traffic@hamiltonpolice.on.ca or call 905-546-4756.

Roadway safety is all of our responsibility, the Hamilton Police Service will be doing our part, so please help us and do yours. Let’s all get home safely.

Project Pit Stop II starts today and continues for one month ending on August 24, 2020.

Hamilton Police are listening to community complaints in relation to excessive noise (mufflers) stunting and illegally modified vehicles. These vehicles have been violating several highway traffic offences causing unsafe road conditions and an overall nuisance to the general public. Officers in all areas of the city will concentrate on this enforcement initiative with a zero-tolerance approach.

Project Pit Stop II target areas will be determined divisionally throughout the service. However, some of the attention will be concentrated on parking lots and other gathering locations.

It appears that many owners of both cars and motorcycles have altered or changed their exhaust or mufflers to create excessive noise.

The Highway Traffic Act states "Every motor vehicle or motor assisted bicycle shall be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and excessive smoke, and no person shall use a muffler cut-out, straight exhaust, gutted muffler, Hollywood muffler, by-pass or similar device upon a motor vehicle or motor assisted bicycle".

If you have any questions regarding the project please contact Support Services Traffic Office at (905)546-4757 or Staff Sergeant Dave Pidgeon at (905)546-3948.

To provide information anonymously please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit your anonymous tips online at http://www.crimestoppershamilton.com

On Tuesday, November 19, 2019, shortly before 11:00 p.m., a Binbrook patrol officer was conducting speed enforcement on Regional Road 56 at Golf Club Road when he observed a silver Honda Pilot SUV travelling at a speed faster than the posted speed limit. Through investigation, police learned the vehicle was travelling at 128 km/hr in a posted 60 km/hr zone. A traffic stop was conducted and police confirmed the driver was a 35-year-old Stoney Creek woman with a G class licence.

Shortly before 11:30 p.m., the same officer observed a Honda Accord sedan travelling southbound on RR56 at a speed faster than the posted speed limit. Through investigation, police learned the vehicle was travelling at 131 km/hr in a posted 60 km/hr zone. A traffic stop was conducted and police confirmed the driver was a 29-year-old Binbrook man with a valid G-2 class licence.

Both drivers are scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, by way of court summons, to answer to the stunt driving and speeding charges.

CHARGED

• Stoney Creek woman, 35-years-of-age

CHARGES

• Stunt driving
• Speeding 128 km/hr in a posted 60 km/hr

CHARGED

• Binbrook man, 29-years-of-age

CHARGES

• Stunt driving
• Speeding 131 km/hr in a posted 60 km/hr

In accordance with the Ontario Highway Traffic Act, stunt driving violations result in an immediate seven-day driver’s licence suspension and vehicle impoundment for the same period.

If found guilty in court, the penalties for stunt driving could include a fine between $2000 - $10,000, up to six months in jail and a two-year licence suspension.

If you have any information that you believe could assist Police with the investigation into this crime, you are asked to call 905-546-3886.

To provide information anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit your anonymous tips online at http://www.crimestoppershamilton.com

Hamilton Police will be focusing their attention towards Distracted Driving and Speeding from August 31 to September 2, 2019.

Police conducted enforcement on the recent long-weekend and issued a total of 425 tickets during this three-day blitz. HPS would like to see these numbers decrease as a result of safer driving habits."Safe driving starts with you". 

The “Labour Day Long Weekend” enforcement program incorporates high visibility of traffic enforcement in various areas of the city with strategic objectives towards public awareness and education is combined with the act of a professional traffic stop.

Resources will be directed towards identified areas of concern in each Division for the purpose of reducing or eliminating collisions and encouraging compliance with the basic rules of the road. Violators who engage in high-risk driving behaviours threaten the safety of all motorists. Hamilton Police are asking you to drive safely.

This Long-Weekend enforcement program will be viewed as part of the overall approach to traffic safety which supports the Hamilton Strategic Traffic Programs. The HPS is committed to Vision Zero, a shared vision with the City of Hamilton to reduce and eliminate fatalities and injuries on our roadways. 

The long weekend enforcement program incorporates high visibility traffic enforcement in various areas of the city. The goal is to raise public awareness combined with the act of a professional traffic stop.

Resources will be directed towards identified areas of concern for the purpose of reducing or eliminating collisions, as well as encouraging compliance with the basic rules of the road.

This long weekend enforcement program is part of the overall approach to traffic safety which supports the Hamilton Strategic Traffic Programs.

Violators who engage in high-risk driving behaviours threaten the safety of all motorists. Hamilton Police are asking you to drive safely and enjoy your long weekend.

Hamilton Police increased visibility over the long-weekend during a traffic blitz which concentrated on Distracted Driving and Speeding. A total of 427 speeding and 4 distracted driving tickets were issued from February 16 to 18, 2019.

The Red Hill Valley Parkway was also a focus this weekend as Hamilton Police assisted the City of Hamilton road crew with traffic safety during the 80km/hr sign changes. During this time four tickets were issued for “fail to move over for stopped emergency vehicle”.

Police would like to reiterate the “MOVE OVER” legislation requires drivers to slow down and proceed with caution when passing an emergency vehicle or tow truck parked on the side of the highway with its lights activated. If the highway has more than one lane, the law requires the driver to move over and leave one lane between their vehicle and the parked emergency vehicle if it can be done safely. Drivers can face fines from $490 to $2,000 by failing to comply.

The Hamilton Police Service will continue to enforce the rules of the road and educate the public in order to improve road safety and support strategic traffic programs

The “Labour Day Long Weekend” enforcement program incorporates high visibility traffic enforcement across Hamilton. The goal of the program is to promote public awareness and education through traffic stops.

Resources will be directed towards identified areas of concern in each Division for the purpose of reducing or eliminating collisions and encouraging compliance with the basic rules of the road.

This Long-Weekend enforcement program is part of the overall approach to traffic safety which supports the Hamilton Strategic Traffic Programs.

Violators who engage in high-risk driving behaviours threaten the safety of all motorists. Hamilton Police are asking you to drive safely.