Roads and Daylights Saving Time

Hamilton Police have responded to three crashes within hours of the clocks changing.

The most recent was at Queen Street South and Charlton Avenue west this afternoon.

It’s an area of concern for many residents who live near the busy intersection.

Despite this car being struck and flipped over, no one was hurt.

It’s a sight area resident tom flood is all too familiar with.

Police say the crash happened just before one this afternoon at Queen Street South and Charleton Avenue West.

This vehicle travelling west on Charleton, ran a red light.

John Margaritis has lived in the area for more than two decades. He says he’s all too familiar with these collisions.

“Relentless” is the word flood, an advocate for road safety uses to refer to speeders.

A parent of two small children, he says he’s witnessed too many crashes to count in the five years they’ve lived in the community.

The driver has been charged with fail to stop at a red light.

It carries a penalty of $325 and three demerit points.

Three hours earlier, a similar crash.

A vehicle travelling North on Victoria, ran the red light, t-boned a silver truck that flipped over.

No one was hurt and the driver involved was charged for failing to stop at a red light.

In February, Tom Flood and 70 other residents rallied at Queen and Herkimer.

Flood organized the event saying he’s fed up with the volume of crashes and the number of near-misses along the street.

He’s hoping the two-way conversion will help.

The posted speed limit along Queen Street is 40 kilometers an hour.

Hamilton Police Traffic Safety Officer Claus Wagner who says in the 72-hours after the clocks go back, the number of crashes increases by about 15% which translates to about five additional collisions each day.