More than 25 crashes on city streets reported after snow storm

With dozens of accidents reported during Monday’s snow storm, city police are reminding people to drive according to the road conditions.

Thunder Bay Police Service traffic Sgt. Glenn Porter said police responded to 31 collisions and at least 14 people had filed more at the self-reporting centre with more expected. Porter said winter driving conditions are in effect from November to April and some days are worse than others.

Porter added that drivers need to be able to stop properly to avoid collisions.

"It all comes down to the ability to stop," Porter said. "There is no excuse for not stopping."

While it’s easy to blame inclement weather for collisions, Porter said that’s never the case.

"Road conditions can be a factor but they’re never the cause of a collision." Said Porter.
Driving on "auto-pilot" can also be an issue Porter said. Drivers should be concentrating on the road at all times he added.

"The thing about driving in the winter time is you can’t allow yourself to be on auto-pilot you have to be paying full attention," said Porter.