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1999 Highway 401 crash

Index 1999 Highway 401 crash

The September 3, 1999 Highway 401 crash, was a multiple-vehicle collision that resulted from dense fog conditions on a section of Highway 401 between Windsor and Tilbury. [1]

29 relations: Chatham-Kent, Chatham-Kent—Leamington (provincial electoral district), David Turnbull (politician), Detroit Free Press, Dutton, Ontario, Erin, Ontario, Fog, Government of Ontario, Highway hypnosis, Jackknifing, London, Ontario, Median strip, Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario), Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, Multiple-vehicle collision, Ontario Highway 401, Ontario Provincial Police, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Rick Nicholls, Ridgetown, Rumble strip, Semi-trailer truck, Shoulder (road), Tilbury, Ontario, Today's Trucking, Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, Traffic enforcement camera, Windsor, Ontario.

Chatham-Kent

Chatham-Kent (2016 population 101,647).

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Chatham-Kent—Leamington (provincial electoral district)

Chatham-Kent—Leamington (formerly Chatham-Kent—Essex and Chatham—Kent Essex) is a provincial electoral district in southwestern, Ontario, Canada.

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David Turnbull (politician)

David Turnbull (born March 17, 1942) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Detroit Free Press

The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, US.

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Dutton, Ontario

Dutton is a community in the Township of Dutton/Dunwich, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.

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Erin, Ontario

Erin is a town in Wellington County, approximately northwest of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Fog

Fog is a visible aerosol consisting of minute water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface.

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Government of Ontario

The Government of Ontario (Gouvernement de l'Ontario), formally Her Majesty's Government of Ontario (Gouvernement de l’Ontario de Sa Majesté), is the provincial government of the province of Ontario, Canada.

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Highway hypnosis

Highway hypnosis, also known as white line fever, is a mental state in which a person can drive a truck or other automobile great distances, responding to external events in the expected, safe and correct manner with no recollection of having consciously done so.

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Jackknifing

Jackknifing refers to the folding of an articulated vehicle so that it resembles the acute angle of a folding pocket knife.

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London, Ontario

London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor.

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Median strip

The median strip or central reservation is the reserved area that separates opposing lanes of traffic on divided roadways, such as divided highways, dual carriageways, freeways, and motorways.

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Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)

A Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.

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Ministry of Transportation of Ontario

The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) is the provincial ministry of the government of Ontario which is responsible for transport infrastructure and related law in Ontario.

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Multiple-vehicle collision

A multiple vehicle collision (colloquially known as a multi-car collision, multi-vehicle collision, or simply a multi) is a road traffic accident involving many vehicles.

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Ontario Highway 401

King's Highway 401, commonly referred to as Highway 401 and also known by its official name as the Macdonald–Cartier Freeway or colloquially as the four-oh-one, is a controlled-access 400-series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Ontario Provincial Police

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is the Provincial Police service for the province of Ontario, Canada.

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Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario), often shortened to Ontario PC Party or PC, is a centre-right conservative political party in Ontario, Canada.

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Rick Nicholls

Frederick R. "Rick" Nicholls (born October 11, 1950) is a politician in Ontario, Canada.

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Ridgetown

Ridgetown is a community located in south-east Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada.

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Rumble strip

Rumble strips, also known as sleeper lines, alert strips, audible lines, sleepy bumps, wake up calls, growlers, drift lines, and drunk bumps, are a road safety feature to alert inattentive drivers of potential danger, by causing a tactile vibration and audible rumbling transmitted through the wheels into the vehicle interior.

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Semi-trailer truck

A semi-trailer truck (more commonly semi truck or simply "semi") is the combination of a tractor unit and one or more semi-trailers to carry freight.

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Shoulder (road)

A shoulder, or hard shoulder is an emergency stopping lane by the verge of a road or motorway, on the right in countries which drive on the right, or on the left side in India, Japan, the UK, Australia, and other left-side driving countries.

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Tilbury, Ontario

Tilbury (2016 population 4,768) is a community within the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada.

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Today's Trucking

Today’s Trucking is a Canadian magazine for the heavy duty trucking industry.

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Toronto Star

The Toronto Star is a Canadian broadsheet daily newspaper.

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Toronto Sun

The Toronto Sun is an English-language daily newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Traffic enforcement camera

A traffic enforcement camera (also red light camera, road safety camera, road rule camera, photo radar, photo enforcement, speed camera, Gatso, safety camera, bus lane camera, flash for cash, Safe-T-Cam, depending on use) is a camera which may be mounted beside or over a road or installed in an enforcement vehicle to detect traffic regulation violations, including speeding, vehicles going through a red traffic light, vehicles going through a toll booth without paying, unauthorized use of a bus lane, or for recording vehicles inside a congestion charge area.

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Windsor, Ontario

Windsor is a city in Ontario and the southernmost city in Canada.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Highway_401_crash

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