Why QEW and Red Hill Parkway Drivers Deal With More Windshield Damage
If you drive the QEW between Stoney Creek and Burlington on a regular basis, you've probably had that moment — a loud crack, something ricochets off your hood, and suddenly there's a chip spreading slowly across your line of sight. It's almost a rite of passage for Hamilton-area commuters. But there's a reason it happens so often on these particular roads, and it's not just bad luck. The Road Mix That Makes Things Worse The QEW and Red Hill Valley Parkway together carry an enormous volume of mixed traffic. We're talking transport trucks, pickup trucks with unsecured loads, construction vehicles, passenger cars, and everything in between — all moving fast, all sharing the same lane space. Transport trucks are a big part of the equation. Heavy-haul vehicles chew through road surfaces faster than anything else, and as they roll over loose aggregate, gravel, and road debris, they kick it backward at highway speeds. If you're trailing a transport by even two or ...