"Asteroid Alley"

[omalak]

Well as many of you know, I have made it a point to talk about the crappy quality of the mazda3 windshields

I drive from Scarborough to Oshawa everyday and have been since last June.

http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_33012.aspx

I knew there was something wrong in that stretch of the 401... Im not going to hessitate to get my complaint in with this councillor.

Maybe if enough people have damage a lawsuit can be filed against the province.. i know that's being optimistic but hey i can dream

[openuser]

Oh My Goodness! I've been one of the victims of something like this stretch last year!
I used to travel between Waterloo and Toronto in last spring on 401..
For many weeks, the roughed up patches increased as we traveled deeper into the spring of 2008.. It was thursday April 24th, I was on my way back from Waterloo.. The pebbles were worse than ever, I tried maintain distance between the car in front of me..
then BAM! I see a truck changing lane making big puff of dust.. followed by shower of rocks.
It was the first day I got stone chips.. One of them so big, that it showed bare metal..
The saddest day of my life..

[m_a_t_r_i_x]

yeah i got my fair share of that frickin scraped 401 WB stretch, i got 2 bad windshield stone chip/crack and more stonechips on the hood!

even if u leave plenty of room in front of you, speeding cars/trucks will still spray those road debris.

[Hives]

that sucks. Good thing I don't drive that area too much. I personally find the work on our highways takes too long.

[DumpInfo]

omalak,

I'm in the same boat as you but I'm coming from the east and going west. Thanks to the crappy driving conditions I have a nice crack on my windshield cause of it. I'm also going to email the councillor about it. Ended up watching CityTV @ 6 and hear over 300 emails already received!

[cosic]

This is so wierd to hear cause I always comment on how strong my windshield is.. Once a month I'll hear a huge rock smash it, and expect to find a crack. I never do.. *knocks on wood*

[Hives]

This is so wierd to hear cause I always comment on how strong my windshield is.. Once a month I'll hear a huge rock smash it, and expect to find a crack. I never do.. *knocks on wood*

Lucky you. I got one half-way across my windshield :flaming

[omalak]

Email from Councillor Ajax-Pickering

The following is information on how to submit a claim to the Province if the incident happened on a provincial highway or road.

Write a letter, and include the following information:

1.Which road/highway it occurred on.
2. The date of the incident.
3. An explanation of the nature of the accident.
4. Any supporting documents as evidence. ( i.e. Photos, insurance claim report, quotes and any other relevant details.)
5. Your name, address and telephone number.

You may fax a copy of the claim to the Ministry but all faxes must be accompanied by the original information mailed directly to them. Send the information to:

Management Board Secretariat
Risk Management & Insurance
700 University Ave. 6th Floor
Toronto, Ontario.
M7A 2A4

Fax: 416-314-3444

Please remember that this is for damages over an above what is considered normal damage while driving on a highway. I would appreciate being kept informed of your claim results

[omalak]

Letter sent to Hon. Jim Bradley, Minister of Transportation on behalf of Ontario Citizens who have complained regarding conditions on the 401

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZQ5WSYLX (pdf downlaod)

[mdass52]

I just got that same e-mail from them. I was going to post it here but oz u beat me to it man.

[omalak]

Sun is shining out today car is fairly clean... I had a look ATLEAST 15 paint chips on the hood.. and about 20 small stone chips on the glass along with 1 big one..


The joys of driving on the 401:flaming

Hope to meet up with a friend who has an SLR this weekend and get some close up shots of the crap.. sigh.. i see a hood repaint and glass replacement coming /cry

[froggy]

now that you mention it the stone chip that I got a while back was also in that stretch I think it was right around the whitby.