After a rough weekend on Highway 2, Leduc RCMP said there was a crash near the Edmonton Airport in the southbound lanes of the QEII Monday morning. All lanes have since been cleared, but police are warning drivers of ice-covered roads along the highway between Edmonton and Calgary and urging drivers to take “special precautions when traveling on icy Alberta roads.”

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“Winter conditions are now in full swing,” Cpl. Troy Savinkoff told Global News. He said the RCMP recommends people put winter tires on their vehicles, have emergency kits in their vehicles in case of emergencies or long traffic delays, check the roads before hitting the road and watch your speed. Story continues below ad Speed ​​is almost always a factor in crashes when there are poor road conditions and low visibility, as there was this weekend, Savinkoff said.

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The freeway saw extensive action this weekend as multiple care pile-ups, overturned trucks, jackknifed semis and vehicles littered the ditch of the northbound lanes. Hotspots near Ponoka and Olds, Alta., were similarly problematic, leaving cars and buses with people stranded on the highway. Current trend

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RCMP responded to 417 separate collisions between Nov. 4 and Nov. 6, with more than 150 of those calls coming from the east central area, which includes the QEII and the Ponoka pile on Saturday. The drive was “a little rough … a little slippery, a little scary,” Edmontonian Katryna Taitinger said of the drive last week. “I saw two accidents, two cars in the ditch. I definitely had a moment where I kind of slipped up too. It’s not great.” He said he has all-season tires on one vehicle and winter tires on another and can tell the difference the winters make while on the road. Any thoughts on mandatory winter tires?❄️ 🛞 #abpoli #yeg #yyc pic.twitter.com/0IUZTR9GG8 — Thomas A. Lukaszuk (@LukaszukAB) November 7, 2022 Story continues below ad “It’s really at your discretion because it’s an additional cost, but at the same time, it would probably cause fewer accidents, keep everybody safer on the roads. From that perspective, I think it might be a good idea,” he said of making winter tires mandatory in Alberta. Aaron Sutherland, vice-president of the Insurance Bureau of Canada, agreed that it really depends on the individual, but that many insurance companies provide discounts for those with winter tires. “There is an additional cost when it comes to new tires, but it reduces the risk of a crash on winter roads,” he reiterated. In the meantime, Sutherland said we all need to get into the winter driving mindset — that means slowing down, giving more room to the car in front of you and taking extra precautions. — With files from Sarah Komadina, Global News © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.