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<\/p>\nIf the most-recent numbers from the Road Watch initiative in Mississauga are any indication, police will increase their presence on Mavis Road in search of aggressive and dangerous drivers.<\/p>\n
Road Watch, a community-driven program that encourages people to report dangerous and aggressive drivers to police, recently released its statistics from 2025 in Mississauga that show 1,164 reports were received by Peel Regional Police.<\/p>\n
Of that number, 44 were reported by people who witnessed potentially dangerous driving behaviour on Mavis Road, which begins at The Queensway West to the south and continues north all the way into Brampton.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, Mavis is, seemingly, the runaway winner in a race you don\u2019t want to win,\u201d said Mississauga Ward 6 Coun. Joe Horneck, who sits on the City of Mississauga\u2019s road safety committee.<\/p>\n
Dixie Road was second on the list with 29 citizen reports followed by Winston Churchill Boulevard with 28, Derry Road with 26 and Erin Mills Parkway with 25 to round out the top five (see top 30 chart below).<\/p>\n
Of all the complaints\/reports received, the top five alleged violations were for:<\/p>\n
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Careless driving \u2014 262
\nUnsafe move (lane or shoulder) \u2014 88
\nSpeeding \u2014 88
\nDisobey stop sign\/fail to stop \u2014 82
\nDrive while using handheld communication device \u2014 72<\/p>\n
The numbers from last year, presented to the road safety committee at its Jan. 27 meeting, also showed the three busiest months for reports received were September (163), August (151) and October (126).<\/p>\n
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(Source: Mississauga Road Safety Committee\/Road Watch)<\/p>\n
Peel police Const. Claudia D\u2019Amico, on hand at the late January meeting to take questions from committee members, said Road Watch numbers help police identify what roads \u2014 and which sections of specific roads \u2014 might need additional patrols.<\/p>\n
She told committee members if specific roads\/sections of roads are determined by police to be a \u201chigh traffic complaint area,\u201d patrol officers are then sent to those locations more often moving forward.<\/p>\n
Currently, there are 300 such \u201chigh traffic complaint areas\u201d identified by police across the region \u2014 in Mississauga and Brampton combined, D\u2019Amico added.<\/p>\n
Mississauga Ward 1 Coun. Stephen Dasko, chair of the road safety committee, praised the Road Watch program and said it\u2019s important for citizens to continue reporting dangerous driving behaviour to police.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it doesn\u2019t get reported one way or another, to police or Road Watch \u2026 essentially it never happened because it was never recorded,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Road Watch operates in municipalities across Ontario and encourages people to document and then submit information to police on offences such as speeding, tailgating, disobeying traffic signals and other dangerous and aggressive driver behaviours.<\/p>\n
Police then send warning letters to the registered owner of the vehicle in question. For alleged repeated violations, a second letter is sent.<\/p>\n
Of the 1,164 reports received in 2025, Road Watch numbers show 1,156 registered vehicle owners received one letter from police while eight also received a second warning letter.<\/p>\n
Driving complaints can be reported through the Road Watch portal<\/a> on the Peel police website. Reports are largely submitted online, but those lacking internet access can call Peel police at 905-453-3311 and ask for the road safety coordinator.<\/p>\n (Source: Mississauga Road Safety Committee\/Road Watch)<\/p>\n (Cover photo: Mississauga Ward 6 Coun. Joe Horneck X)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bad-roads-in-Missy-for-bad-driving-from-Road-Watch.jpg\")
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