Limebank Road: A focus area for police nabbing speeders
Posted Nov 17, 2025 01:27:30 PM.
Last Updated Nov 17, 2025 01:27:35 PM.
Over the weekend, police with Ottawa’s traffic escort and enforcement unit caught yet another person travelling well above the limit south of the city.
Limebank Road, a key north-south artery in Riverside South, was the scene of another police takedown. The rural roadway stretches from Mitch Owens Road to River Road, about nine kilometres in length. Hosting deep ditches, passing through Ottawa’s rural townships and several homes, Limebank’s speed limit is 80 km/h, like most roads outside the urban centre.
On Saturday, police charged a 63-year-old with stunt driving after clocking them speeding 152 km/h.
Officers caught the driver of a truck on Limebank near Balmoral Drive, forcing a 30-day licence suspension and a vehicle impound.
The city’s Road Safety Action Plan uses data to showcase data on what the greatest causes of fatal or major injury collisions.
The numbers show that aggressive driving “consistently contributed” to serious crashes throughout the year. Aggressive driving is defined by the province as speeding, tailgating, cutting off drivers, refusing to yield, honking repeatedly for no reason, excessive lane changes, passing too closely or stopping on a crosswalk.
According to Ottawa, between 2019 and 2023, more than two-thirds of fatal or major injury collisions involved high-risk driving behaviour.
Ottawa police ask people to report incidents of aggressive driving either online or through the non-emergency line. However, officials say if it’s an emergency, people should call 911.
Taking down details of the vehicle, incident, and a description of the driver (if possible) will help police in an investigation.
“You can prevent future aggressive driving by setting a good example for the younger ones, even if they don’t yet drive,” city staff said in a press release. “Our children learn by observing so set a good example by being safe, calm and courteous behind the wheel.”
