With regards to Hwy 17 between Manitoba and Thunder Bay there have been many improvements over the decades. Sharper corners have been straightened, sight lines improved and passing lanes have been added. Signage has improved so you know what is ahead. The cars we drive today have also made significant advancements in safety and collision avoidance technology. FWD and AWD vehicles along with continually improving winter tires have made winter driving safer. These improvements unfortunately are lost to the fact that todays drivers do not follow common sense when driving in winter conditions. Many are impatient, lack courtesy and appear to be much less skilled in handling the vehicle they drive. Yes twinning of Hwy 17 between Manitoba and Thunder Bay will mitigate the lives lost but lives will still be lost even when the Hwy is fully twinned. Until that time using your "smarts" when behind the wheel is what will keep us all safe when on the road.