Morning Brew: February 17th, 2009

Photo: "IMG_6369" by wyliepoon, member of the blogTO Flickr pool.

What"s happening in the GTA (and sometimes beyond):

Newly introduced law that makes it illegal for adults to smoke in vehicles with minors present is already under fire. A 20-year old was pulled over and while being ticketed for the offense, the 15-year old minor got out of the car and lit up a smoke of her own (something that by our current laws isn"t illegal). Ummm. yeah. Anyone else see this as a contradictory and ironic oversight?

Barriers that keep TTC subway riders off of the tracks are not as easy to bring into place as one might think. Technical challenges include the need for precise train stopping (which requires upgrades to signals) and the whole shebang would end up costing hundreds of millions of dollars and take several years to implement. After the shocking incident at Dufferin Station on Friday, a story with victims, a hero, and attempted murder charges, these barriers are sure to be a hot topic. Posted by: Jerrold    Source