People who live in Muskoka want the provincial government to do something about the driving conditions of Highway 11.

Some people, including Steve Borden who started a petition on the matter, say the plows the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) uses aren’t able to do the job properly.

“It leaves a lot of snow behind,” he said. “The snow gets packed and leaves lumps and rivets which creates a washboard effect which makes it dangerous to drive on. If you drive in the left lane where the truck has been, it's certainly in better shape than driving in the right hand lane where the tow plow has been. I want the problem fixed. I want it addressed and I want it corrected.”

More than 2,200 people agree with Borden that the equipment being used isn’t up to par and have signed the petition to give him their support.

“The equipment just isn't working for this area - it really needs to be revisited,” said Huntsville resident Marjory Goodwin.

Muskoka MPP Norm Miller agrees that there is a problem, and has started a petition of his own asking Ontario to return to the time when the MTO was more involved in the management of roads.

“It used to be out sourced,” said Miller. “You still had a private contractor and in this area it was often Fowler Construction but MTO had supervisors that would actually look at road conditions, drive the roads, and they would direct the private contractor as to when and where to put sand and salt down.”

Bracebridge Mayor Graydon Smith says petitions are exactly what are needed in this case.

“The ministry is not obligated to change unless they are hearing from members of the public that they’re not satisfied with the level of service they're getting.”

The MTO declined an on-camera interview with CTV News on Wednesday but did confirm that so far this year they have replaced two tow plow trailers with separate plow units in Huntsville and are still looking at ways to improve their operations.

Both Steve Borden and Norm Miller’s petitions will be brought to the government in February.