Category: Driving Safety
As the holiday season is upon us, many of us will be attending parties, going to shopping centers to complete our loved one’s wish lists or driving out of town to spend time with our family and friends. What do all of these things have in common? Relying on the use of a vehicle. In […]
As summer becomes fall we are reminded that students will be returning to school in September. This means more traffic and road stress, so all drivers in British Columbia should familiarize themselves with the indicators that schools or playgrounds are near and use extra caution while driving. Safe driving in school zones is important to […]
In Vancouver we experience all kinds of weather from one day to the next, and these fluctuations can affect driving safety. We have some tips for safety solutions when driving with sun glare. Although Vancouver is not know for many sunny days, when we do get one it can be blinding while driving and sun […]
Vancouver’s most dangerous intersection for car accidents and auto injuries is going to get major upgrades. The City of Vancouver will be hosting an open house to discuss the upcoming upgrades to Vancouver’s most dangerous intersection at Southeast Marine Drive and Knight Street, which has the most car-accident incidents in Vancouver. The city wants to […]
Do you know what to do if you are in your vehicle during an earthquake? This week, the province of BC has experienced a few earthquakes off the west coast of Vancouver Island. And if there’s one thing the world has learned from other countries who have experienced natural disasters such as an earthquake, the […]
January and February are two months of the year when we see more car accident fatalities on the roads of British Columbia, and in Burnaby two fatal crashes recently occurred within 48 hours of each other. The first crash involved two taxis travelling on Canada Way, and the second involved the death of a pedestrian […]
With Thanksgiving Monday just days away, October is a very busy month. If you’re planning to visit family and friends this October long weekend, we encourage you to plan ahead and drive safe. Road conditions in BC have been relatively dry for months, but with the possibility of rain being in the forecast this weekend, […]
Karen Bowman and Tim Baillie of Drop It And Drive (DIAD) delivered their hard-hitting distracted driving presentation to the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) convention in Vancouver September 21 and 22, 2015. The association brings together 189 local governments from around BC and six First Nations communities to form common ground and opinions on the complex issues that exist […]
BC RCMP traffic services reminds drivers to remember their driving ABC’s Back to school will be in full swing after the September long weekend. Traffic will be very busy with extra volume on BC roads. Parents rushing to get the kids to school on time are at risk of speeding and not paying full attention […]
Recently Suzanne Anton, BC’s Attorney General, launched a four-week public consultation regarding the penalties for distracted driving. Even though the government took steps in the fall of 2014 to curb distracted driving, the increase in penalties has not dampened the flow of tickets issued by police. In 2014, police in BC wrote more than 50,000 […]