http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--900-.htm Fri, 24 May 2013 03:25:02 PDT Updated every 10 minutes - FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY Copyright: (C) Castanet.net http://www.castanet.net/rss/ http://www.castanet.net/images/castanet-small.gif http://www.castanet.net/ http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-92124-900-.htm#92124 Sat, 18 May 2013 05:00:00 PDT Fire apparatus have a special privilege granted to no other emergency vehicle in British Columbia. You must not follow them within 150 meters or 500 feet unless you are also driving an emergency vehicle. Having never been a firefighter I was curious and thought that I would ask the experts and fi... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-91788-900-.htm#91788 Sat, 11 May 2013 05:00:00 PDT A reader from Vancouver asked me where the rules came from for bicycle lanes and signs as they could not be found in the provincial driving manual, Learn to Drive Smart. Included in the e-mail was a link to the City of Vancouver's website which showed a collection of signs and markings th... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-91357-900-.htm#91357 Sat, 04 May 2013 05:00:00 PDT I spent most of my policing career as a traffic cop. Yes, I have an outlook that many in the public don't share, but they haven't spent 25 years investigating collisions and seeing the aftermath either. Thank goodness for that, but maybe our politicians need a bit of experience si... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-90995-900-.htm#90995 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 05:00:00 PDT "Could you perhaps comment on poorly focused hi-intensity illegal conversions done to forward lighting on vehicles?", asks a reader. He has had many of his friends comment on how newer vehicles with hi tech headlights have made night driving uncomfortable and unsafe for them. I&...