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Behind the Wheel
Electronic monitoring
Our current system of trying to change driver behaviour largely consists of traffic tickets, vehicle impoundment and driver's licence suspensions. They all...
Think ahead
The rain is pounding down outside this morning as I sit looking out my living-room window with tablet and coffee in hand. I'm warm and dry enjoying the idea...
Ghost memories on the road
Reflections on Holiday Weekend Traffic This is a short trip down memory lane with a retired traffic cop: me. I've just recently completed a round trip from...
It's only 74 seconds
Flag Person: A High Risk Occupation If I were to ask you what a flag person's job was, what would you reply? Assure orderly movement of traffic through a...
Signal for goodness sake
Paul from CompetentDrivingBC often shares his insights here on DriveSmartBC. I like his explanation of whether to signal or not and decided to share it with...
Shining the light on scams
“I am thinking about upgrading the sealed beams on a vintage car to LED head lights. The LED head lights I'm considering are marked "DOT...
Ignoring your own safety
When I learned to drive more than four decades ago, seat belts were becoming standard equipment on all vehicles. Fast forward to today and we have seat belts,...
Police cars and traffic rules
In my travels last week, I was overtaken by a marked police vehicle traveling at 110 km/h in the posted 90 km/h zone. No emergency equipment was being operated....
Turning right in Sechelt
This all started with a simple question in my e-mail: "Are right-turn lanes allowed at four-way stop intersections?" The story evolved as I asked...
Watch the 4 corners
Where Are the Corners of Your Vehicle? The RCMP's advanced driver training course was without a doubt the most fun of any course many of the participants...
Distracted driving kills
@KostelecPlan asked a couple of good questions on Twitter. He wanted to know what the distracted driving laws in BC are and would I share my thoughts on media...
Clean those surge brakes
Spring has sprung and trailers that have slumbered through the winter are being dragged out of storage and dusted off for use. Check the air in the tires....
The wisdom of Google
I just finished reading an article titled "Old People Should..." in the May 2019 edition of the Reader's Digest. It explained that we could find...
Drivers turning left
Alexander Zacher was walking to work early on the morning of Oct. 31, 2014 in Tsawwassen. He followed the walk signal on 12th Avenue at the intersection of 52nd...
Please! Not so close!
Last week must have been Following Too Closely Week in British Columbia. I received the story of an incident in Sooke, an analysis of a video from Richmond and...
The ICBC 'dumpster fire'
ICBC premiums are rising. The corporation is losing billions; we have to get costs under control! Let's put out the ICBC dumpster fire by reducing what we...
Keep right except to pass
Left-lane hogs were back in the news again this week. The CTV Vancouver news story that I watched complained that drivers were not being held to account by...
Making the right stop
Oceanside Community Safety is a group of volunteers that want to make a difference. Their Traffic Watch program is an expansion of Speedwatch that now includes...
Pay attention this month
Distracted Driving Awareness Month It may be something that you are actually aware of or it may just be another buzz in the background of your life, but March...
Parking lot showdown
Asking for people to send me their thoughts at the end of last week's article resulted in one of the largest responses I've ever received. Ultimately,...
