Student's killer on parole
Charges after investigation
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Regulating power prices
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LeBlanc laying groundwork
US vetoes UN resolution
$100M Nassar settlement
12 Trump jurors picked
Rates slow green economy
Vicinity hires president,
Record housing starts
Warriors ready for Round 2
Kalamalka Bowl cancelled
Rockets live to fight on
Rihanna's parenting ‘hack’
Tarantino scraps film
Munn talks cancer battle
Behind the Wheel
Watching from the right lane
I'm sure that you have already determined that if I don't write this column based on reader requests, I write about something that I have seen happen around me...
Stopping for police
Judging by the result, it may be a significant event in many driver's lives to be pulled over by the police. I've seen everything from jamming on the brakes and...
The invisible pedestrian
I walked part of the way to work this morning and found myself facing a young woman across a busy intersection while we waited for the traffic signal to change....
Road worker safety
My job requires me to pull over and park for a short period of time on the freeway. There is sufficient space to pull off and I'm not obstructing a lane but I'm...
Right hand drive vehicles
Would you kindly comment on the spate of right-hand-drive (RHD) vehicles that have appeared in B.C. recently? I have always been under the impression that...
When not to use a booster seat
When I was young, we thought nothing of throwing a mattress in the back of the station wagon, loading up my brother and sisters and heading off on holidays. We...
Reporting collisions
It's common knowledge that you must report a collision to police if there is death, injury, aggregate damage over $1,000 for motor vehicles, $800 for...
Racing and aggressive driving
When I worked on the Municipal Traffic Section in Penticton about 15 years ago, I watched a young man on a motorcycle ahead of me in traffic on the summertime...
How long do I...?
Discussions with readers over last week's column raised an interesting point. I usually talk about it in relation to using a signal light, but it applies...
Highway safety & design
Some time ago I wrote to the engineer in charge about the speed limit of 90 km/h at intersections with traffic signals on the Inland Island Highway. I requested...
Painted traffic islands
Would you write an article on painted traffic islands? As I pass an island with my left turn signal on, someone behind me will often drive across the island,...
Eye catching or eyesore?
"Cash for Scrap Vehicles" reads the slogan spray painted on the side of a brightly coloured rust bucket parked precariously on the bank between a fence and the...
What would you say?
Last week I received an e-mail from a young lady who was a student at a university in eastern Canada. She was involved in a traffic safety program on the campus...
Golf carts
"My friends are calling me a fool for buying a license and insurance for my golf cart to operate it across the road. They don't license and insure their golf...
The world is my ashtray
I found myself waiting for a red light behind another vehicle this week. That vehicle's driver had his window down, his elbow on the sill and was holding what...
Operating RV""s with propane on
Is there a law in BC about leaving the propane appliances in my RV running while I am driving? I already know that I have to turn the propane off when I get on...
Cell phone legislature
I listened to an interesting interview on CBC Radio recently. A young woman from Edmonton was being interviewed about texting on her cell phone at the same time...
National Road Safety Week
Did you know that National Road Safety Week begins on May 13th? Don't feel bad if this is news to you as I can only find two significant references to it on the...
Reverse stall parking
A number of readers contacted me after last week's column where I told about a man walking behind me when I was preparing to back out of a parking stall. These...
Watch where you walk
I observed a man in a parking lot this evening which made me think about how little care we sometimes take when we are pedestrians. I was preparing to back out...
