MADD’s “Campaign 911” was unveiled in Kelowna on Tuesday. According to their web site, Campaign 911 is “a Canada-wide campaign to encourage and empower the Canadian public to report suspected impaired driving by calling 911”….
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The passage of time doesn’t erase the pain of a loss. It hasn’t for me, anyway. I gather that it hasn’t for Eva Gainer, either, as I listened to her tell her story at the…
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My daughter, Cassidy, is in grade 6. She had a Spring Break school project to write a speech. My memory of school work around that time of my scholastic development is more along the lines…
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Check out this article about an important new study of the impact of hands free cell use on the brain. Quoting from the article: The part of the brain needed to make safe left-hand turns…
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I got a chuckle from one of my favourite ICBC defence lawyers this past week. I like him because he is a true gentleman whose integrity and credibility are beyond reproach. We got to chatting…
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“RCMP show tough love in February” is a Castanet story about the RCMP cracking down on distracted driving, citing preliminary statistics from 2012 that “30 per cent of motor vehicle deaths, and 37 per cent of…
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A number of hit and run crashes this past weekend made the news in the Lower Mainland, and an ICBC psychologist and lawyer were consulted as part of the news story. We can add at…
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In my column published May 2, 2010, I wrote in anticipation of the enactment of our new impaired driving laws: “My hat is off to the British Columbia government for taking a bold stand against…
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Five vehicle crash snarles Harvey I wonder how those who suffered injuries that may never, ever completely resolve would agree with the reporter’s words: “all injuries are considered minor”. The use of the word “minor”…
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How do you feel when you see a cyclist or pedestrian with no apparent concern for his or her own safety? A cyclist continuing to ride on the paved portion of the roadway instead of…
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