A different kind of Remembrance Day for dead and injured, and the multitude of others impacted, is almost upon us. The deaths and injuries can be brutal, and more Canadian lives have been taken than…
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Why should “Accident” (referring to road traffic incidents) go the way of other words like negro, midget and retarded? Because it carries heavy baggage of unaccountability. History lesson: In the early 1900s, when companies were…
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I did my best, in a 12 minute time slot, to instil a sense of vulnerability in high school students this past week. It was my third opportunity to participate in “A different kind of…
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Winter tire season has arrived. They’re required on most British Columbia highways from the beginning of October until the end of March. A reader prompted the topic, asking: “I live in Kelowna and do not…
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Kelowna West MLA Ben Stewart was stuck sitting beside me at an event Thursday night. It was open seating. My wife and I had “claimed” our seats with a purse and tilted chair. As luck…
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The excuse: “He came out of nowhere,” gets me all hot and bothered. Not in that good way. Those words were included in a recent news article about a cyclist collision with a vehicle. I…
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We are moving in the right direction with recently announced changes to ICBC premiums. But we could do so very much better. ICBC premiums are being adjusted in a way that, to some extent, will…
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My previous three columns might suggest otherwise, but cell phones are not the boogieman. One of my “fans” posted an online comment accusing me of being “…on a one man crusade to eradicate use…cell phone”. I…
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If you are texting or engaged in a cell phone discussion with someone you know is driving, should you share legal accountability if there is a crash? In a recent news story, an insurance and…
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How is it any different from talking to a passenger? We hosted a small gathering for my step daughter’s 30th birthday. She got to hear my road safety pitch about the ridiculousness of banning hand…
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