A pedestrian might be around every corner
It took COVID girth growth to push me to a regular walking commute for the very first time in the 13 years I’ve lived walking distance from my office. Yes, I should be ashamed. Much…
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It took COVID girth growth to push me to a regular walking commute for the very first time in the 13 years I’ve lived walking distance from my office. Yes, I should be ashamed. Much…
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Reader comments compelled me to write a follow-up to my column about the idiocy of our distracted driving laws. There were a lot. And I wouldn’t want to leave my fan base hanging! Actually, the…
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Canada’s first impaired driving law, passed in 1921, was called “driving while intoxicated”. There was no messing around with the cause of intoxication. What if our government had done that, though. What if they had…
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This is the last of a three part series about blind hazards arising when traffic in lanes to your left come to a stop. It’s a road recipe for disaster because other road users might…
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“Holy Mary Mother of God”. Though it was about 25 years ago, I remember the moment my mother uttered those words like it was yesterday. She was getting back into driving. I was along for…
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“If roads are in such a condition that a motor car cannot safely proceed at all, it is the duty of the driver to stop. If the roads are in such a condition that it…
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Another day of remembrance for dead and injured, and the multitude of others impacted, is almost upon us. The initiative came from an international organization called RoadPeace in 1993. They conceived of a world day…
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A child, whose own carelessness contributes to their injury, can indeed be held accountable. This is the third in a series of columns reviewing legal duties when a child, darting out from behind a parked…
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Is there parental accountability if a child darts out on the street and is injured? The context is the court decision of Bourne (Guardian ad litem of) v. Anderson, 1997 CarswellBC 667. I referred to…
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Children swarming the streets and alcohol enriched parties make Halloween a perfect storm for disaster. Alcohol doesn’t usually come into the mix until after trick-or-treaters are safely back in their homes. Except for the moms…
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