I expressed excited optimism, in my last column, about automatic braking and other technologies that have a hope of finally putting a significant dent in our car crash epidemic. Two readers: Roger, a retired professional…
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This is not one of my “preachy” One Crash is Too Many columns. It is an expression of optimism and a call to action. My preachy approach of struggling to motivate a change in driver…
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Our broken hearts ache for something positive to rise up from the worst tragedies. It is January 28, 2015, on a straight stretch of Highway 33, east of Kelowna. It is broad daylight and road…
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Another year of column writing behind me, it is time for my annual “all about me” column. Narcissistic of me? If you read my last column the way my father-in-law did, that adjective might jump…
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‘Tis the season… According to a December 22nd news report, a Salmon Arm man stumbled out of a pub, tripped over a curb and walked into a tree before getting into his car and taking…
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I came very close to cutting off an oncoming cyclist the other day while I was making a left turn. It was one of those “close calls” that had been regular features of my driving…
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“Sh”. That’s a heads up for those who may wonder what the dashes mean later in this column. I figure if I do it this way I’ll avoid shocking sensitive readers who might be offended…
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My 10 year old daughter, Morgan, “made the news” earlier this summer. Ok, perhaps it doesn’t count because it was her columnist father using her stick-whittling finger injury to make a point about parental liability. …
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My last column had to do with assigning legal liability (blame) for a camping injury to my ten year old daughter’s finger. I did a “tongue in cheek” analysis of blame, admitting that Santa Clause…
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Hit and Run Aftermath “My mom was just in a pretty terrible crash and is headed to the hospital. The other driver didn’t stop. Not sure I’m going to make it in tomorrow”. That e-mail…
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