Proposed law suggests that bystander inaction be a crime
“This man got up and started to swear at me calling me a whore and a slut telling me he will kill me and all Muslims in a mix of Arabic and some other language…
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“This man got up and started to swear at me calling me a whore and a slut telling me he will kill me and all Muslims in a mix of Arabic and some other language…
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Reported discussions about “capping” injury claims reveal a misunderstanding about how ICBC claims work. Attorney-General David Eby is quoted to have said: “We’re looking at caps on minor pain and suffering awards, because there’s been…
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Driverless technology gets me excited. The alternative way to prevent crashes, changing driving attitudes, is horribly tough going. Take, for example, the decades long drunk driving campaign that hasn’t come close to eradicating that dangerous…
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“Mr. Road Safety” has pulled another boner. Unfamiliar with that expression? According to the ever reliable online urban dictionary: “…in time, the expression “to pull a boner”, meant…a bad blunder; a mistake that was costly….
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Inattention is criminal. Or is it? You be the judge. R. v. Dunford, 2015 SKQB 386 Keith Dunford, and inattentive driver, was driving through a highway construction zone with signs cautioning to be prepared to…
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Improper headrest adjustments are one of many standard allegations ICBC makes against victims of negligent driving. The allegation is almost always made in a formal document called a Response to Civil Claim. A recent example:…
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The driver was not looking down, dialing the phone or texting. Witnesses say she was looking straight ahead out the windshield, talking on her cell phone. She continued on at highway speed past four cars…
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Does driver education and training produce safer drivers and reduce crashes? Might that qualify for the dumb-question-of-the-year award? Certainly, a lot of British Columbians must be buying in to the notion. ICBC lists 54 driving…
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A Kelowna “N” driver veered out of his lane last week. The high school student was about to turn into the Rutland Senior Secondary school parking lot. One of my staff, in the next lane,…
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“Can I go on a short drive with a new driver with other people in the car?” For those unfamiliar with British Columbia’s graduating licensing program, the last stage of the process is a “New…
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