TORONTO, June 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — While 72 per cent of Canadians had some form of travel or medical insurance for recent travels, most leave their family under-insured, according to a survey released today by InsuranceHotline.com. The […]

Article by David M. Rogers Rogers Partners LLP A few years ago, I listened to two friends have a long discussion about the relevance of automated vehicles. One friend believed people physically driving vehicles would become a thing […]

Should I Signal? Paul from CompetentDrivingBC often shares his insights here on DriveSmartBC. I like his explanation of whether to signal or not and decided to share it with you. It’s great advice that we should all […]

Compliance Markings… I am thinking about upgrading the sealed beams on a vintage car to LED headlights. The LED headlights I’m considering are marked “DOT SAE” on the front. Does that mean that they are legal on […]

When I learned to drive more than 4 decades ago, seatbelts were becoming standard equipment on all vehicles. Fast forward to today and we have seatbelts, multiple airbags and a host of automatic systems designed to either […]

The weather this summer could be starkly different across the country, according to the latest long-range forecast from The Weather Network. Chief meteorologist Chris Scott predicts the wet weather that Ontario and Quebec have experienced in May […]

Emergency Vehicles and the Traffic rules… In my travels this week I was overtaken by a marked police vehicle traveling at 110 km/h in the posted 90 km/h zone. No emergency equipment was being operated. Instances like […]

Driving is by far that most expensive way to get around, both for individuals and society as a whole, according to a new travel cost calculator released by the city. The calculator uses various data, like costs […]

By Bob Boughner,  Postmedia News Travel insurance coverage is about to become more important than ever before. The Ontario government plans to eliminate OHIP’s out-of-country travel insurance coverage by Oct. 1 as part of its larger initiative […]

Fatalities are down significantly this year on roads patrolled by Ontario Provincial Police, the force said Wednesday amid a cross-country traffic enforcement blitz. The OPP said 58 people died on roads from Jan. 1 to May 5, […]

Is damage from a sinkhole covered under a standard homeowner’s policy? No, unless the homeowner purchased an earthquake endorsement. The issue came to light recently following media reports that a family that lost its home to a […]

Most standard home insurance policies come with limited coverage for water damage — and with extreme weather events making water damage more and more common (to the point that water has surpassed fire as the leading cause of […]