Rental-car insurance
BY NEIL VORANO | The Globe and Mail It’s been a long flight and the kids are cranky as you exit the airport toward the car rental office. You can’t wait to get a car to get […]
BY NEIL VORANO | The Globe and Mail It’s been a long flight and the kids are cranky as you exit the airport toward the car rental office. You can’t wait to get a car to get […]
This is another instance of where most drivers would shake their heads and ask themselves “Just what were they thinking?” I’m speaking of a video of two drivers on a freeway using the left lane during an […]
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has released a statement saying that of all the provinces and territories, British Columbia pays the highest auto insurance premiums in the country. Citing data from the General Insurance Statistical Agency […]
Don’t get caught with your shorts down is the message that TruShield Insurance is sending to small business owners, as one out of three Canadian entrepreneurs heads into the busy summer season without insurance coverage. “Long days […]
After a drunk driver regurgitates alcohol from the stomach to the mouth, taking a breathalyzer test just seconds shy of a 15-minute wait period doesn’t necessarily render the test invalid, a B.C. court has found. In reaching […]
There is nothing like a near miss or collision to focus your mind on road safety. I often hear from people hoping to enlist my help in solving their issue. Requests have ranged from posting lower speed limits to constructing […]
It’s night and I’m driving into the gray cotton of fog caused by a lingering temperature inversion. Vision is limited, the roads are wet, it’s just a few degrees above freezing and some of the traffic to […]
Construction season is officially here and safe driving in work zones is the focus of July’s Traffic Safety Spotlight. There’s no other way to say it: Fines for speeding in construction zones with workers present are super expensive. […]
The May Traffic Safety Spotlight results show that now, more than ever, you’re more likely to be caught if you make the choice to drive impaired. Last month, police reported 404 impaired driving offences, including 352 Criminal […]
In Toronto, the battle for space on the street amongst pedestrians, cyclists, motorists and drivers can be heated. Because, let’s face it: we Canadians may be known for our polite ways, but that ends at street level […]
By Jim Bronskill THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ The federal government is proposing measures that take aim at shadowy payments made by terrorists and money launderers using virtual currencies and prepaid credit cards. The planned regulations would […]
By Dan Healing THE CANADIAN PRESS When his auto insurance company offered him the option to pay lower rates, Justin Lam leaped at the chance, even though it meant allowing his insurer to electronically tag along with him on every trip. The 39-year-old from Toronto downloaded TD Insurance’s Myadvantage app on his cellphone […]