Driving.ca (VANCOUVER, B.C.) Everyone knows that drinking alcohol and getting behind the wheel is dangerous. It can also be deadly. B.C. changed its drinking and driving laws in 2010 to build in stricter penalties for impaired drivers… …A new study…
Marketwired (TORONTO, ONTARIO) October 19-25 is National Teen Driver Safety Week (#NTDSW) according to Parachute Canada, a charitable organization dedicated to saving lives and the creator of the #NTDSW initiative. TELUS and Young Drivers of Canada have teamed up this…
Canada Newswire (EDMONTON, ALBERTA) The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, along with the Honourable Wayne Drysdale, Minister of Transportation of the Province of Alberta; Councillor Mike Nickel of the City of Edmonton; and Dr. Glen Baker, Associate Vice-President (Research) of the University of…
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TAC 2014 Conference (MONTREAL, QUEBEC) The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) handed out three centennial road safety awards at its 2014 Conference & Exhibition in Montreal, Quebec. Created to celebrate progress in the field of road safety over the past…
Government of B.C. (VICTORIA, B.C.) The Province is taking a first step in what will be a two-part approach to protect British Columbians from distracted drivers on roads and highways. First, effective Oct. 20, 2014, amendments to the Motor Vehicle…
CBC News (TORONTO, ONTARIO) Two new studies have found that voice-activated smartphones and dashboard infotainment systems may be making the distracted-driving problem worse instead of better. The systems let drivers do things like tune the radio, send a text message,…
Ocober 7, 2014, Yahoo News (WASHINGTON, D.C) Just because you can talk to your car doesn’t mean you should. Two new studies have found that voice-activated smartphones and dashboard infotainment systems may be making the distracted-driving problem worse instead of…
September 30, 2014, CBC News (TORONTO, ONTARIO) Mobile phone companies are coming under pressure to do more to combat the dangers of texting and driving, which now kills more people on Ontario roads than drinking and driving. “Carriers should get…
September 24, 2014, CTV News (QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC) Quebec Transport Minister Robert Poeti is considering tougher sanctions against drivers who are caught texting, including hitting them with four demerit points. Currently, Quebec motorists caught texting can lose three points and…
September 17, 2014, CBC News (TORONTO, ONTARIO) Is using a smartwatch behind the wheel a ticketable offence under the country’s distracted driving laws? It’s up to the police to decide, says Ontario’s Transportation Ministry. We’re not sure yet, says a…