Collisions

Information regarding collisions.

B.C.'s Collision Counter

Estimated collision types for British Columbia in 2010 to date:

CASE LAW - R v Berner

BC Courts Coat of ArmsThis is the provincial court decision rendered by Judge P.D. Gulbranson finding Carol Ann Berner guilty of all charges arising out of the death of Alexa Middelaer and the serious injuries caused to her aunt, Daphne Middelaer.

CASE LAW - Blackburn v HMQ, RCMP and Leyh

BC Courts Coat of ArmsThis case assigns liability for an intersection collision. A member of the RCMP was responding to a rollover collision with injuries when he proceeded through a red light at low speed and collided with a car driven by a deaf person who passed by other traffic that was stopped to allow the police vehicle to clear the intersection.

Watch Out For Number Two!

Police VehicleI am guessing that most people see the code 3 operation of an emergency vehicle as something that would be exciting or thrilling. From my own experience I can say that this feeling quickly wears off and a sense of responsibility settles in. The lights and siren provide no protection for you or anyone else on the highways and the speeds involved expose us all to danger.

VIDEO - TACVictoria Video Retrospective

VideoAustralia is known for its hard hitting advertising campaigns aimed at reducing death and injury due to motor vehicle collisions. This video is a retrospective on 20 years of road safety campaigns. It features iconic scenes and images from commercials that have helped change they way we drive, all edited to the moving song Everybody Hurts by REM.

Producing Information After a Collision

Insurance DocumentAre we required to carry insurance papers within the car at all times? I'm helping a friend ask this as she was involved in a slight accident and the other party didn't have the insurance papers with her.

READING - IIHS Status Report May 20, 2010

IIHS LogoVolume 45, Issue 5 of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Status Report is now available for download. This issue covers the following topics:

VIDEO - RCMP Crash Testing

VideoThe R.C.M.P.'s collision reconstruction program in B.C. contains a research component. This video illustrates vehicle rollover testing that was conducted in Terrace, B.C. In this video, a car is dumped off a specially built platform at a right angle to its path of travel.

Q&A - Using Small Claims Court for Collision Damages

Q&A ImageTwo years ago an elderly woman ran into me with her personal go-cart. She hit me from behind, at full throttle as I sat on a chair in the back row of an outdoor concert. The force of the collision was enough to drive me and my chair under the chair of the man in front of me.

CASE LAW - Cue v Breitkreuz

BC Courts Coat of ArmsThis case heard before Justice N. Smith examines a collision that occurred when a car driven by Miquel Cue stopped for a stop sign and was struck from behind by a truck driven by Roy Breitkreuz.

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