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This video from Consumer Reports explains what to do if you vehicle is subject to sudden, uncontrolled acceleration.

This vintage black and white video deals with a subject that is probably needed even more so today, and that is driving courtesy. Why is it that we don't seem to learn and practice the obvious?

Australia 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.

This television commercial from the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) of Victoria, Australia complements their existing campaign that encourages riders to wear protective clothing at all times. It is meant to make riders aware of their extreme vulnerability on the road.

Intersections are dangerous places, especially for pedestrians. Running red lights is one of the main causes of crashes in intersections—and incidents involving pedestrians. In this month's driving tip, an RCMP Corporal shares how B.C.'s 140 new cameras will help make our intersections safer.

The 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.

This video, produced by ICBC, looks at why banning communication device use by drivers keeps our roads safer by keeping drivers focused on the task of driving. This applies to new drivers in the Graduated Licensing Program especially as they have not developed the necessary skills to spare attention for non-driving related tasks.

This advertisement from the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership reminds us why we choose to wear our seatbelts.

This YouTube video by South Australia's Motorcycle Accident Commission nicely illustrates the hazards of racing your motorcycle on the streets instead of the track.

Do you know the right way to handle a curve or a bend in the road? In this month's tip, Approaching a Curve, ICBC explains the safest way to handle those twists and turns on our roads.