DriveSmartBC

This video was produced for Responsible Young Drivers, a group from Belguim. The group promotes road safety and draws the attention to young drivers asking them to demonstrate responsible driving. It's network of 600 young volunteers in organize more than 250 activities each year in Belgium.

I would imagine that your opinion of police traffic surveillance tactics probably depends a lot on whether you are the recipient of a ticket or not because of them. You may have actually seen Corporal Smith in Nanaimo dressed up as the Easter Bunny or Constable Martell of Kelowna wearing a hoodie and holding up a sign made of cardboard. They certainly got to see a lot of traffic violators and provided information to pick up teams a bit further down the road.

Any chance you might do another article on handheld device usage in BC? The first rider death of 2012 in Kelowna was caused by driver inattention to cell phone usage. I've attached a photo that was just taken this Saturday. We actually took several - I was driving, my wife was operating the camera. This particular one clearly shows what has the driver's attention.

We reach the mid-point of Canada's Road Safety Vision 2015 in only a few more months. I'm not going to ask if you are doing something to meet the goals of the program, I'm going to ask you if you have ever heard of the program.

Our lap dog loves to go for car rides! She's generous too because you are more than welcome to sit underneath her in the right front seat. The trouble is, this is definitely not a good place for her to ride in the car.

Occasionally I look at a driver around me in traffic and ask myself "what can they be thinking?" Today I wondered if the driver behind me was thinking at all! Road conditions could be described as typical BC winter driving, but this guy was so close that I couldn't see snow between the rear of my vehicle and the front of his.

In this video, Justin McNaull, AAA Public Affairs, discusses the risks posed by using a cell phone while driving. The video covers how the use of a cell phone behind the wheel can be a dangerous distraction, as well the fact that hands-free devices are not risk-free substitutes for handheld phones. It also offers tips on avoiding this kind of distraction.

Here are the top excuses that police heard from BC drivers who were caught using a hand-held device while driving in our province last month courtesy of ICBC:

The Road Safety Monitor 2010: Distracted Driving is a publication of an annual public opinion survey conducted by the Traffic Injury Research Foundation.

British Columbians recognize that texting or talking on a hand held cell phone while driving is a hazardous thing to do. Still, about one in six talk on a hand held cell phone and about one in ten text while driving. The rest of us say that we are irritated, angry, disappointed or worried when we see these people disregarding the law and our safety.