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  1. We Don't Have a Very Good Opinion of Ourselves

    … but the main priority is speed, seatbelts and now distracted driving. Lets spend a little time actually looking for poor … "Most of us have witnessed ellegal behaviour in the past month"? The past …

    DriveSmartBC - 2023/11/14 - 17:34 - 5 comments

  2. Penalty Points and How They Affect You

    … I was rather surprised to see driving without a licence as a three point penalty.  But I … through a red light needs a stiffer penalty.  Ditto for distracted driving. Log in to post … cell phone right here right now and impund that for a month?  Two months for second offence.  Four months for …

    DriveSmartBC - 2024/03/08 - 11:41 - 11 comments

  3. Insurance Fraud & Insurance Rates - Who to Believe?

    … the adjuster was called out. Settlements were made and each month the expenses were totalled, divided by 400 and … Should we not be insuring drivers? Based upon a proven driving history, should we not be paying a rate based upon … .... regardless of the vehicle? Drivers who drive drunk, distracted, impaired and/or incompetently should be assessed …

    DriveSmartBC - 2023/12/09 - 12:05 - 6 comments

  4. RESEARCH - The Effectiveness of Speed Cameras

    … racers) are used as an excuse to criminalize the many (85% driving over the posted limit). This is not safety, this is … certain threshold - you must take Uber for the rest of the month. Some actions are "grave" - license is invalidated on … holding the sign stating he is a police officer monitoring distracted driving behaviour. Log in to …

    DriveSmartBC - 2023/11/14 - 17:32 - 25 comments

  5. Senior Driver Re-Exams

    … enough I was supposed to be scheduled for my doctor’s driving appointment testing in November 2022. Naturally … in on the hoopla. Of course seeing pretty girls dancing distracted my attention to glance over. The idiot in front … my business on line to avoid getting mail, so one piece a month is the norm. The neighbours mostly said they were not …

    DriveSmartBC - 2023/11/14 - 17:33 - 5 comments

  6. VIEWPOINT - Politics and Road Safety

    … Eh? So, what about our southern neighbours? Just last month, I was driving in Washington and Oregon, and it didn't seem to be a … knows these statistics . Likely the lady with the 14 distracted tickets knew the rules, possibly after the 10th …

    Anonymous (not verified) - 2023/12/08 - 21:44 - 3 comments

  7. VIEWPOINT - Lobbying for Vision Zero

    … an acceptable reality, for them to keep their freedom of driving is far more important than safety, the majority view … this divided high way, within the Comox Valley, in the past month. Although I do not regularly drive high way 19, I have … ongoing education , including more enforcement on speed, distracted driving ,impaired driving.  Although zero fatal …

    Anonymous (not verified) - 2024/01/15 - 17:13 - 6 comments

  8. Pet Peeves Ahead

    … accidents was not in the big three –Excessive speed, Distracted or impaired. These accidents will continue … to no enforcement, drivers with poor and even dangerous driving attitude seeing not consequences to their actions. … This year, I started to see them two to four a week. Last month, driving from Richmond to Vancouver then Surrey I saw …

    DriveSmartBC - 2024/03/31 - 11:07 - 15 comments

  9. Q&A - Collision Statistics - Which Ones to Track?

    … for older drivers are reason to suspend the priviledge of driving, but many younger driver and middle age,whatever … delayed big time and no sign of the 2015 stats, and as distracted driving passed DUI, I highly doubt those stats … I'm not surprised that they allowed a three-month period for drivers to adjust to the changes made, and …

    Anonymous (not verified) - 2023/11/14 - 17:28 - 26 comments

  10. Q&A - Speed on the Coquihalla

    … Privilege to operate a motor vehicle in the first place. Driving at even 10 km/hr over the speed limit on your road … Obviously, as Phil points out (quite often, really) Distracted Driving is a root cause of many collisions; but a … in the Interior and travel that highway at least 4 times a month, though I tend to use it at non-peak times. If you …

    Anonymous (not verified) - 2024/01/29 - 10:28 - 10 comments