Unsafe Driving Practices

Information related to unsafe driving practices.

Driving Without Due Care Example

BC Courts Coat of Arms imageWhat do the words driving without due care and attention actually mean? Section 144 MVA says that a person must not drive a motor vehicle on a highway without due care and attention but does not go on to explain what it is. This trial involving a collision that killed a motorcycle rider is one example.

READING - Cell Phones & Driving, a Research Update

AAA FTS logoA growing body of research suggests that using a mobile telephone while driving increases a driver’s risk of being involved in a crash. Studies that have analyzed the cell phone records of crash-involved drivers have reported that using a cell phone while driving is associated with roughly a quadrupling of crash risk.