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Speeding… I had an interesting conversation with a driver at the roadside one morning. I had stopped him for driving at 107 km/h in the posted […]

“Don’t design streets for the traffic that you have, design streets for the traffic that you want.” This bit of wisdom from a traffic engineer may […]

Our Motor Vehicle Act defines traffic as pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, cycles and other conveyances, either singly or together, while using a highway to […]

Just about everyone wants to be liked. Being Likable… That’s not just human nature but a survival mechanism that’s been hardwired into the brain chemistry of a […]

There were some students in my Elder College class last week that were surprised to learn that it was no longer generally acceptable to hold the […]

I refused to sign the ticket that I got for speeding last week. Does that mean this ticket is invalid and I don’t have to pay […]

Be Prepared for Trouble in Winter Snow! I remember putting chains on my father’s tow truck and plowing winter snow with the front bumper at 30 […]

“Don’t pedestrians have to use the sidewalks?” asks a reader. The concern expressed here is that when a safe place is provided for pedestrians away from […]

If you are stopped by the police, just what is it that the officer is entitled to do? This is a simple enough question, and one […]

There sometimes seem to be two types of people when it comes to the sounds emitted by vehicle exhaust systems… aka Mufflers: those who hate it […]

Those Blinding Blue Headlights… The situation may be from one of three causes: poor design, a standard high intensity discharge (HID) headlamp or an improper retrofit. […]

The ongoing controversy involving politicians who ignored travel warnings over the holidays holds important lessons for Canadian business executives, according to experts in public relations and […]