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Cycling on the Wrong Side
By Cst. Tim Schewe (Ret.) on May 08, 2012 in Road Safety
It’s the law that cyclists must ride in the same direction as all motorized traffic … and there is a good reason for it
Tag: "Collisions"
Motorcycle Safety: Put Yourself in Their Shoes
By Cst. Tim Schewe (Ret.) on Apr 24, 2012 in Road Safety
Campaign aimed at car drivers, highlighting the vulnerability of motorcyclists
Saskatchewan’s Operation Hang Up, Buckle Up blitz begins Wednesday
By ILSTV Staff on Apr 17, 2012 in Road Safety
While police agencies collectively decide on a name for each blitz, “Operation Hang Up, Buckle Up” was based on suggestions from SGI’s social media followers
Ramona Pierson on Being Hit by an Impaired Driver
By Cst. Tim Schewe (Ret.) on Apr 17, 2012 in Road Safety
Ramona Pierson was crossing the street when a drunk driver ran a red light and struck her in the crosswalk. She spent 18 months in a coma and then was placed in a senior citizens’ home to recover
Staying in ‘Mantrol’
By ILSTV Staff on Apr 10, 2012 in Road Safety
Stay in Mantrol is an anti-speed campaign from the New Zealand Transport Agency. The following quote from their web site summarizes the campaign: These lads are not boy racers. They’re not driving deliberately recklessly – they’ve just grown comfortable with speed and they don’t see any issue with going a little faster than others. Guys [...]
Radar and Laser Jammers
By Cst. Tim Schewe (Ret.) on Mar 20, 2012 in Road Safety
While radar and laser jammers are not illegal to install they are illegal to use to defeat police speed measurement
Operation March Madness targets aggressive driving in Saskatchewan
By ILSTV Staff on Mar 13, 2012 in Road Safety
Aggressive driving includes speeding or driving too fast for road conditions, running red lights or failing to stop at stop signs, stunting, passing to the right on a highway, or racing
‘One Eyed’ Vehicles
By Cst. Tim Schewe (Ret.) on Feb 28, 2012 in Road Safety
Driving with one headlight isn’t much different than driving with one eye closed
Seeing Into Our Future
By Cst. Tim Schewe (Ret.) on Feb 21, 2012 in Road Safety
Evolution has shaped us to process visual information perceived at a walking speed of 5 or 6 km/h
MPI providing $120,000 to curb distracted driving in province
“Manitoba Public Insurance’s objective is to help raise awareness that if drivers choose to drive while using a handheld device, there are consequences.”
Pets and Air Bags
By Cst. Tim Schewe (Ret.) on Feb 07, 2012 in Road Safety
Hopefully we’ve learned that airbags and children don’t go together, but have we stopped to consider our pets?
Canadian police to be trained on identifying, investigating staged collisions
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) and the Canadian Police Knowledge Network (CPKN) are sponsoring training so police officers across the country can learn more about staged accidents
Speed Kills, or Does it?
By Cst. Tim Schewe (Ret.) on Jan 24, 2012 in Road Safety
Speed alone doesn’t kill, but combine it with poor driving skills or a bad decision and it definitely makes a bad situation worse
Intersection safety focus of latest Saskatchewan traffic safety blitz
By ILSTV Staff on Jan 17, 2012 in Road Safety
Forty-two percent of all collisions in Saskatchewan in 2010 occurred at intersections, says SGI’s President and CEO Andrew Cartmell
Manitoba Public Insurance reports lower net income, lower Basic rates coming
MPI reports net income of $36.9 million for the nine months ended November 30, 2011 compared to net income of $89.4 million for the same period last year
Fender benders in government vehicles cost feds millions, analysis shows
The government’s books show fender benders involving federal vehicles in recent years cost taxpayers $28 million in repairs or write-offs
Saskatchewan police blitz targets impaired driving
By ILSTV Staff on Dec 15, 2011 in Road Safety
Province-wide blitz will run from December 15 through 17
December a dangerous month for Manitoba drivers
By ILSTV Staff on Dec 13, 2011 in Road Safety
With the goal of raising road safety awareness among young Manitobans, MPI recently announced it was sponsoring the inaugural ‘Rethink Road Safety Video’ contest
Employee Safe Driving Policy
By Cst. Tim Schewe (Ret.) on Dec 13, 2011 in Road Safety
Anyone who employs a driver, large business or small, should have a safe driving policy in effect that employees must signify that they are aware of and are expected to adhere to at all times while operating a business vehicle, whether for work purposes or not
