Tag: "Schewe"

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Increasing speed while being passed

Except where passing on the right is allowed, a driver being passed must not increase their speed until they are completely passed by the overtaking vehicle

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The Impossible Texting and Driving Test

What would the reaction be if young drivers were told they must successfully be able to text-and-drive before being granted a driver’s license?

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Cycling on the Wrong Side

It’s the law that cyclists must ride in the same direction as all motorized traffic … and there is a good reason for it

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Eco Driving can also be Safe Driving

Low tire inflation pressure by only 5 to 7 psi can cost you 10% in fuel consumption

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Motorcycle Safety: Put Yourself in Their Shoes

Campaign aimed at car drivers, highlighting the vulnerability of motorcyclists

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Ramona Pierson on Being Hit by an Impaired Driver

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

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Staying in ‘Mantrol’

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 [...]

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How to Wear a Seatbelt Properly

Seatbelts are your first line of defense in a collision

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Radar and Laser Jammers

While radar and laser jammers are not illegal to install they are illegal to use to defeat police speed measurement

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The importance of headlight aim

Why worry about headlight aim? If it is set too low your ability to see at a distance is reduced. Set it too high and you can see further down the road but illumination of the pavement for vehicle guidance is affected

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Thinking About Buying a Fake BC Driver’s Licence?

It is an offence to simply possess a phony driver’s licence much less attempt to use it

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‘One Eyed’ Vehicles

Driving with one headlight isn’t much different than driving with one eye closed

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Seeing Into Our Future

Evolution has shaped us to process visual information perceived at a walking speed of 5 or 6 km/h

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New drivers: what do we expect?

Do the adults out there provide a good example for our new drivers?

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Pets and Air Bags

Hopefully we’ve learned that airbags and children don’t go together, but have we stopped to consider our pets?

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Winter cycling

What are the rights and obligations of cyclists and motorists if the cyclist should choose to ride on the highway under snowy winter conditions?

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Speed Kills, or Does it?

Speed alone doesn’t kill, but combine it with poor driving skills or a bad decision and it definitely makes a bad situation worse

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Left Foot Braking

An important job for your left foot and the leg attached to it is to press against the raised portion on the left side of the driver’s foot well

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Speed Contrary to an Area Sign

Three blanket speed limits that cover the whole province of British Columbia. These limits are 80 km/h outside a municipality, 50 km/h in a municipality and 20 km/h on a municipal lane

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