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“Flouting the public health orders and expecting the case to be thrown out in court, I can tell you that’s not going to happen. We are going to aggressively prosecute these tickets,” Attorney General Gordon Wyant said in a statement to local media. They go on to say that 155 charges have been issued under the Public Health Act through to the end of last month. Of that number, 17 have been convicted. Total number of fully collected fines? Five. It’s a novel approach, since the suspension of a driver’s license is usually owed to a run afoul of a Highway Traffic Act or driving while im...

  Local cops say this is in response to area residents complaining about speeders in their community. “The citizens of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows have let police know that speeding is a top concern,” said Sergeant Glen Roberts of the Road Safety Target Team. “You asked and we heard you, states of the RSTT. The detachment says Scarecrow is a new way for them to get creative in response to the public’s concerns around road safety. Another new tool being deployed is colloquially called “Black Cat”. In this effort, a specialized recorder collects traffic and driving behavior inform...

“We believe this new name more clearly distinguishes our role and service delivery from the municipal and detachment traffic services,” the release reads.  #DYK? BC RCMP Traffic Services has changed its name to BC Highway Patrol? You can still find us on the web at: https://t.co/fzofKFlHqX and on Twitter: @BCHwyPatrol. We hope to have all updates completed soon! https://t.co/hHQ4LCPrx0pic.twitter.com/pPwojUWtda— BC Highway Patrol (@BCHwyPatrol) May 17, 2021   “Our goal is to change driver behaviour so they make better, safer choices. We want to make our roads safer for all road us...

Over three years, the researchers followed up with the drivers by telephone at 12 and 36 months, with an in-person assessment at 24 months. As well, they also reviewed each person’s driving record from his or her state’s motor vehicle department, to look for crashes or violations; and annually reviewed each driver’s medical records. Demographic factors were also considered, including age, sex, race/ethnicity, and education. Throughout the study, among the participants, 31 drivers were diagnosed with dementia, and 33 with MCI. The accuracy of the data in predicting the diagnosis was 29 p...

  More importantly, that speeding driver coming in contact with pedestrians and cyclists is even more deadly. Vulnerable road users are already at a historically high disadvantage for injury and death due in part to the escalation of the size of vehicles on the roads. Over 75 per cent of vehicle sales continue to be in the SUV, CUV, and truck categories. Pedestrians are already at a distinct disadvantage even with drivers obeying lowered speed limits. To those who continue to speed well above the posted limit? Nobody else stands a chance. The bill is called the Moving Ontarians More Safely (...