Category Archives: Driving With Us
Darrell Bellaart, Nanaimo Daily News, April 13, 2015 I knew I’d failed the second I stopped the car on top of the crosswalk. I took the ICBC driver re-examination road test as a personal challenge to the claim seniors driving… Read More…
Readers have a lot to say about the previous column “Right hand drive in a left hand drive world” Alistair, who owns and drives a RHD vehicle, did a little research and found that insurance claims on a RHD vehicle… Read More…
The Canadian government has relaxed import regulations and restrictions for the use of right hand vehicles on our roadways. Historical Overview of Right Hand Drive Vehicles in Canada After the war years these types of vehicles were largely collector cars… Read More…
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By Steve Wallace, The Province, December 12th, 2012 There are times when driving with cruise control engaged is an advantage, and others when it is not. Many drivers like using cruise control on long highway trips. It takes the stress… Read More…
By Steve Wallace, The Province, August 17, 2012 My previous column concerning the dubious merits of parallel parking on a driver’s test resulted in sever-al responses worth noting. A former driving instructor liked to teach and observe students while they… Read More…
Are you actually allowed to drive with two feet on a driving test? Left-foot braking is a safe, effective and efficient way for experienced drivers to slow, stop or control a vehicle. Many drivers who learned on a standard… Read More…
Kids are excited to return to school and see all their friends again. They are distracted and not yet accustomed to a regular routine. Drivers have to be extra careful at this time of year. Sadly, many drivers have no… Read More…
First come, first served is the general rule to determine who has right of way at a four way stop, but all that changes if there’s a pedestrian. Four-way-stop intersections seem simple and straightforward. They are not. Who goes first… Read More…
The lack of lane choices, in the early days of automobile travel, made vehicle positioning very simple. Drivers simply followed the driver ahead of them. With the increased number of motorists on the road, it became necessary to build more… Read More…
