Types of Injuries ICBC Insurance Rates to Increase
ICBC has announced that it will be requesting that the BC Utilities Commission approve a 7% increase in auto insurance premiums. The Crown Corporation suggests this …
Read This ArticleThe Lower Mainland’s Most Dangerous Intersections
ICBC has recently announced the intersections responsible for the most number of accidents. Not surprisingly, the majority of the most accident prone intersections are those connected …
Read This ArticleDesignated Drivers Beware
The BC Supreme Court has ruled that a designated driver injured in a car accident after her husband passenger grabbed the steering wheel causing …
Read This ArticlePedestrians and Parking Lots
New ICBC Statistics remind us that pedestrians and parking lots are often a dangerous combination. At this time of year when shopping malls are packed with …
Read This ArticleICBC’s ‘Hardball’ Approach Increases Its Legal Costs by 20%
In recent years ICBC has been taking a more aggressive approach with claimants, hoping to contain claims’ costs for the Crown Corporation so that …
Read This ArticleRoad Pricing
In the latest attempt to fund transit and infrastructure initiatives, Translink, the region’s transportation authority has suggested that ‘road pricing’ may be in our future. Road …
Read This ArticleDistracted Driving
As a recent RCMP Media Release has pointed out, British Columbians are breaking the rules when it comes to driving while using phones and other …
Read This ArticleWhiplash Prevention
UBC professor of mechanical engineering Doug Romilly has recently stressed to motorists that whiplash injuries can often be prevented, or at least minimized by …
Read This ArticleNegligence and Driving Conditions
There has been considerable media focus of late on the new Port Mann Bridge and winter driving conditions. Following up on the snowfall which …
Read This ArticlePedestrian Safety
The Vancouver Police Department has issued warnings to drivers and pedestrians to take extra care this time of year. The warnings come on the …
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