Skip to content

Driving

John Ducker: Road safety 101, breakdown edition

John Ducker: Road safety 101, breakdown edition

Whether you have roadside service or not, you’ll be stuck for a while till help arrives. Here are some things to remember.
MGs take centre stage at this year's All-British Field Meet

MGs take centre stage at this year's All-British Field Meet

MG is celebrating 100 years of motoring, with the everyman sports cars featured prominently in this Saturday’s meet at VanDusen Garden
John Ducker: Drowsy driving third highest cause of collisions

John Ducker: Drowsy driving third highest cause of collisions

The Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators says that 21% of our collisions are caused by driver fatigue. That amounts to around 400 deaths and 2,100 serious injuries every year.
John Ducker: Dashcam program bolsters U.K. road-safety effort

John Ducker: Dashcam program bolsters U.K. road-safety effort

The U.K.’s national dashcam safety portal allows anyone to submit footage of a reckless driving incident into an online database.
Drivers in West Van among the most likely to crash into buildings, stats show

Drivers in West Van among the most likely to crash into buildings, stats show

Adjusted for population, West Vancouver is tied with Delta for drivers crashing into buildings
Lamborghini left crispy in West Vancouver engine fire

Lamborghini left crispy in West Vancouver engine fire

During the traffic backup, one Twitter user joked that 'Lamborghini' is the Italian word for 'expensive bonfire.'
Driver escapes after tree crushes car on busy West Vancouver road

Driver escapes after tree crushes car on busy West Vancouver road

'We’re talking seconds sooner and it could have been catastrophic.'
John Ducker: Some safety resolutions for the busy driving season

John Ducker: Some safety resolutions for the busy driving season

Spring is a good time to re-adopt some driving resolutions — the goal is to give police traffic collision analysts the summer off.
Why does it take so long for a road to reopen after a serious crash? Here's why

Why does it take so long for a road to reopen after a serious crash? Here's why

Cpl. Dave Noon, of ICARS, explains why and emphasizes the vital role played in collecting the evidence at the scene of a tragedy.
North Vancouver may redesign Delbrook Avenue for slower speeds

North Vancouver may redesign Delbrook Avenue for slower speeds

How fast do you drive down Delbrook Avenue?