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66 vehicles named top safety picks
Fast growing Korean manufacturer Hyundai Motor and its Kia Motors affiliate shared the top spot for crash safety in a broad review of 2011 models. Volkswagen and its luxury...
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Good reasons for double solid lines
If you have been driving for any amount of time, then you should already know that a white dotted line marks a lane of traffic and can be crossed, while a solid white line...
Don't stop when trying to merge
All drivers make errors. Usually, they correct the errors and move on. Some of these errors are habitual. They frustrate good drivers.
Why daydreaming is dangerous too
Please pay attention when behind the wheel. I say "pay attention;" I do not mean simply looking three metres ahead of your front bumper but instead looking a block or two...
Why we need red-light cameras
My daughter saw the car coming at her, through the intersection, right through a red light. She remembers thinking, "Is he actually not going to stop?" It was Saturday...
Tired drivers as deadly as drunks
British Columbia's new drinking and driving laws have been making the headlines clear across Canada. There has been a drop in the number of impaired drivers and, because...
How to teach someone to drive
At some point in your driving career, you will very likely be asked to help someone to learn to drive. Whether it is a relative, friend, spouse, sibling or an associate...
Parallel parking becoming a lost art
My mother took her driver's test in 1952. She had to demonstrate her ability to drive, in part, by performing a parallel park. She never parallel parked again for the next...
Clueless drivers test patience
A few weeks ago I touched on motorists slowing down to look at collision scenes and the resulting traffic backups if drivers try to get a good look at the carnage on their...
Can technology get traffic moving?
Calgarian Jim Thornton is driven to frustration every morning while sitting at red lights during his daily commute along Sarcee Trail. The traffic lights stop him at ...
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