You can use a mobile phone when driving, but only under certain circumstances because they are a distraction. Here are the rules. Learner and provisional P1 (red Ps) and P2 (green Ps) You’re not allowed to use a phone at…
You can use a mobile phone when driving, but only under certain circumstances because they are a distraction. Here are the rules. Learner and provisional P1 (red Ps) and P2 (green Ps) You’re not allowed to use a phone at…
Brake testing is where a driver in front of you deliberately applies the brakes heavily in order to force you to brake, and to risk you running into the back of them, which would technically be your fault. It is…
Sometimes we’re tempted to turn our wheels while waiting to turn at an intersection and that, as you will see in the video below, is a particularly bad idea. The dual dashcam video shows the driver being hit from behind…
We all know how bad it is to take our eyes off the road to read a text message, and many people admit to checking email in their car or truck, too. If you get a lot of email you…
If you have an epileptic seizure you must stop driving immediately and notify Roads and Maritime – this is a legal requirement. A seizure means you will have a sudden loss of the ability to control a vehicle, and the risk…
Riders of skateboards, rollerblades and foot-powered scooters are treated as pedestrians. The definition of a pedestrian includes “a person in or on a wheeled recreational device or wheeled toy.” It also includes unicycles, snake boards, pedal go-karts, tricycles (including drift…
There’s an argument that periodically surfaces about the semantics (i.e. the meaning) of accidents vs crashes (or collisions). Some people argue that when a vehicle crashes it is never an accident because it was preventable. However, this is simplistic and, well,…
