Ontario recycler tackling distracted driving head on
By Mike Pickford Thorold, Ontario — September 9, 2016 — A southern Ontario auto parts store and recycler is leading the fight against distracted driving, launching a new initiative in an attempt to deter people from using their phones while they’re at the wheel. Frank Serravalle and his team at Thorold Auto Parts and Recycling […]
Ontario may see ‘Safe Texting Zones’ on highways
By Mike Davey Toronto, Ontario — May 24, 2016 — Ontario motorists may one day see signs on the highway alerting them to areas where it’s safe to pull over and send texts or check emails. Progressive Conservative Vic Fedeli, Member of Provincial Parliament for Nipissing, introduced a private member’s bill to create “safe texting […]
Friday Fun: New tricks for catching distracted drivers, new admissions about emissions and California busts a staged collision ring
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — May 19, 2016 — This week we take a look at new tricks for catching distracted drivers, more admissions from OEMs about distorted emissions data and California has busted a big staged collision ring. – The May long weekend is upon us and police are getting ready for a […]
Friday Fun: ‘Distracted’ is the new ‘drunk,’ car part candidates and good neighbours build good walls
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — March 24, 2016 — A long weekend is no reason to miss out on your weekly dose of the weird and unusual from the automotive world and beyond. This week we take a look at how distracted driving may become the new drunk driving, an artist who has built […]
Auto dealers band together against distracted driving
Vancouver, British Columbia — March 1, 2016 — More than 670 Canadian auto dealers are banding together to ask their customers to help end distracted driving. In total, distracted driving is responsible for 4 million vehicle collisions a year in North America. Canada’s auto dealers have come together to help fight the phenomenon with the […]
New report recommends national working group on distracted driving
Guelph, Ontario — December 17, 2015 — The Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) and The Co-operators have released Distracted Driving in Canada: Making Progress, Taking Action, a report that provides a snapshot of activities underway in Canada to reduce distracted driving. Based on an environmental scan TIRF completed in partnership with Drop It and Drive […]
Alberta cracks down on distracted driving: Could tech be the answer?
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — December 14, 2015 — After decades of public education about the dangers of drunk driving, a new scourge has become the deadliest driving practice—distracted driving. Emailing, texting and talking while driving is easier than ever with the new smart phones. But trying to answer every message while driving is […]
Survey shows Canadians drivers confess to bad driving habits
By Mike Davey Toronto, Ontario — August 18, 2015 — Many Canadians are engaging in behaviour behind the wheel that could lead to an increased risk of collisions. The results of a new survey released by Kanetix.ca show that more than 75 percent of Canadians admit to bad driving behavior. Speeding is the most commonly […]
State Farm survey highlights Canadians’ distracted driving habits
Aurora, Ontario — May 19, 2015 According to the findings of a recent national survey, a large number of Canadian motorists are guilty of distracted driving. The results of the online survey — conducted by State Farm Canada in February, polling 1,300 Canadian motorists in urban and rural communities — were released May 14. […]
