Driving

Smartphone mapping systems, or SatNav found in any new vehicle these days, is truly a miracle of the digital era — until it isn’t.

Self-driving vehicles are not perfect – they struggle to cope with variables that human beings handle – but by many other metrics they are safer.

It’s no surprise that since cannabis laws have been relaxed in Canada, there’s more drug impairment on our roads.

There’s some more work to do when it comes to kids and bicycle safety

Population increases are putting more and more cars on the roads and increasing driver frustration.

According to surveys, nearly one-quarter of drivers have witnessed either a collision or a near miss involving a child in or near a school zone. Given the amount of traffic passing through some of our school zones, that’s a worry.

UBC researchers have proposed a gradual introduction of self-driving vehicles on city streets.

Pricing for new electric vehicles can be daunting for many shoppers. But more and more EVs are becoming available on the used vehicle market, and that’s creating greater opportunities for buying a lower-priced used EV.

If the B.C. Wildfire Service is saying “Don’t go there,” then don’t go there. No vacation, or even that great short cut route, is worth your life or the lives of your passengers.

Decals are a pain in the rear, though they created another small piece of vehicle owner accountability