Driving

West Shore Mounties going electric with Tesla and Mustang

Two Tesla Model Y vehicles are being outfitted with policing gear

Mar 4, 2022 5:15 AM Read more >

John Ducker: A few tips to protect yourself from attacks in or around your vehicle

Avoiding a potential assault in the first place is always the strongest defence

Mar 4, 2022 5:00 AM Read more >

Bill Vance: Late to the party, Chevy went wild on fins in '59

Aware of its somewhat conservative middle class clientele, Chevrolet was reluctant at first to enter the fin wars

Mar 4, 2022 4:55 AM Read more >

B.C. police 'extremely unlikely' to dish out distracted driving tickets in drive-thrus

You're relatively safe, it seems, to use your phone in B.C. while in the drive-thru for the likes of McDonald's or Starbucks.

Mar 3, 2022 4:39 PM Read more >

Gas prices jump to record-high $1.949 a litre in Greater Victoria

Increases had been expected in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but the leap was higher than many anticipated.

Mar 2, 2022 1:39 PM Read more >

John Ducker: With development comes need for safety

Unchecked development, and the number of cars coming with it, seems to be the future for the CRD.

Feb 25, 2022 5:00 AM Read more >

Bill Vance: How the minivan became a household item

Volkswagen had the minivan field almost to itself for a decade until Chevrolet and Ford responded in 1961.

Feb 25, 2022 4:55 AM Read more >

John Ducker: How to stay safe as a pedestrian

Twenty per cent of the people killed in crashes in B.C. each year are pedestrians

Feb 18, 2022 5:00 AM Read more >

Bill Vance: Autotrac took off during wartime tractor shortage

An autotrac was built using an old car and prefabricated parts, and once a car was converted there was no going back

Feb 18, 2022 4:58 AM Read more >

ICBC to start online insurance renewals; eliminates validation decals

There will no longer be validation decal stickers on licence plates.

Feb 14, 2022 2:49 PM Read more >