British Columbia, Canada
Bare Feet & Flip Flops In Summertime Is it illegal to drive in flip flops? What about bare feet? It turns out that driving in flip flops or bare feet is not illegal in most places. However, driving is serious business and driving in flip flops has great potential for disaster. Driving in bare feet…
Driving In A Straight Line Question about driving in a straight line. I’m a very new driver, just starting out (in my adult years). Very disconcerting is the fact that despite all my attempts to adjust the movement of the car by turning the wheel, the car still drifts from side to side. My instructors…
Life in the fast lane Fast lane, what?! It’s a real thing. I couldn’t help but notice in the news recently, Vancouver Police welcome crackdown on left-lane bandits. Bandits? ban·ditnounplural noun: banditsa robber or outlaw belonging to a gang and typically stealing left lanes from other people and operating in an isolated or lawless area. Maybe this…
Shell Road, Richmond Train tracks and Right Turns at Red Lights Question: Can I turn right on a red light at this intersection? It’s Shell Road and 91 East-West Connector?Can I go through the first red light after I stop? And drive to the second white line/red light or do I have to stay stopped…
1. What does a premium mean for car insurance? What are car insurance premiums? It’s a good question, and it sounds like something very fancy, doesn’t it? In reality, your car insurance premium is simply the amount you have to pay in exchange for your insurance. You can often pay monthly or yearly, or perhaps…
Comprehensive Insurance Meaning What is comprehensive on car insurance? Surely the world of insurance can be confusing. And it doesn’t help when people use big, boring words to explain everything. Comprehensive car insurance is a type of partial insurance coverage that you can get as an option, unlike liability insurance which is required by law…
Auto Insurance – What is Liability Car Insurance? What is liability car insurance, you’re wondering? Sometimes insurance companies make it sound complicated, but it’s not too bad. We will explain it all here. For me, liability falls into the category of ‘I’d rather not think about it,’ but as drivers, we kind of have to….
Green Light vs Green Arrow Some new drivers ask this question and it’s about the green light vs green arrow. Both are beautiful green things found at intersections. So, what’s the difference? The answer is in where you go. Drivers facing the regular green light may generally proceed straight ahead or turn left or right;…
Can I Do It? It’s a fair enough question. Wondering about driving high is probably on more people’s mind than I’d like to think. The short answer is: it is illegal to drive while impaired In Canada, drug-impaired driving has been illegal for a very long time; since 1925 in fact. Remember the basic facts….