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One Passenger - Double the Risk
Monday, April 30, 2012
Many provinces have adopted rules for new drivers that are intended to reduce the incidence of crashes and the often tragic consequences. As the father of a teenager new to the wheel, I applaud such initiatives, but this weekend illustrated a flaw in the logic.
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Bill 48 is useless
Friday, January 20, 2012
The discussions over Bill 48 continue to gather interest. As we all know, arguing on the Internet is about as useful as yelling at a donkey, trying to get it to listen to you.
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The debate surrounding Bill 48 rages on
Friday, January 06, 2012
Following the publication of an APA press release about Bill 48, we received an interesting comment from a reader. I thought a response was in order.
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Calgary drivers soon to be silenced by Noise Snare
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Calgary looks primed to fight noisy vehicles starting next summer. A new secret weapon called the "Noise Snare" will pair a noise reader with a camera to catch offenders like speed cameras do.
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How loud is too loud?
Thursday, May 26, 2011
This past weekend, summer finally seemed to arrive in all its glory. Clear skies, bright sunshine, heat, and all that good stuff. Time to get out on the road, windows down, and enjoy the weather, right?
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Quebecers can officially remove their snow tires, but...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Although the province has barely recovered from the twin snowstorms of last week, the Highway Safety Code now authorizes motorists to remove their snow tires in favour of summer or all-season rubber.
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Toyota surpasses GM in the United-States... with lawsuits
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Fox News has conducted a small study of companies who have suffered from the largest number of lawsuits in the United States in 2010. For the first time, Toyota has surpassed General Motors at this chapter.
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Paris mounts a crusade against guzzlers and polluters
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Europe has a thing for fuel-efficient vehicles given the high price of pavement real estate in that part of the world, and apparently Paris is looking to be the first major city in the world to ban gas guzzlers.
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New law in Quebec: no more hidden fees and surprises
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
New dispositions on the OPC Law are in effect as of today in Quebec. They oblige merchants to display the total cost of the good or service offered. They also serve to protect consumers against certain associated excesses such as the sale of complementary goods and services (extended warranties, for example) and unilateral modifications made to contracts.
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Liberal Joe Volpe Proposes Comprehensive Improvements to the Motor Vehicle Safety Act
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
OTTAWA - In direct response to the legislative shortcomings resulting in the consequences from the Toyota recall, the Honourable Joe Volpe, Member of Parliament for Eglinton-Lawrence and the Official Opposition Transport Critic, introduced today the Proactive Enforcement and Defect Accountability Legislation (PEDAL) Act.
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Chevrolet Tahoe Police vehicle achieves lowest lifecycle cost recognition
Thursday, February 04, 2010
DETROIT- The Chevrolet Tahoe Police 2WD vehicle was found to have the lowest lifecycle cost in the law enforcement market by Vincentric, a company specializing in the area of automobile lifecycle analysis. Vincentric recently released their 2010 law enforcement vehicle market analysis that measured 20 mileage/lifecycle timeframes and the Tahoe Police 2WD enjoyed the lowest lifecycle cost in the majority of scenarios.
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Distracted Driving Fines Start February 1
Friday, January 29, 2010
On February 1, 2010, police will begin issuing tickets for using hand-held cell phones and communications and entertainment devices while driving in Ontario.
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CAA-Quebec is ready for the arrival of compulsory driving lessons
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Since January 17, 2010, marks the return of compulsory lessons for those wishing to obtain a passenger vehicle driver's licence. The course content has also been renewed. The requirement to take driving lessons in order to obtain a probationary licence had been abolished on July 1, 1997, after having been in effect since 1983. Motorcycle driving courses, meanwhile, were once again made compulsory in 2001.
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A big step forward in improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gasses
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Montreal - The Association québécoise de lutte contre la pollution atmosphérique (the Quebec association for the reduction of air pollution, or AQLPA) is extremely happy with the significant progress that will be made mid-January when the greenhouse gas emissions produced by automotive vehicles by-law comes into effect. With this announcement, the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, Ms. Line Beauchamp, makes Quebec the first Canadian province to set the strictest standards in all of North America.
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The good GM becomes the true GM
Monday, July 06, 2009
The deal is done and Judge Robert E. Gerber of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved General Motors's plan to divide its assets between the good and the bad GM.
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Cash for Guzzlers, or the end of the unquenchable vehicle
Friday, June 19, 2009
A few hours ago, the American government adopted a bill enabling the resale of un-efficient vehicles and giving an interesting incentive for the purchase of a new car with a better fuel consumption rating.
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Fuel economy standards and the 2016 target
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
American president Barack Obama finally unveiled on Tuesday the new fuel economy standards to which the big automakers will have to adhere in the next few years. The program, which the president qualified as historic, aims to establish stricter fuel consumption standards for all vehicles.
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Nova Bus innovates with transit bus ready for 2010 environmental norm compliance
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
SAINT-EUSTACHE, QC, May 13 - Nova Bus is very proud to present a city bus that is ready to comply with the 2010 environmental standards and that can operate with new-generation green propulsion systems. The vehicle, from the Nova LFS product line, has been extensively reviewed and developed over the course of recent years and constitutes a major breakthrough for Nova Bus and its clients.
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Ontario's New Drinking And Driving Law
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Ontario has toughened its impaired driving laws to drive home the message
that drinking and driving is not acceptable under any circumstance.
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The City of Edmonton, Alberta to Be Canada's Largest Photo-Enforcement Program
Friday, April 03, 2009
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz -- Following an intensely competitive bidding process that evaluated four of the largest photo enforcement companies in North America, the City of Edmonton, Alberta, selected American Traffic Solutions (ATS) as its vendor for the expansion and upgrade of the city's photo enforcement program. ATS replaces the current vendor, which has had the Edmonton contract since 1993.
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CAFE rules stricter than California's
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
The Department of Transportation of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) establishes CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards since the end of the 1970s. These standards regulate the average fuel consumption of automotive vehicles built in North America as well as the production of CO2 emissions.
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Location of photo radars in Québec
Thursday, March 26, 2009
On February 24, Québec Transport Minister Julie Boulet revealed the location of the photo radars and traffic cameras that will be installed in accordance with the Government of Québec's bill 42 pilot project.
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Ontarian smokers to butt out in cars with children
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
You shouldn't smoke--but if you do, you'll now have to butt out before driving a vehicle with small children on board. In light of studies on the harmful effects of second-hand smoke, the Ontario government is putting a new law in effect today that bans smoking in cars occupied by kids.
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Ford considering selling Volvo!
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
The Ford Motor Company has announced that it has started reviewing its revival strategy to face the sharply declining automobile sales of the last three months as well as the severe economic crisis shaking the planet.
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OHTB says Ridesharing is Illegal: PickupPal
Thursday, November 13, 2008
According to a Ridesharing program called PickupPal, the Ontario Highway Transportation Board (OHTB) says that it's illegal to Rideshare in Ontario. Ridesharing is a form of carpooling, with shared use of a vehicle by the driver and one or more passengers- usually for the purpose of commuting.
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