Speeding Specs: 70 percent of Canadians admit to speeding in residential areas, says new CAA study
Toronto, Ontario — A new report from the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) has found that nearly 70 percent of Canadians have admitted to speeding in a residential area at least once in the last year. The research, which is specifically a part of CAA’s yearly survey of Canadian driving habits and which polled 2,880 citizens […]
Deadly Drives: Hyundai Venue most dangerous vehicle in North America, says new iSeeCars study
Toronto, Ontario — According to a new study from iSeeCars, the fatal accident rate in the United States is now 2.8 per billion miles, and the Hyundai Venue is now the car with the highest fatal accident rate, while Tesla has the highest fatal accident rate of all brands. The study specifically analyzed fatality data […]
Senior Stunting: Ontario considering enhanced road test for drivers over 80 years old
Toronto, Ontario — In an annual report from Nick Stavropoulos, Ontario’s acting auditor general, concerns were raised about the quality of testing for drivers over 80. Specifically, Stavropoulos has raised concerns that elderly drivers are not tested under a full range of necessary skills needed to continue to be safe on the road. Currently, Ontario […]
R&D Comes in Threes: Toyota research lab announces three new ADAS-related projects
Ann Arbor, Michigan — Toyota’s Michigan-based Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC) announced last week that a trifecta of research projects have been added to the docket for the Japanese OEM and a number of its educational partners. Toyota, alongside a diverse team of experts and researchers from the University of Michigan, the Massachusetts Institute of […]
Barely Passing: British Columbians get ‘D’ grade in BCAA school safety awareness survey
Victoria, British Columbia – The average driver in B.C. knows to slow down around schools and the laws around school buses. Unfortunately, everything else has been forgotten after their last drivers’ exam. According to the British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA) Back to School Survey conducted by Leger, drivers had serious gaps in their knowledge on […]
Fury Road: More than half of Canadian drivers admit to road rage, RATESDOTCA survey says
Toronto, Ontario — Look at the driver to your left. Now, look at the driver on your right. You better start sizing one of them up, because odds are they are willing to throw hands over the lane you just blocked them out of, according to a recent poll conducted by Leger and published by […]
Still Got It: 64-year-old Windsor man charged for doing donuts on frozen pond
Windsor, Ontario — A good time knows no age—unfortunately neither does the law, as a 64-year-old Windsor man is facing a dangerous charge after he was caught doing donuts on a frozen pond at Malden Park. Windsor police began receiving reports around 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon of a vehicle driving erratically and doing donuts […]
