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Friday Fun

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Toronto, Ontario — July 6, 2018 — In today’s Friday Fun: Calgary emergency crews remove SUV form CTrain tracks, North American gas prices surge, Saudi Arabian women hit the roads and much, much more.   Calgary emergency crews were called to attend to an SUV that had landed on the CTrain tracks. A Calgary Fire […]

Friday Fun: Worst roads in Ontario and digital license plates

California introduced new digital licensee plates. The plates are made by a company called Reviver Auto.

By Jeff Sanford   Toronto, Ontario — June 8, 2018 — In today’s Friday Fun: The worst roads in Ontario, China produces a knock-off Lambo, a distracted driving conviction for checking an Apple watch, and much, much more.   A troubling police report from Connecticut details a dark conspiracy to kill a local autobody shop […]

Friday Fun: June 1, 2018

The well-known “Homeless Jesus” statue in Hamilton.

By Jeff Sanford   Toronto, Ontario — June 1, 2018 — In today’s Friday Fun: Homeless Jesus saves pedestrians, Big Data benefitting insurers, the latest safety trick from Audi and much, much more.   The well-known “Homeless Jesus” statue in Hamilton is being credited with saving the life of several pedestrians. A local news report […]

Friday Fun: Oldest collision repair shop in America, interns impress Elon Musk

Two young students from Newfoundland have ended up working in a Tesla factory after making a good impression on the company’s CEO, Elon Musk.

By Jeff Sanford   Toronto, Ontario — May 25, 2018 — In today’s Friday Fun: Searching for the oldest collision repair shops in America, a car owner becomes super angry after insurance costs rise and two interns from Newfoundland impress Tesla’s Elon Musk.    The CBC reported that a Toronto resident, Steven Baker, was annoyed […]

Friday Fun: May 18, 2018

Two Vancouver Island men are in custody after two police vehicles were destroyed by a Dodge pickup that drove over the cars as the officers approached.

By Jeff Sanford   Toronto, Ontario — May 18, 2018 — In today’s Friday Fun: Black boxes become mandatory in cars in Europe, flower-based pothole activism, a weird blip in Alberta distracted driving stats and much, much more.   Two Vancouver Island men are in custody after two police vehicles were destroyed by a Dodge […]

Friday Fun: May 11, 2018

Camel crossing signs are as common in the Middle East as deer crossings here.

By Jeff Sanford   Toronto, Ontario — May 11, 2018 — In today’s Friday Fun: Australia’s king of collision repair, North Americans teach Saudi women to drive, the constriction in the number of vehicle models and much, much more.   An Australian newspaper this week ran a profile of Ray Malone, CEO, AMA Group. For […]

Friday Fun: May 4, 2018

Reports of stolen gas on the rise with the increase in gas prices.

By Jeff Sanford   Toronto, Ontario — May 4, 2018 — In today’s Friday Fun: B.C. collision repair centres fixing “drilled gas tanks” in wake of record high gas prices, an Albertan switches genders to save on insurance, and much, much more.   Toronto police arrested a driver involved in a pair of collisions recently. […]

Friday Fun: April 26, 2018

Alexi Hoeft and Alexander Hart held a Tesla-themed wedding for their nuptials.

By Jeff Sanford   Toronto, Ontario — April 26, 2018 — In today’s Friday Fun: A Tesla inspired wedding, food trucks taking lanes, a repair shop for the less fortunate and much, much more!   A UK police force recently picked up a clown for driving with no insurance, literally. The Cambridgeshire Constabulary recently tweeted: […]

Friday Fun: April 20, 2018

Record high collision rates reported in Ontario.

By Jeff Sanford   Toronto, Ontario — April 20, 2018 — In today’s Friday Fun: GTA shops are flooded with jobs in wake of ice-storm and year-end stats on 2017 collision numbers.   This past week central Canada was hit with several days of freezing rain and deluges of ice pellets. Around the greater Toronto […]

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