Friday Fun: Flying car crashes into second-floor window; CBC News sends 15-year-old to cover Detroit Auto Show
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — January 19, 2018 — In today’s Friday Fun: Did Edmonton set a record for most collisions in the shortest period of time? A vehicle in California managed to get stuck in the second floor of a nearby building, and CBC News covers the Detroit Auto Show in an unusual way. […]
Friday Fun: neighbourhoods battle traffic apps and much, much more
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — January 11, 2018 – A US brokerage released a report this week noting that, “2017-2018 winter severity is off to an above-average start.” The report was written by a US firm, William Blair. It focused on the prospects for the major US used parts distributor, LKQ. But the report […]
Friday Fun: Cold weather and hot fires
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — January 5, 2017 — In today’s Friday Fun: extreme weather drives huge business for collision repair facilities across Canada, a warning on car-share insurance, and much much more! Deep Freeze The past few weeks have been all about the cold weather in North America. The National Weather Service in […]
Friday Fun: Telematics is “popular” Christmas gift; Ontario Police up game in catching distracted drivers
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — December 22, 2017 — In this week’s edition of Friday Fun, the importance of up-to-date shop surveillance, fitbits for cars, the sharp reduction in safety-rated vehicles, and much, much more. – A chat with a tech reporter on the local Toronto CBC radio station suggests that one of the […]
Friday Fun: Russian collision repairer becomes internet sensation; 401 driver charged for driving “too slow”
Toronto, Ontario — December 15, 2017 — In this week’s edition of Friday Fun, a Russian collision repair expert becomes internet sensation, 401 driver driving ‘too slow’, more roundabouts planned for the GTA and much, much more. -Last week this space published a link to a Russian collision repair expert who brought a trashed BMW […]
Friday Fun: Big Rock causes havoc in Calgary parking lot; Rock legend sells his car collection
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — December 8, 2017 — In this week’s edition of Friday Fun, a problematic rock becomes famous for Calgary accidents, a collision repair shop refinishes the Christmas spirit, a major expose of auto accident injury assessment centres, and much, much more. -Police in the UK have seized a car after […]
Friday Fun: World’s biggest collision repair job; husband and wife locked in legal battle over repair shop
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — December 1, 2017 — In this week’s edition of Friday Fun, botched insurance scams, the world’s biggest single collision repair job, a tragic case in Winnipeg finally goes to court, and much, much more. Police think a driver may have fallen asleep behind the wheel this past Sunday morning […]
Friday Fun: Harrison Ford helps rescue car crash driver; Windsor Police awarded for ‘one-of-a-kind’ paint job
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — November 24, 2017 — In this week’s edition of Friday Fun, Harrison Ford helps pull a car crash victim out of vehicle, Toronto Argonaught players rattled by a “high risk” traffic stop and much, much more. Will the Calgary Stampeders have a leg up on the Toronto Argonauts (Argos) […]
Friday Fun: World’s most distracted driver and rising oil prices
Toronto, Ontario — November 17, 2017 — In this week’s edition of Friday Fun, the world’s most distracted driver, a dodgy dent puller, the possibility of $200 a barrel oil and much, much more. – New Brunswick drivers are about to receive higher bills for car insurance. The new rates could arrive as early as […]
Friday Fun; Alberta police arrest nude kidnappers after collision
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — November 10, 2017 — In this week’s edition of Friday Fun, Alberta police arrest nude motorists, self-repairing auto bodies, Toronto’s quick clear collision squads and much, much more. An odd accident in Alberta last week is turning into a bit of a mystery. Police in Alberta reported that five people […]
