Welcome to the Danger Zone: CAA South Central Ontario study finds unsafe driving prevalent within Ontario
Thornhill, Ontario– A new study by market research company DIG Insights has confirmed what a lot of drivers already know. It’s dangerous out there! The report indicates that 98 percent of drivers surveyed reported that they had seen unsafe driving within the last year. This number is up three percent from the previous year. This […]
Scratched Suspensions: Pothole season hits Canada
Ottawa, Ontario – It’s pothole season, and Canadian drivers are sighing again. There may have been fewer potholes reported in Toronto this past winter season, but those reported were also filled at a slower rate, according to open data from the City of Toronto. “There are fewer potholes filled so far this year compared to […]
Road Review: CAA ranks the 10 worst roads in Atlantic Canada
Saint John, New Brunswick — CAA Atlantic has released the results of its 10th annual Worst Roads campaign. Thousands of votes were cast over the three-week campaign this year, and every road in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador was eligible. Votes came from all types of road users, including […]
Urban Slalom: CAA report shows that poor roads cost Canadian drivers $3B annually
Ottawa, Ontario — Canadians from all over are paying double for the potholes in their communities—once through their taxes to get them fixed—and again after no one follows through and they go unfilled. In fact, a new study from the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) shows that Canadians are paying about $3 billion a year in […]
Friday Fun: Worst roads in Ontario and digital license plates
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 […]
Ford announces new standard safety features
By CRM Staff Dearborn, Michigan — March 21, 2018 — In a recent press release Ford has announced that by 2020 all of its vehicles will come equipped with an advanced driver assistance systems package, reports Repairer Driven News. “Though our vehicles today are safer than ever, drivers tell us they are still […]
