EV/AV Report: Emergency respondents raise concerns over Tesla safety; while Toyota teaches self-driving vehicles to do doughnuts
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly electronic and autonomous vehicle report, emergency respondents raise concerns over the safety of Tesla vehicles in a collision after a collision in Toronto last month; while Toyota teaches self-driving vehicles to do doughnuts in the name of improved road safety. Tesla trials Emergency respondents have voiced concerns over the […]
Stunting Stunt Driving: Drivers in Saskatchewan will now automatically lose license for a week and vehicle for a month for stunt driving
Regina, Saskatchewan — Drivers in Saskatchewan will now automatically lose their license for a week and their vehicle for a month for stunt and high-speed driving, according to the Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI). These new driving penalties came into effect in the province on Wednesday and were initially processed in February. Prior to this change, […]
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 […]
Look Mom: 20-year-old driver in mom’s car caught doing more than 200 km/h near Abbotsford
Abbotsford, British Columbia — It’s important to set positive goals in life; an example of a negative goal would be to see how fast you could get your mom’s car going, and instead end up with $800 in fines and a busted engine. This goal was recently achieved by a 20-year-old Abbotsford, B.C. driver who […]
No Stunting in Sask: Saskatchewan allows immediate suspension for stunt drivers
Regina, Saskatchewan — The government of Saskatchewan has announced that they are tightening up The Traffic Safety Act in order to allow police to immediately suspend driver’s licences and impound vehicles if a driver is charged with stunting, racing, or excessive speeding. “This is the first step in strengthening the penalties for stunting and racing […]
MOMS House: Ontario gov. increases suspension for stunt driving to 30 days
Toronto, Ontario — The Ontario government is hoping that the recently beefed up MOMS act will help teach a lesson to all the stunt drivers out there who may have doubted that their one week grounding could be extended to a whole month. On Sunday, new rules came into effect surrounding the Moving Ontarians More […]
