‘Tis the season…for heavy traffic. Heavy traffic sets up one of the most dangerous circumstances I see in my personal injury practice. Approached with alert, common sense, they aren’t dangerous at all. Unfortunately, “alert, common sense” seems less common than
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Is a rear-ender collision always the fault of the rear-ending driver? I have proposed, for inattentive driving, similar roadside penalties as are imposed on impaired drivers. To avoid unfair application, I proposed that they be imposed only “in that ridiculous
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Don’t try to sell me a car that has been in a crash. My wife’s first new car was a bright red Honda Civic hatchback. I noticed fading paint on one of the quarter-panels when we first met, which was
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“Icy roads cause two fatal accidents”; “Icy roads cause head-on crash”; “Icy roads cause crashes”; “Slick road conditions cause multiple accidents”. We see headlines like these over and over again during our Canadian winters. Each time I see one, I
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I am filled with gratitude. The fourth annual event to commemorate the National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims on November 18th was well attended. I didn’t do a count myself, but I am told that there were over
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A cube shaped Nissan, parked in front of a neighbour’s home, caught my attention as I was on my way home the other day. My neighbour was chatting with the driver, so I pulled up to ask about it. The
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Protecting the rights of injured children comes with its challenges. What do we do when a child is hurt? We hear the cry or scream and do our best to remain calm while we assess whether or not there is
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