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John Ducker: Time to refocus on safety in school zones

John Ducker: Time to refocus on safety in school zones

According to surveys, nearly one-quarter of drivers have witnessed either a collision or a near miss involving a child in or near a school zone. Given the amount of traffic passing through some of our school zones, that鈥檚 a worry.
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sa国际传媒 is not ready for self-driving cars, study finds

sa国际传媒 is not ready for self-driving cars, study finds

UBC researchers have proposed a gradual introduction of self-driving vehicles on city streets.
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John Ducker: Nothing is worth driving into a wildfire

John Ducker: Nothing is worth driving into a wildfire

If the sa国际传媒 Wildfire Service is saying 鈥淒on鈥檛 go there,鈥� then don鈥檛 go there. No vacation, or even that great short cut route, is worth your life or the lives of your passengers.
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John Ducker: Insurance dodgers hit us in our pocket

John Ducker: Insurance dodgers hit us in our pocket

Decals are a pain in the rear, though they created another small piece of vehicle owner accountability
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Access to electric vehicle charging getting better but not quickly enough

Access to electric vehicle charging getting better but not quickly enough

If you live in Montreal or Vancouver and own an electric car, finding somewhere to charge it is likely as easy as a quick search of an app on your smartphone.
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BC Hydro bids to raise EV charging fees, but customers say time-based fees are unfair

BC Hydro bids to raise EV charging fees, but customers say time-based fees are unfair

Some consumers say the proposed rate hike would reduce the incentive for others to make the switch to an electric vehicle. 聽
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Fire hazard sparks recall of nearly 11,000 KIA cars in sa国际传媒

Fire hazard sparks recall of nearly 11,000 KIA cars in sa国际传媒

Owners of the KIA vehicles are warned to park outside, away from other cars or buildings until they get their vehicle fixed at an authorized dealer.
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John Ducker: Dig yourself out of tunnelled driving

John Ducker: Dig yourself out of tunnelled driving

When we鈥檙e driving, tunnelled senses are a really big deal
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John Ducker: Pedestrians, when you're on the road it's 'game on'

John Ducker: Pedestrians, when you're on the road it's 'game on'

Pedestrians are both victims and offenders in road-safety incidents, but the more important perspective is that pedestrians, like all other vulnerable road users, are the ultimate losers in these conflicts whether they were right or wrong.
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EV rebates suggest uptake in battery-powered cars soared in spring

EV rebates suggest uptake in battery-powered cars soared in spring

On average about 4,200 rebates were issued each month since the program launched in May 2019. But in April, May and June, over 30,000 rebates were delivered, or more than 10,000 each month.
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