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'Weather can change so quickly': Drivers checked for winter tires on Sea to Sky Highway

'Weather can change so quickly': Drivers checked for winter tires on Sea to Sky Highway

BC Highway Patrol officers highlight the importance of winter tires with a roadside check and advice for safe mountain driving. Fines and turnarounds for unprepared drivers.
John Ducker: Readers air their safety grievances

John Ducker: Readers air their safety grievances

Wintertime is one of the most dangerous periods to be on the road and readers are seeing plenty of issues out there, with lack of signalling and headlights among the top concerns.

US regulators investigating whether engines on 1.4 million Hondas might fail

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's highway safety agency is investigating complaints that engines can fail on as many as 1.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles.
Volvo dealership breaks ground on new $20M location on Government Street

Volvo dealership breaks ground on new $20M location on Government Street

The new facility at 2512 Government St., next to GAIN’s Mercedes-Benz dealership, will have two lower levels with a ground-floor showroom, offices above and rooftop parking
John Ducker: Regular vehicle maintenace as much an investment as an expense

John Ducker: Regular vehicle maintenace as much an investment as an expense

The best option to avoid costly repairs is to keep things ticking along with a regular regime of good old prevention.
John Ducker: Lessons from a road trip: Drivers need a safety refresher

John Ducker: Lessons from a road trip: Drivers need a safety refresher

Driving across the country, including a stretch through the U.S., was like being on a race track where speeders follow too closely.
The EU is imposing duties on electric vehicles from China after trade talks fail

The EU is imposing duties on electric vehicles from China after trade talks fail

According to the commission, which manages trade disputes on behalf of the 27 EU member countries, sales of Chinese-built electric cars jumped from 3.9% of the EV market in 2020 to 25% by September 2023, in part by unfairly undercutting EU industry prices.
John Ducker: Four-way flashers a great modern safety feature

John Ducker: Four-way flashers a great modern safety feature

Big construction zones among proper uses for flashers
John Ducker: Design of highways make them safer alternative

John Ducker: Design of highways make them safer alternative

Smaller roads filled with other users such as pedestrians, joggers and scores of new forms of transportation
Border agency recovered nearly 2,000 stolen vehicles this year: transport minister

Border agency recovered nearly 2,000 stolen vehicles this year: transport minister

OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s border guards have recovered more stolen vehicles at railyards and ports so far this year than in all of 2023.