National Safe Driving Week

Ever since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to de-criminalize marijuana, there’s been a buzz around the country – pardon the pun – about safety concerns surrounding the announcement. Enforcement is a key prong of safety, and roadside testing is one of the...

December 1 to 7 is National Safe Driving Week, and the Canada Safety Council is reminding Canadians that it’s not just alcohol that impairs. Driving is such a daily activity, we can easily forget that it’s a complex task requiring skill, concentration and alertness....

Messages reminding Canadians to drive sober are a familiar and necessary feature of the holiday season. Impairment behind the wheel is most often associated with alcohol – the classic “Don’t drink and drive.” But impairment goes far beyond alcohol. Increasingly,...

When winter weather presents challenging conditions behind the wheel, take comfort in the fact that new technologies are working to keep you safer than ever. Built into newer vehicles, new technologies can help you recover quickly from a skid, prevent wheels from...

Have you ever driven up to an intersection on a frosty morning and applied the brakes only to find that a thin sheet of ice on the road has caught you off guard and led to a temporary loss of control of your vehicle? Almost every Canadian driver has had at least one...