I was backing into a parking spot at a gas station/convenience store with the intention of grabbing a coffee-to-go when a man burst out through the doors of the store and sprinted across to the lot to a waiting car. He hopped into the driver’s seat, gunned the engine and raced through the lot, bouncing [...]
Last year I started writing a weekly column for the Vancouver Sun about driving habits, traffic laws and road-worthy pet peeves. It’s been a great experience and the columns are well received. Readers send e-mails outlining their own traffic woes and I enjoy every single one of them.
What has become apparent, however, is that readers [...]
Yesterday morning, while working, I stopped at the intersection of two minor roads alongside a park to allow a couple walking two dogs to cross the street.
The dogs were very little and neither was on a leash (don’t get me started…), and while the Wife had her little pooch at a neat heel her Husband was having a heck of a [...]
Helloooooo, people….hang up the phones!
I’m astounded at the number of people talking on their cell phones and driving at the same time since the new law came into effect on January 1, 2010. So, in case you missed it, here it is – it’s a bit boring so skim if you must, but please, at [...]
“A car behind me honked its horn and I noticed that I had slowed down to under thirty miles an hour. It occurred to me that with clever gadgetry you could easily chart the emotional state of a driver from his variations in speed and aggression at the wheel.
I considered the idea of cars having [...]
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