The RCMP says now that it’s issued the first Covid-19 non-essential travel ticket – $575. … “I suspect what’s happening in most cases is the police are relying on the honour system–that when they have a driver stopped at these road-checks… the person is being honest.”
Grant on Charles Adler Tonight: A new study finds a large majority of Canadian drivers to be aggressive while on the road
“Cars have horns for a reason. Road rage from a policing perspective is more of an overt act where you’re intentionally cutting a car off or jumping out of your car and engaging with another motorist.”
Grant on Global News BC: Dangerous dining? Concerns raised over safety of some B.C. temporary patios
The pivot to temporary patios is giving struggling B.C. restaurants room to survive during the COVID-19 crisis, but concerns are being raised about the safety of diners parked behind a fence on the street in high-traffic areas. … Gottgetreu, who now works as a forensic traffic consultant, said patio patrons sitting behind a thin temporary wooden or metal fence set up alongside lanes of vehicle traffic are getting a taste of what could be a dining disaster. “We’re trusting the motoring public…
Grant on The Roy Green Show
Grant joins Jody Vance to discuss Canada’s worst driving habits. … “There’s no Motor Vehicle Act charge for distracted driving. Which there should be. That way the police can write the ticket for the person who’s putting their makeup on or shaving while they’re driving… Which I’ve seen. Or reading a newspaper. We think of distracted driving as only the use of a cellphone, but there’s so many other things that distract.” Listen to the full podcast here.
Grant on Mornings with Simi
If you thought the drivers out there seemed to be more crazy during the height of the pandemic…you were right! The VPD saw a 44% increase in excessive speeding during March and April, compared to the same figures from 2019. Listen here.
Grant on Global News BC: Fast and Furious Vancouver: City sees 44% spike in excessive speeding during pandemic
With less traffic on the roads during the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic, it appears some Vancouver drivers didn’t hesitate to go full throttle. … “They’ll treat the highway or they’ll treat city streets as the Autobahn,” forensic traffic consultant Grant Gottgetreu told Global News. Gottgetreu, a retired police officer known as “Darth Radar” for impounding more than 2,000 vehicles in six years, said Lower Mainland police departments were directed not to conduct unnecessary enforcement during the early days…
Grant on The Lynda Steele Show: B.C. court rules disabling cellphone while driving still constitutes distracted driving
Grant Gottgetreu joins Lynda to discuss a ruling that a driver with their cell phone powered ‘off’ is still considered to be distracted driving. “The way that the law has been written by the government… it is very ambiguous, it is very confusing… The officers can’t agree on what is ‘use’, the courts can’t agree on what is ‘use’, the government gives their spin on what is ‘use’ and that gives nothing but mass confusion…” Listen to the full show…
Grant on the Lynda Steele Show: HOV cheaters. Is the fine enough for the crime?
A reddit post today showed that many HOV cheaters do it, knowing the fine, and it’s apparently worth cheating for! We chat with Grant Gotgettreu He’s a Retired Police Officer. He’s better known as Darth Radar – as he’s impounded more than 2,000 vehicles for excessive speeding. Listen here.
Grant on Global News at 6: B.C.’s distracted driving law could be adjusted after another ticket tossed out by court
The latest distracted driving ticket to get tossed out by a B.C. judge could lead to adjustments to the law itself, the province’s public safety minister says. The decision handed down in Victoria provincial court Tuesday concerned a Victoria woman who was fined for having her phone sitting on her lap while stopped at a red light in December 2018 in Esquimalt. … Grant Gottgetreu, a former road safety officer who worked for RCMP and police departments in West Vancouver…
Grant on the Lynda Steele Show: What does the law say about driving in Vancouver during snowy weather?
“The good winter drivers are the ones who stay at home. Generally, the problems are related to the drivers not giving themselves enough stopping distance, they’re driving far too fast and they’ve got the wrong tires.” Listen to the FULL podcast here.
