Is it time for British Columbia to overhaul its distracted driving legislation for greater clarity? It’s a call some advocates are making in the wake last week’s Lower Mainland distracted driving enforcement blitz — and a slip-up by the province’s own public insurer in a safety video explaining exactly what is and isn’t legal when on the […]
MLAs Peter Milobar and Andrew Mercier square off in a BC budget debate! BC’s latest budget is highlighting our housing struggles. Are Vancouver drivers the worst in Canada when it comes to snow? “Grant, over your many years as a traffic police officer, I’m sure you saw a lot of fender benders in the snow.
“Would income-based traffic fines be an effective solution to tackling driving offences?” “The police aren’t going to know roadside what your income is, unless suddenly they have access to their computers, to your annual tax return from the year before…If the fines were meant to be a deterrent, there would still be no points for
Grant Gottgetreu, Former traffic cop in New West and West Vancouver, now a forensic criminal and traffic consultant at Forensictrafficpro.com discusses whether or not traffic could have still been allowed to move across the Alex Fraser Bridge during a crisis situation earlier this week. “In a situation like this – I’m going to assume you’ve
Days after a baby was killed in a tragic collision in downtown Vancouver, investigators are appealing for a specific witness to come forward. Kristen Robinson has more on the plea, what experts say may have caused the crash and the suspect driver’s history with police. … Forensic traffic consultant, Grant Gottgetreu says investigators will be
