–Constable Tim Schewe #EyesFwdBC! It’s distracted driving campaign time. ICBC tells us that distracted driving is responsible for 26% of collision fatalities in B.C. each year. On average, 76 people die each year in a crash where distracted driving is a contributing … Continue reading →
–Constable Tim Schewe Our highways are not for the exclusive use of motor vehicles. Bicycles, pedestrians, equestrians and others may be expected to use their fair share of the highway as well. In fact, in some ways, the shoulder of … Continue reading →
–Constable Tim Schewe When I was posted in the Okanagan in the 1990s I was answering phones in the detachment dispatch office. A caller from Summerland asked what would happen if he decided to take his protest sign down to … Continue reading →
–by G.K. Sydney (photos and column) Well, true to form, you are not finished hearing from us yet. There are other things to be told about our epic Baja journey and there will be no rest until they are put … Continue reading →
–Constable Tim Schewe A young person’s brain is not fully matured until the age of 25. The prefrontal cortex manages executive functions such as impulse control and weighing consequences but may not do a great job of it for teenagers. … Continue reading →
–Constable Tim Schewe Currently, the B.C. Motor Vehicle Act sets a speed limit of 50 km/h on municipal streets when a different speed limit has not been posted by signs. A recent survey by Research Co. found that 58% of British … Continue reading →
–by G.K. Sydney (photos and column) Well, you’ve got it right. We are not on snowy, rainy Vancouver Island, but instead in oh so sunny Baja, Mexico. Yep, the Christmas trip was over, we rested for two days, jumped on … Continue reading →
–Constable Tim Schewe One wouldn’t think that stopping at a stop sign would be such a problem for drivers. It seems relatively simple, come to a complete stop, look both ways and then go if it is safe to do … Continue reading →
–Constable Tim Schewe Chances are good that when you think about car insurance your first thought is about how much it is going to cost you rather than how well it is going to protect you if something goes wrong. … Continue reading →
–by G.K. Sydney (photos and column) Well, that packing frenzy worked again. All was in order, no wardrobe mistakes and only a little excess with regard to clothes and accessories (well, maybe 12 pairs of earrings weren’t entirely necessary but, … Continue reading →
