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DriveSmartBC: Driving on the Shoulder

Sooke PocketNews Posted on February 29, 2020 by Britt SantowskiFebruary 29, 2020

–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 →

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DriveSmartBC: Reporting commercial transport traffic violations

Sooke PocketNews Posted on November 9, 2019 by Britt SantowskiNovember 4, 2019

–Constable Tim Schewe (Flickr image CC 2.0 attribution to Futureatlas.com) A commuter asked “I would really like to see the article written about what to do when we see a commercial transport vehicle that is driving in an unsafe manner. … Continue reading →

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DriveSmartBC: Producing Your Driver’s Licence

Sooke PocketNews Posted on November 2, 2019 by Britt SantowskiOctober 29, 2019

–Constable Tim Schewe “I’ve got 24 hours to produce it, don’t I?” and “It doesn’t matter, I know my licence number,” had to be the two most common responses I received when I stopped someone that wasn’t carrying their driver’s … Continue reading →

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DriveSmartBC: Speed from skidmarks at a collision scene

Sooke PocketNews Posted on October 26, 2019 by Britt SantowskiOctober 25, 2019

–Constable Tim Schewe Tire marks left on the pavement at a collision scene tell the investigator many things about the events involved in a motor vehicle collision. One common example involves using the length of the mark to calculate pre-collision … Continue reading →

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DriveSmartBC: Glaring fog lamps

Sooke PocketNews Posted on October 20, 2019 by Britt SantowskiOctober 18, 2019

–Constable Tim Schewe One of the most common complaints I hear that is not about a moving violation concerns the use or misuse of lights on vehicles. Here is one of them: “What is really starting to annoy myself and … Continue reading →

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DriveSmartBC: Driving with vision obstructed

Sooke PocketNews Posted on October 12, 2019 by Britt SantowskiFebruary 7, 2020

–Constable Tim Schewe I carry a handicap parking permit. When I was first issued this permit an outline of my responsibilities said that I was to remove it from the rear view mirror while driving “…as it is against the … Continue reading →

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DriveSmartBC: Maintaining Proper Lane Position

Sooke PocketNews Posted on October 5, 2019 by Britt SantowskiOctober 2, 2019

–Constable Tim Schewe Are some of us such sloppy drivers that we can’t even stay between the lines on the highway? I was driving home from work tonight and met a pickup truck completely onto my side of the double … Continue reading →

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DriveSmartBC: The armpit belt

Sooke PocketNews Posted on September 14, 2019 by Britt SantowskiSeptember 12, 2019

–Constable Tim Schewe Two women once appeared for trial on of my traffic court dates. Both were disputing a ticket for failing to wear a seat belt under section 220(4) of the Motor Vehicle Act. They each testified that they … Continue reading →

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DriveSmartBC: Back to School 2019

Sooke PocketNews Posted on September 8, 2019 by Britt SantowskiSeptember 6, 2019

–Constable Tim Schewe Tuesday, September 3, 2019, at 8:07 am marks the opening of the elementary school nearest to where I live. Time to think about school zones and school bus safety for another year. It will be easy to obey the flashing … Continue reading →

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DriveSmartBC: Settling a debate about impeding traffic

Sooke PocketNews Posted on August 18, 2019 by Britt SantowskiAugust 15, 2019

–Constable Tim Schewe I’ve probably said this before, but when I applied the same tolerance under the speed limit as I did for those driving over the speed limit and factored in the advisory signs for speed I seldom found a driver … Continue reading →

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