There are critics to a new rule that may be put into law in Ontario. It would cause even more pain to those involved in a car accident by slashing the benefits currently being allowed. If you have been in an accident, you know you needed every bit of those benefits that you received. There […]
Lawmakers in Canada have created numerous laws to discourage and prevent drunk driving, but the dangerous behavior persists. Indeed, thousands of people die and suffer catastrophic injuries every year because of drunk driving. Although it is impossible to completely prevent individuals from getting behind the wheel while they are intoxicated, the law does provide a […]
Figures released by the Ontario Provincial Police on March 23 reveal that traffic accidents in the province between 2005 and 2014 were more likely to kill men than women. The numbers also showed that the overwhelming majority of motorists killed in the province during this time were not driving properly immediately before they were involved […]
Ontario Provincial Police were investigating the scene of a fatal car accident involving three vehicles on March 4. The crash happened at around 6 a.m. on London Road, also known as Highway 4, between Crediton Road and Kirkton Road. A preliminary investigation that Huron County OPP and OPP West Region traffic collision investigators conducted revealed […]
Three Ontario residents were hospitalised on Feb. 23 following a traffic accident at the intersection of Baseline Road and Manning Road in Tecumseh. The vehicles involved were travelling north on Manning Road when the minivan and car started to slow down. The tractor-trailer truck following behind them did not stop, crashing into the two vehicles […]
While car wrecks are common in areas like Ontario, most people are rarely prepared for the injuries that may ensue. Whiplash is a common injury that occurs when an individual’s head and neck are jarred from side to side, often the result of rear-end collisions. Several problems can extend from suffering whiplash, including disc herniation […]
Police report that two people from Calenonia were killed and two others were injured in an early morning three-vehicle crash on Jan. 28 near Hamilton. According to the report, the deadly accident took place on Highway 6 around 7 a.m. when an 18-year-old man driving a Volvo suddenly veered over into the opposite lanes and […]
Some Ontario residents may worry that a car will pull out in front of them while they are passing through an intersection. The question of who is at fault in cases where a car is running a yellow and causes another car to hit them may seem complicated. However, Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act provides some […]
Despite such measures as graduated license programs and zero BAC requirements for young drivers, the leading cause of deaths for teenagers in Ontario and across Canada is car crashes. Younger drivers are the most inexperienced of all drivers, and when that inexperience with driving is combined with alcohol impairment, tragedy can result. The statistics regarding […]
Ontario drivers may think that hands-free texting while driving is less dangerous than hands-on texting, but at least one study has demonstrated that this is not the case. A 2013 study suggested that hands-free texting actually takes more time than hands-on texting and that the driver tends to look away from the road with a […]