New Consequences for Excessive Speed Introduced

I was listening to the radio the other day and I heard the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles talking about the new consequences for driving a motor vehicle at excessive speed. One of the consequences he mentioned was that if you are pulled over for driving at more than forty kilometres an hour over the legal [...]

Easter Island heads

These edifices were carved and erected by a society in honour of their sacred leaders. Historically the island has experienced a collapse of its ecosystem, with extinction of many of its prehistoric species; these events were associated with over-exploitation of the island’s resources.

Pitt River Bridge

This artist’s rendition of the new Pitt River Bridge shows the glorious structure erected in honour of our society’s sacred being, the single occupant vehicle. You have to wonder at what point the over-exploitation of our eco-system and the fouling of our atmosphere with carbon dioxide will result in a catastrophic failure similar to the [...]

New Pitt River Bridge

We sent a representative out for a test drive over the new Pitt River Bridge. The word used to describe it is “impressive”. Perhaps it is as impressive as the massive edifices that were built on Easter Island…built before that civilization came to a grinding halt due to the destruction of their entire eco-system. A question though is, why [...]

Electric car test drive

Earlier this week we sent our Social Responsibility correspondent out for a test drive of a fully electric-powered car. We are waiting for the full test drive report but the initial report we received was of glowing praise of the car, especially the eerily quiet way that the car moves along our streets. The concerns raised [...]

Distracted drivers on BC roads

Over the last week I have been doing a research project; I have been travelling the roads of Metro Vancouver peering into vehicles travelling alongside me. My purpose? Not to be creepy but to see what drivers are doing as they drive the by-ways and highways of our region. And my observations may in fact [...]