Is Your Car Seat Properly Installed?
Is Your Car Seat Properly Installed? Read these tips to find out.
10 Road Safety Tips for School Children
As the academic year commences, and the familiar sight of school buses graces our roads once again, ensuring the safety of our children takes center stage. While buses offer a secure mode of transportation for students, it’s essential for children to be well-versed in road safety.
Crosswalk Safety Tips for Pedestrians and Drivers
Accidents at a crosswalk involving pedestrians and drivers are easily preventable. Here are crosswalk safety tips for both pedestrians and drivers. Pedestrian: 1. Pedestrians at crosswalks have the right of way, if you are crossing the street, but not at a crosswalk, it is your responsibility to yield to cars. 2. Even though it’s your…
Tips and Benefits to Using a Roundabout
Roundabouts are the safer, less congested, more attractive alternative to an intersection. In an intersection there are 32 places traffic can collide, or cross. In a roundabout there are only 8. The continuous flow reduces congestion, and slows the vehicles down. There are fewer stops, shorter delays, and a higher capacity of cars can travel…
School Zone Safety for Drivers
With the impending return of the school season, the reappearance of school buses on the roads emphasizes the critical need for vigilance and adherence to safety protocols by all drivers. School buses offer a secure means of transportation for students, contingent upon the collective commitment of motorists to observe school zone regulations and safety guidelines.
Safety Tips for Pedestrians
Summer and the warm weather means more people are hanging up their keys, and traveling by foot, which is great for the environment, and your health. But, it may also be dangerous if drivers aren’t expecting you, or the proper rules of the road are not being followed. Here are 10 safety rules you should…
National Safe Driving Week
This week, December 1st – 7th, is National Safe Driving Week, a campaign put on by the National Safety Council since 1950. Safe driving should be practiced year round, but especially in winter when dangers on the road escalate. For Safe Driving Week, here are some reminders for safe driving to keep you and your…
Is Your Child in the Right Type of Car Seat?
Is Your Child in the Right Type of Car Seat?
Is Your Child in the Right Type of Car Seat?
Unfortunately, motor vehicle accidents are the number once cause of death and hospitalization for children under 14 years old. It is important that all children are using the right car seat for their particular age, height, and weight. The law in New Brunswick regarding child car seats are as follows:
What to do if you’re injured in a motor vehicle accident and the other driver doesn’t have insurance
Some drivers do not have insurance covering their vehicles in the event of an accident. This situation exists even though it is the law for all motor vehicles to have insurance to cover medical costs, lost wages, and the other damages suffered by a victim injured in a collision. Each year, a number of motorists…
The Impact of Legalization of Marijuana on Impaired Driving
Canada is scheduled to legalize recreational use of marijuana in July 2018. One area of concern is that this will lead to more impaired driving accidents. The leading cause of motor vehicle accidents causing death and injuries in Canada is impaired driving. The Canadian government has proposed changes in the Criminal Code to enhance the ability of law enforcement…
Receiving income after an insurance claim
After being injured in a motor vehicle accident, some people can return to work, but others will be unable to work for the rest of their life. However, there may still be sources of revenue available even if you do not have a job, and, for insurance purposes, that money is considered differently than a…
Do I need insurance to drive a snowmobile or an ATV?
Snowmobiles and ATVs in NB, NS and PEI are considered motor vehicles and must be insured, which means you have access to the same benefits that you have with a car or motorcycle. Among other things, you are guaranteed protection against a claim from another person, as well as access to medical benefits if you…
What to do if you suffer from a concussion following a motor vehicle accident
Concussions following a motor vehicle accident tend to be taken lightly. People often try to walk it off like they would with a scrape or a bruise, but a concussion can have severe and permanent effects on brain functions. That can mean expensive therapy and missed work. Many times, people don’t even know they have…
How to make an Insurance Claim against an at-fault driver?
If you have been injured because of someone else’s negligence or recklessness, you may have the right to make a personal injury claim. A claim against the at-fault driver is usually paid by his or her insurance company. This type of claim is known as “Section A” claims. More than 95% of these claims are…
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