Why Choose Winter Tires Over All-Season Tires
This article outlines tips for getting the most out of your winter tires during the cold season this year.
Ten Things To Know To Winterize Your Vehicle
Winterize Your Vehicle Like A Pro This Winter Maritime winter weather can be unforgiving, and preparing your vehicle for these challenging conditions is essential. To help you minimize the risk of getting stuck in hazardous situations, here are some tips to winterize your vehicle: 1. Ensure Your Lights are Working Properly Visibility is a significant…
9 Tips for Thanksgiving Weekend Travel
Navigating Thanksgiving Travel Safely: 9 Essential Tips for a Stress-Free Journey Thanksgiving weekend in Atlantic Canada is a time for feasting, gratitude, and cherished family reunions. As families come together for this special occasion, many hit the road to join loved ones in celebrating. With the increase in travelers during this festive period comes a…
Fall Driving Tips
Although, you may not immediately think of “dangerous driving” but there are escalated risks to driving in Canada during the fall. Here are things to watch for when driving in the fall.
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.
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:
Are winter tires mandatory in the maritime provinces?
Did you know that there is only one province in Canada in which having winter tires on your vehicle is mandatory by law? In 2007, Quebec instituted Law 42 which requires all persons operating a motor vehicle to install four winter tires from December 15th to March 15th of every year. Besides the province of…
Bicycle Helmets & Safety
Bicycle helmets save lives and help prevent brain injury. In NB, NS and PEI, cyclists of all ages are required to wear a helmet, it’s the law. In Canada, 7,500 cyclists are seriously injured each year, with many suffering from moderate to severe brain injuries. Studies indicate helmets can provide an 88% reduction in the…
Too many drivers fail to stop for the school bus
Many drivers choose to drive through the red flashing lights of a stopped school bus. It is against the law to do so and it puts the children’s lives at risk. “Every day in Anglophone East School District (Moncton, NB), approximately five red light violations are reposted by school bus drivers. In the run of…
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