Some people are numbers people. They comprehend and learn from crunching and comparing figures. Others are picture people. These individuals need visual representations to truly understand concepts. I guess that’s why ICBC used 1000 pairs of shoes to represent a small portion of the nearly 76,000 people injured in collisions each year in B.C. What’s causing most of these injuries? The simple answer is British Columbians themselves. But there are no simple answers when it comes to how to avoid automobile crashes. Continue Reading…

    Do you ever drive angry? No, I’m not referring to that recent sub-par Nicholas Cage film. I’m talking about actually driving while upset. If you haven’t, I wouldn’t suggest it. It sucks.

    I remember not doing so well on a math exam in high school (I grew up in Alberta, so you can drive at 16 there) and driving too fast while punching the steering wheel in anger over my exam results. Not only was it stupid/dangerous for me to drive over the speed limit in a school zone, it cost me $180 when the police officer pulled me over! In retrospect, it could have been a lot worse. I recalled this low point in my driving history recently when I read about the fatal shooting in Surrey this week possibly being the result of road rage. Continue Reading…

    I’d like to open the Pandora’s box once again known as the great bike helmet debate. Last time I posted on this subject, there were some good comments on if bike helmets REALLY help prevent against serious injury. The debate has returned on my radar for two reasons: 1) Vancouver is poised to introduce a bike-sharing program, and 2) a speaker at the popular and latst TEDx conference takes an anti-helmet position when it comes to the prevention of brain injury.

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