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John Ducker: New bill looks to protect 'vulnerable road users'

John Ducker: New bill looks to protect 'vulnerable road users'

One thing’s for certain, the new laws will require drivers to pay extra attention to those now defined as vulnerable.
John Ducker: When it's time to hang up the car keys

John Ducker: When it's time to hang up the car keys

What’s to be done when we see or know someone who simply should no longer be behind the wheel?
Amid record EV sales, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ to fund 250 more public charging stations

Amid record EV sales, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ to fund 250 more public charging stations

It's all part of the province's "Electric Highway" program.
John Ducker: A reminder that shoulder checks a crucial part of safe driving

John Ducker: A reminder that shoulder checks a crucial part of safe driving

Shoulder checking is vital to safe driving yet it is one of the most quickly forgotten elements as drivers start gaining more experience and comfort behind the wheel.
Changes to make it easier for ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ stratas to install EV chargers

Changes to make it easier for ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ stratas to install EV chargers

The most significant change would reduce the voting threshold from 75 to 50 per cent approval for expenditures and other changes needed to install EV charging stations.
Driver escapes after tree crushes car on busy West Vancouver road

Driver escapes after tree crushes car on busy West Vancouver road

'We’re talking seconds sooner and it could have been catastrophic.'
Horseshoe Bay welcomes double EV charging station

Horseshoe Bay welcomes double EV charging station

BC Hydro has doubled its charging options for electric vehicle users in West Vancouver as part of its plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions
John Ducker: Urban design and the dreaded 'stroad'

John Ducker: Urban design and the dreaded 'stroad'

A street has multiple uses — pedestrian, commercial and vehicle use. A road is for the fast, efficient movement of vehicles. Stroads somehow manage to fail on both accounts.
Will ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½â€™s shift to clean transportation take rural communities along for the ride? ​​​​​​​

Will ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½â€™s shift to clean transportation take rural communities along for the ride? ​​​​​​​

“It just seems like public transit between rural communities is getting more and more abysmal.â€
John Ducker: ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ should pause wider public cannabis consumption

John Ducker: ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ should pause wider public cannabis consumption

It’s also no surprise that since legalization in 2018, there’s been a rise in the number of drug-impaired drivers on our roads, writes John Ducker.