Increased Collisions on Roads with HOV Lanes
As the Pan Am games roared on in Toronto this past summer, the number of visitors to Toronto increased. So did traffic. Many drivers with more than two passenger skirted traffic by utilizing high occupancy vehicles or HOV lanes on many Toronto …
Superficial, Speculative and Unnecessary Evidence?
One would think that an expert witness would be…well…an expert witness. After all, expert testimony is supposed to be reliable and helpful. Not all lawyers believe this is the case – far from it. A recent article in Lawyers Weekly explains that …
Brock University and Student Transportation Safety
Imagine that you are a student and are out late one night with friends. You’re a little tipsy, so you decide to call a cab. How do you know which taxi is legitimate and which one is illegal? How do you avoid …
Pedestrians and Urban Transit
There is much talk in Toronto about how to get the city moving and safely transport its millions of residents. According to an article in the Huffington Post by Jon Packer, conversations about urban transit solutions must include pedestrian safety. On the …
Look Out for Fake Snow Helmets
In a few weeks, the snow will fall and many people will be hitting the slopes to ski and snowboard for some wintertime fun. However, fun always implies safety, and in terms of safety in winter sports, fun will also mean wearing …
Prejudgment Interest Rates?
There is currently a lot of discussion surrounding what the prejudgment interest rate should be for automobile accidents before 2015 – whether it should be kept at the former rate of 5%, or at the current bank rate (which is currently around …
Legalization of Marijuana and Personal Injury
Much has been said about the possible criminal ramifications of legalizing marijuana, but not much has been said about its legalization and the relationship to personal injury, which has a lot of people asking “Is this a trip we want to take?” …
Children and Tricycle Accidents
Many of us have young children or young nieces and nephews, and we are eager to get them on the path to riding their own bicycle or tricycle. Yet, riding even a tricycle can be fraught with dangers and the potential for …
Did Justin Bieber cause a fan to get hurt?
Concerts are fun, but they also can be dangerous with the large and loud crowds, inebriated concert-goers and star-struck fans. One fan, Sandy Ricketts, was so star struck at a Justin Bieber concert in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that she tripped over a loose …
Ontario Government Brings Two Big Changes to Auto Insurance Policy
We’ve previously mentioned the problem of high auto insurance premiums in Ontario, and the government’s ongoing commitment to bring the situation under control. Well, the Ontario government seems to have heard the cry or complaints of millions of Ontario drivers by greatly …