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Clarifying Cell Phone Use While Driving: BC Supreme Court Ruling in Rex. v. Mirza

May 31, 2023

In the recent case of Rex. v. Mirza, the BC Supreme Court provides important clarification on the prohibition of cell phone use while driving. The court’s ruling...

New rules for “Vulnerable Road Users” and other MVA changes

May 23, 2023

The BC Government changed the Motor Vehicle Act (the MVA) to create some new definitions and to address new ways to use the roads. It’s always interesting to see how they...

Unexpected consequences of a traffic ticket

May 15, 2023

Getting a traffic ticket is usually a frustrating experience, but few people seem to know that receiving multiple tickets in British Columbia can have even more serious...

Uncertainty in Laser Speed Enforcement

May 9, 2023

If you ever got a speeding ticket, you probably wondered how they caught you. How did they measure your speed and was the measurement accurate?

Police Prejudice and BMWs

April 27, 2023

It seems BMW drivers are often the subject of unfair derision. It’s a common assumption that every BMW driver is arrogant or thinks they need to test the limits of their...

The original Driving Lawyers

April 24, 2023

When we started defending driving matters, there was no such thing as a “driving lawyer,” at least in British Columbia. In fact, it was very rare to see a lawyer in traffic...

Got Caught? Call Us

April 9, 2023

If you’ve been stopped by the police for any driving offence, you just need to pick up the phoneto get help with your case. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a speeding...

What is the Motor Vehicle Act?

March 16, 2023

As lawyers, we use the term “Motor Vehicle Act” all the time, and we’re never certain if people understand what we’re talking about. The British Columbia Motor Vehicle...

Distracted driving, when the government doesn’t know the law

March 10, 2023

There is the letter of the law, the understanding of the law and the application of the law. One generally assumes that there is someone in government with a good understanding...

You are a Survivor

March 2, 2023

Have you ever wondered why you have such a deep desire to fight back when faced with a serious threat? It’s because your ancestors, all the way back to the earliest...

Clarifying Cell Phone Use While Driving: BC Supreme Court Ruling in Rex. v. Mirza

New rules for “Vulnerable Road Users” and other MVA changes

Unexpected consequences of a traffic ticket

Uncertainty in Laser Speed Enforcement

Police Prejudice and BMWs

The original Driving Lawyers

Got Caught? Call Us

What is the Motor Vehicle Act?

Distracted driving, when the government doesn’t know the law

You are a Survivor

History of the Motor Vehicle Act

Careless Driving

Excessive Speeding

Failure to Obey

Speeding

Using Electronic Device While Driving

Running A Yellow Light

Driving Without A Drivers LIcense

Speed Enforcement Methods

Superintendent of Motor Vehicles

Driving While Prohibited