Tim Schewe

Drivers, beware of cycling lanes

Drivers may not understand the duties required of them by the lines painted on the roadway.

Exercise care driving with a propane tank

A lack of care will eventually result in something like the recent incident in the West End of Vancouver.

Fire trucks need plenty of room

You must not follow them within 150 metres or 500 feet unless you are also driving an emergency vehicle.

What are the rules for bicycle lanes?

A reader from Vancouver asked me where the rules came from for bicycle lanes and signs as they could not be found...

Headlight conversions can be dangerous and illegal

For headlights with filaments, you will find a North American SAE code or a European E code on the lens that starts with an H...

Government shouldn’t have to do everything for us

I've watched a number of conversations in the newspaper and social media lately, mostly with regard to B.C.'s slow-down, move-over law.

Beware the weaving skateborder

Whether by oversight or design, our Motor Vehicle Act has chosen not to regulate skateboarders or roller skaters/bladers at all.

Being a good Samaritan could put you in the hot seat

Being a good Samaritan could make you a party to an offence. Take the instance of an impaired driver who has gone off the road...

Intersections are places for accidents — and tickets

Almost 80 drivers stopped at the red light, grabbed their cell phones and started to text...

‘Where’s a cop when you need one?’

I very rarely see a police vehicle in my travels, much less one stopped at the side of the road dealing with a driver...

Reflectors and lights make a ‘bright pedestrian’

Reflective material, whether it be a vest, an armband or even trim on your clothing is the first step...

Vehicle lights have important jobs

Don't signal, signal too late, don't dim, don't turn headlights or tail lights on, don't turn fog lights off...

Rules around merging when turning right

The answer does depend on whether the merging motorist has an acceleration lane to use or is facing a yield sign...

When to replace a damaged windshield

There are regulations that describe damage that is considered to be vision-obstructing...

Data on vehicle collisions lacking

Are we losing touch with how often the bad things are happening on our highways?

Right turn budging at stop signs not acceptable

When people turning right at stop signs pull up beside someone going straight or turning left it blocks their view so they must wait...

Driver and pedestrian attention lacking

Pedestrians often wander right out into traffic without making eye contact with drivers or scanning for traffic as they cross

Police should set good example on roads

This marked police vehicle was not being a good example as the driver was consistently 15 to 20 km/h over the speed limit...

Tow trucks should be treated as official vehicles on highways

The tow truck is a bit of an orphan when it comes to being an "official vehicle" as defined in our slow-down, move-over laws.

How much tire tread is safe?

This turned my thoughts to the tread on my tires and the question of how much tread is needed to stop and steer properly on wet roads