Tim Schewe

Lamp offers clues to a collision

A tungsten lamp filament can tell a crash investigator a great deal post-collision if you look carefully.

Left turns onto busy highways can be hazardous

One must always make the turn to arrive in the first available lane to the right of the centre line before you leave the intersection when turning left onto a busy highway.

How effective are new dynamic speed display signs on B.C.’s highways?

Dynamic speed display signs, which display the speed of passing vehicles above a sign showing the posted speed limit, are popping up beside B.C.'s highways. Are they effective in persuading drivers to keep to the limit?

Drive more safely and save money on gas

The way you drive can have a significant influence on how much fuel your vehicle uses.

Get your car off the highway if it doesn’t work

Once your vehicle is no longer properly equipped for use on the highway, you are obligated to remove it immediately.

Open your eyes to corrective lenses restriction

The corrective lenses required restriction on your driver's licence would not have been placed there if there wasn't a good reason for it.

Daylight Saving Time can contribute to driver fatigue

We sprang ahead last weekend as Daylight Saving Time began, but watch out for a lack of spring in your step as you drive to work. Fatigue is a significant risk factor in collisions in B.C.

Support traffic testimony with illustration

Supporting your testimony in traffic court with illustration is often a good way to show what is difficult to describe with words.

The importance of headlight aim for drivers’ vision

After 20 years of full-time traffic policing, you accumulate many memories.

Any number of things can result in wrong-way driving

It is fortunate that this type of collision is relatively rare, because the consequences are severe.

Driving to work not always wise

For 25 years, I was expected to arrive at work regardless of the road conditions.