Monthly Archives: February 2012

Law needs to change in light of recent Central Okanagan road death

Legal column illustrating an imbalance in British Columbia’s legal system because the legal responsibility for killing someone is typically much lower than if you had injured them

Encouraging drivers to make safer driving choices

Legal column discussing British Columbia’s Health Care Recovery Act with respect to the allocation of cost for medical expenses caused by negligent behavior

Cyclists deserve more respect from motorists

Legal column criticizing a news report for blaming the cyclist when an SUV cut across the marked cycling lane, sending the cyclist to hospital

Carelessness of motorists shouldn’t be tolerated

Legal column assessing the legal and moral obligations for operating a vehicle in reverse

A positive lesson we must learn from a tragedy

Legal column challenging the community to change their driving attitudes following the unneccesary death of Stewart Tuningley when he was struck by a car while volunteering for a road clean up