Winter Driving Tips
10 Winter Car Maintenance and Driving Tips: 1. Check Your Lights Winter weather can cause limited visibility while driving and lead to accidents. Regularly ensure your indicators, brake lights, front and rear lights are in working condition. Also clean any accumulated ice and road grime on the lenses periodically. 2. Check Tire Pressure Tire pressure […]
READ MORELong Weekend Safe Driving Tips
With a three-day weekend, there are two things you can count on long weekend: traffic (and lots of it) as families hit the road to dine together, and a heavy police presence on the roads watching out for drivers who are impaired, distracted, behaving aggressively, or not wearing their seat belts. 1. PREPARE YOUR VEHICLE […]
READ MOREFuel Efficient Driving Tips
1. PLAN YOUR TRIP That way you can avoid having to backtrack or criss-cross the city. Try to avoid several short trips; instead, combine running all your errands into one outing. 2. AVOID NECESSARY IDLING Studies have shown that idling for 10 minutes uses about a quarter litre of gas. 3. KEEP YOUR CAR MAINTAINED Follow […]
READ MOREGet Your Car Ready For Winter
Make sure you and your vehicle are ready for the winter season ahead. And while it may seem like it’s too soon to be thinking about winter, a little car care today will go a long way toward improving the safety and dependability of your vehicle before the snow flies. 1. SCHEDULE SOME TIME WITH […]
READ MORENew Ontario Driving Laws
In an effort to ensure Ontario’s roads and highways are safer, the new road rules have a common theme: respecting other people’s need for space to ensure their safety. Drivers are now required to: 1. Give Cyclists Some Room When passing cyclists, drivers must maintain a minimum distance of one metre (approximately three feet) where possible. […]
READ MOREDistracted Driving Penalities
Ontario has passed legislation increasing fines for distracted drivers from a range of $60 – $500 up to $300 – $1,000, plus three demerit points upon conviction. Also, novice drivers convicted of distracted driving will now face the following licence suspensions: First conviction: 30 day suspension Second conviction: 90 day suspension Third conviction: licence cancellation. […]
READ MORETips For Safe Driving
1. Focus Distracted driving is the number one killer on the roads and has played a role in almost 25 per cent of all road fatalities in Ontario so far in 2015, according to the Ontario Provincial Police. Drivers can enhance their focus by leaving their phones alone and turning off notifications to reduce temptation. If it’s […]
READ MORETips to Avoid Traffic Tickets
Traffic tickets are one of the most common reasons for increased insurance rates, and the common driving habits that result in getting one are more than just an expensive behaviour – they are also dangerous. Most of the common traffic tickets are very easy to avoid with a little extra caution and attention while behind […]
READ MORECommon Insurance Myths
When it comes to insurance there are a variety of types and two of the most common are auto insurance and home insurance. But as familiar as they are, there are also quite a few common myths associated with them and some of these myths could be costing you money. Let’s debunk them and hopefully […]
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