Car FYI

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has issued some startling news related to vehicle accidents occurring on roads they patrolled in 2014. Published numbers paint a disturbing picture of tragedies on Ontario roadways that could have been completely avoided. In all of Ontario, a total of 74,684 motor vehicle collisions occurred in 2014 (a reduction from 75,684 province-wide collisions in the 12 months of 2013). Due many of those resulted in damage to a car, truck, motorcycle or other vehicle, a sizable number of accidents ultimately proved fatal. Overall fatalities on Ontario roads showed a modest reduction for 2014 compared to the previous year with the total number falling from 290 to 287. Though the slight reduce has been a pleasing sight for the OPP, the data is by no means celebrated. The most alarming numbers is the amount of deaths on OPP patrolled roads occurring due to contributing circumstances. The four major factors (cal...

Looking back to 2014 , one event deeply affected me and so many Canadian motorsport fans and car enthusiasts alike. An event so disappointing it convinced me to devote this entire article to highlight losing what used to be a valued connection. Personally, the annual Rolex 24 at Daytona is a perfect relief from the doldrums of winter. In 2014, my standing appointment for watching the 24-hour sports car race on the Speed channel in Canada was partaken with a news banner traveling at the lower part of the screen. The information contained in the message indicating the Speed channel will be lost to Rogers cable customers as of March. Bell and other television providers in Canada followed eventually followed suit ending what was a great institution for auto enthusiasts. While I was initially upset at Rogers for dropping Speed, the truth was the cable company did not deserve all the blame. Apparently, Fox thought that the six hours of a day of ‘ Dumbest Stuff on Wheels ’ was wo...