Uber, Lyft, and other rideshare services have quickly become a default transportation option for many these past few years. 

At your service in just a couple tap of your smartphone, peer-to-peer ride services are often the more convenient and economical choice. 

Although riding your motorcycle during the wintertime is legal in Ontario, it doesn’t mean that it’s always the smart thing to do – and especially doing so unprepared. 

When road conditions are bleak and slippery, it’s usually best to just stay home and not take your chances. 

However, sometimes, riding in these conditions is just unavoidable. 

That’s why it’s important to remember what you must do in order to safely maneuver icy or snowy roads on your trusty mechanical steed. 

Take a look at these 5 tips.

Summer isn’t the only prime time for an adventure on the road. Whether you’ve never missed a ski season at your favourite resort, or you’re looking to escape the city’s grey slush for the first time, this winter road trip guide is just the thing for you. 

1. Know thy car 

Halloween is the perfect time of the year to impress the neighbourhood with your festive spirit! 

Before you stand by the front door with an endless mountain of treats in hand, make sure your property is ready for the sea of visitors coming your way. 

Follow this handy checklist before the sun goes down on October 31st.

When it comes to impaired driving, we often liken it to driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or being distracted by our cell phones while we’re behind the wheel. 

However, driving while fatigued is a cause of impairment that’s much more prevalent — and just as dangerous. 

Driver fatigue can be defined as physical and/or mental fatigue that reduces a person’s ability to drive. When a fatigued person is driving, their level of awareness, judgement, perception, and ability to react decreases.  

Fall can be the perfect time to go for a drive to take in all those breathtaking changing colours, but drivers beware – this time of the year also happens to be migration and mating season for deer. 

As adorable as it can be to see Fido stick his head out the window with his tongue flopping in the wind, unrestrained pets can be a serious safety issue that could lead to severe consequences. 

When dogs climb into drivers’ laps, or when they hop from one seat to the next, they take away from the attention a driver needs to have to safely operate their vehicle.

While the summer counts down towards fall, it is completely understandable to want to soak up as much times as humanly possible in your “home away from home.” As many seasoned cottagers know – once the temperature drops and the leaves change – it can be a whole new world in the north.  

Here are six best practice tips on what to get in the habit of when you’re at the cottage in the fall. 

No matter how much experience you have boating, it can still be a completely unpredictable journey when you venture out on the water – and it’s always a good idea for everyone to review boating safety rules and practices before leaving the dock.  

Car accidents can change your life in a split second. 

Imagine for a moment that you’re driving home from work one day, and as you are stopped at the intersection, a distracted driver rams into the back of your vehicle.  

The unfortunate truth is this happens all too often. In fact, it is estimated that the average driver will file a claim for a collision about once every 17.9 years.