No one is ever really prepared for an accident. Even if you manage to expect the unexpected, the wake of tragedy can impose a world of emotional, financial, physical and psychological stress on you and your loved ones. When an accident happens, you don’t need to shoulder the burden alone – it’s important to take advantage of the circle of support resources at your disposal.

Getting into the passenger seat while your teen takes the wheel for the first time marks a long awaited milestone for you both. Your teen gets the freedom and independence to travel (relatively) uninhibited, and you get the freedom to shout “Just drive yourself!” from the couch.

We’re all used to the news about LRT delivery delays in Kitchener-Waterloo – the better part of a year has passed since the original date by which all Bombardier promised all vehicles would be delivered. So what is Waterloo Area waiting for, and what’s taking Bombardier so long? There has been a number of LRT development issues along the way, and we’re not out of the woods yet. Let’s look at the public transit delays, and where that has left us.

Have you ever learned after years of thinking something you were doing or thought was okay, was actually illegal? For a moment it might be hard to accept.

But there are plenty of laws of the road and exceptions that Canadians might not know about. In order to keep yourself and others safe while driving, here is a short, but common, list of road rules you may not have heard of.

1. U-Turns Have Many Exceptions

“Dooring” is not a proper word in the dictionary - but it is a reality on the road.

The phrase comes from when a vehicle’s door suddenly opens on a moving cyclist. More often than not the cyclist suffers some injury. For Toronto District School Board Trustee, Chris Glover, the reality was a first-hand experience.

The Accident

The entire team at Harris Law is thrilled to welcome Michael T. Mollison, Q.C., to the firm. Michael (Mike) recently joined Harris Law, along with his highly experienced legal assistant, Claire Smits.

Accidents become more common when the regular flow of traffic is interrupted, and nothing interrupts traffic like a construction zone. Lanes shrink or disappear completely, and debris can often intrude into your driving space or impact pedestrian safety. Especially for commuters with nowhere else to go, construction can become a daily hazard – according to the Ministry of Transportation, Ontario saw 1694 collisions in construction zones in 2013.

Summer driving can be one of the simple pleasures in life. There’s something relaxing about cruising down a country highway with the windows down and the music up. But as with cottage weekends and summer barbeques, the season for peaceful highway trips is once more coming to an end. Fall weather and back-to-school rushes are upon us again, and it falls to us to take extra care when driving on highways in the coming weeks.