Q&A

A friend of mine just received a speeding ticket and she has some questions about it. The description of offence says "speed signs", ACT is "MVA" and section is "146(7)". What does this mean? She says it is supposed to be a speeding ticket but she doesn't think the actual speed was recorded.

Speak to a large majority of homeowners and they will all tell you the same things that bother them. The first big problem is noisy vehicles, especially as the warmer weather arrives. The city has noise bylaw and other laws under the Highway Traffic Act that were written as to make life in a community more enjoyable and maintain quality of life. Not much is being done to eliminate all of the excess annoying noise from vehicles, new or old.

A question/ debate has come up and I was hoping to get your opinion on the matter. A member of our car club has been ticketed with a rolling stop on a red light, and having too many passengers which violate the terms of his novice permit.

Question: My 18 year old daughter would like to go to Victoria. She has her Washington state driver's licence. Is she allowed to drive by herself in BC with an out of province driver's licence? Is she allowed to carry passengers?

QUESTION: What do I need to know to properly look after my interests if I receive a traffic ticket?

My comment is about drinking and driving.

My husband made an interesting statement a while ago that really stuck with me. He said he felt the reason we still have so many people drinking and driving is because we allow them to make a judgement on whether or not they are impaired after they have had a drink.

I would appreciate your comments on the lack of any formal (Govt) testing of vehicle condition in BC.