How to Become a Better Navigator
My husband loves maps. His nickname from his long motorcycle journey days is Map Boy. He would rather have an old-fashioned map spread out on his truck dashboard than use GPS.
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Poor Plate Appeal
License plates across Ontario continue to peel. Mine has just started to shred, and I’d better act quickly if I want to replace it for free.
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Drafting Dum-Dums
There have always been terrible drivers. Cowboys in the old west probably had complaints about other horse riders who crowded them. Fun fact: roller-derby was invented by a frustrated roller-skater who got fed up with being run into.*
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Driving to (and from) Wally
When I moved from Toronto to London a decade ago, it was a bit like moving to Alaska. I felt far removed from the life I’d known for so long. I missed my colleagues and friends, and found the four-hour round trip was something I was only willing to do for special occasions. That worked the same in reverse, for those who (rarely) came to visit.
…Zip it Up
Traffic experts in many cities and now mine, claim that the so-called zipper method of merging traffic from two lanes into one is the best way to keep traffic flowing in construction zones. …
401K – The K is for Karma
I had a lovely weekend away chez BFF Erin and BFFH Rob in their home on the lake. It just feels right to wake up and look out over the water first thing. Maybe it’s some sort of lizard-brain memory of crawling out of it millions of years ago. …
Sometimes They Get Caught
The news releases we get from OPP detachments fascinate me. Many times they have no relevance to our audience and the issues they concern are so small, they’re not newsworthy.  But once in a while one comes in that’s so unusual, it bears some sort of mention. …
My New Ride
After nine years of togetherness, the green machine and I are parting ways. …
Brandt’s Randt – Snow, It’s An Annual Thing!
Every year, the first snowfall causes mayhem on the roads. Â I still don’t understand how drivers can be so clueless about something we know is going to occur! Â For goodness sake, Environment Canada gives us two days’ notice before a single flake hits the highway. Â And so I randt. Â …
A World Where a Yellow Light is a Red Light
It sounds like an April Fool’s Day prank but I can assure you, it’s real.  Drivers in China have been told to treat a yellow traffic light the same as a red.  Instead of yellow meaning a warning that red is coming and to stop if you can safely do so, they’re expected to stop immediately upon a yellow. …
Dogs Behind the Wheel
I had to look at the calendar – is it April first? Â The SPCA in New Zealand is teaching dogs to drive. Â …
Giving Motorcyclists a Bad Name
A colleague recently said to me, “Every biker that rides past me acts like an a**hole!” Â …
What I Learned on my First Workday of 2012
Snow causes people to drive funny. Â Not funny ha-ha. …
Idiots of all Ages
Younger drivers get a bad rap but sometimes age has little to do with one’s lack of brain power. …