Grandpa Richard does not own a car. Reason? Both financial and personal choice. I came to a realization one day that my car usually sat unused 5 days out of 7. Now comes news that a builder here in Toronto wants to put up a 42 storey condo building, without any parking spots. The builder [...]
A co-worker was bemoaning the need to get their brakes serviced, and that reminded me of the brake situation on my last car. I owned a Honda Civic and took it in for all the normal service. At one point (I think the 60,000 km checkup) the technician said he was very surprised at the [...]
It is illegal in Ontario to smoke in a car when children are also in a car. In a recent case, a 20-year-old man was ticketed for smoking in a car in which a 15-year-old girl was one of his passengers. While the people in the car waited for the ticket, the 15 year old [...]
Two items in the news this morning remind us about the fact that cars are not toys. Also, Newton’s Laws of Physics are important. Especially the one about momentum. In the first case, a lady learning to drive (without a learner’s permit) ran over her instructor (her sister-in-law) killing her. In the second case, a [...]
