UPDATE: Use of International Driving Permit for Canadians in Florida to be...
UPDATE: A statement on the website for the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles says that this new law may violate the Geneva Convention. Therefore, the Florida Highway Patrol, and...
View ArticleGas prices: how low can they go?
If you have been driving the family car on fumes, hurrah for you. This is your lucky day because the price of gas has gone down to levels we haven’t seen in months. Like would you believe 21 cents less...
View ArticleExpensive long-weekend gas is not an urban legend: CAA-Quebec
Yes, it’s true, just what you always suspected. Gasoline prices do spike before the long weekends, says CAA-Quebec, and Montreal motorists paid the price last year. “In the past, we were always...
View ArticleCAA-Quebec wants you to nominate the worst roads in the province
CAA-Quebec is inviting drivers to nominate the province’s worst roads to a Hall of Shame or to vote on road horrors already nominated. Vote or nominate till May 24 at worstroads-caaquebec.com....
View ArticleOnly one Montreal street among CAA-Quebec's 10 worst roads
Montrealers often complain about having the worst roads in the paved world. Well, cheer up Montreal, things are even worse in other parts of Quebec. A CAA-Quebec Worst Roads online survey found that...
View ArticlePothole problems surface as crews race to patch holes
When there’s intense cold followed by a spell of above-zero temperatures, Gordon Nelson knows it will be a busy week at his garage. Damaged tires and broken suspension parts are sure signs that pothole...
View ArticleHarwood makes list of Montérégie’s worst roads
Harwood Road in Vaudreuil-Dorion made CAA-Québec’s list of worst roads in the Montérégie region. Harwood Road, much of which runs through a sparsely populated area from Highway 20 to 40, ranked third...
View ArticleBoshra: A modest ode to the humble staycation
So, got any “exciting” vacation plans for the summer? I sure don’t — and I couldn’t be happier about that. That’s right, you can count me among the 58 per cent of Quebecers recently surveyed by CAA...
View ArticleSpring's worst roads don't look so bad this fall, CAA-Québec says
Fourteen thousand reports of poor conditions on roads this spring prompted authorities to act, CAA-Québec claims. The organization reported Thursday that authorities spent more than $15.6 million on...
View ArticleCommercial breathalyzers are unreliable, tests show
Don’t rely on an over-the-counter Breathalyzer test to determine your fitness to drive this holiday season. Research conducted by consumer-protection organization Protégez-Vous and the CAA-Québec...
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