As winter is just around the corner, take a look at this recent Wheels.ca article, which highlights the importance of winter tires. The article reviews some statistical data on the effect of winter tires on motor vehicle accident rates. To read this article click on the above link....
Continue readingPlease click on the above title to check out today's Wheels.ca article, which provides some useful information about proper lane use on our roads....
Continue readingGoodman Halioua LLP is proud to announce that it has joined FAIR (Fair Association of Victims for Accident Insurance Reform). FAIR is a not-for-profit organization of car accident victims struggling with the current automobile insurance system in Ontario. FAIR seeks the reform of automobile insurance legislation in Ontario so that all car accident victims receive the treatment they require. The current legislation and the often inappropriate use of the Minor Injury Guidelines (MIG) classification provides insurers with broad powers. These powers allow insurers to limit claimants' rights to the benefits they need and their ability to discover the extent of their injuries and...
Continue readingClick on the title above to check out this recent Toronto Star Wheels section article that discusses the 5 most common winter driving myths....
Continue readingIn Security National Insurance Company v. Markel Insurance Company, 2012 ONCA 683 (CanLII), the Ontario Court of Appeal considered the appeals of two decisions of the Superior Court of Justice interpreting s. 66(1) of the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule - Accidents on or after November 1, 1996, O. Reg. 403/96 (“SABS”), enacted pursuant to the Insurance Act (the “Act”). Section 66(1) deems certain persons to be named insureds for the purposes of s. 268(2) of the Act, which affects the priority in which insurers are to pay statutory accident benefits under s. 268 of the Act. Section 66, “Company Automobiles and...
Continue readingPlease take a look at this recent Toronto Star article, which provides some useful information for Ontario drivers on dealing with winter road conditions including black ice. The techniques set out in the article can help prevent collisions leading to serious and catastrophic injuries....
Continue readingAccording to a recent Toronto Star article, Highway 401 is statistically the safest multi-lane roadway system in North America. The article cites the latest data from Ontario's Ministry of Transportation indicating that the highway's fatality rate of .62 per 10,000 licensed drivers is the lowest ever recorded in Ontario and the lowest in North America. The Ministry of Transportation identified the following three areas of Highway 401 as having the highest collision rates on the highway: (1) the six km section from Dixie Road to Mavis Road; (2) the 34 km portion from Neilson Road to Highway 427; and (3) the four km stretch...
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