Many young families in British Columbia choose to live in neighbourhoods where traffic is minimal, largely local and with appropriate speed limits. Sometimes, city planning authorities will forge ahead with enhancements, like bicycle paths, which alter traffic...
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All weather and traffic: British Columbia cyclist hit by a driver
On Behalf of Michael Golden Law Corporation | Dec 19, 2017 | Bicycle Accidents
The classic British reply to the question, "how are you?" is "all weather and traffic," usually delivered with a heavy sigh, whereby everyone gets the picture. That's just what's happening in British Columbia this winter, as motorists encounter hazardous road...
Near miss in British Columbia causes pedestrian accident
On Behalf of Michael Golden Law Corporation | Dec 11, 2017 | Car Accidents
Ever since the advent of pop psychology and the Me Generation, there have been labels assigned to the following generations, such as Generation X or millennials. In British Columbia, our young people are sometimes chided, in print or online, for self-centered or...
Loss of British Columbia youngster may lead to wrongful death
On Behalf of Michael Golden Law Corporation | Dec 4, 2017 | Wrongful Death
Increasingly in major cities, public transit has become the poster child of environmentalist progress, promising diminished urban pollution. City buses filled with British Columbia citizens enjoying comparatively stress-free travel from point A to point B implicitly...
Pedestrian accident rate in British Columbia spikes in winter
On Behalf of Michael Golden Law Corporation | Nov 27, 2017 | Car Accidents
Once drivers shift into gear, their mindset switches seamlessly to steering a big hunk of steel up and down motorways, with all due caution. When they step out of a car, even for a minute, they become, for all intents and purposes, pedestrians. Sometimes, they neglect...
Wrongful death in British Columbia depends on many variables
On Behalf of Michael Golden Law Corporation | Nov 20, 2017 | Wrongful Death
What is newsworthy in our culture is reported and carried by several sources, each offering a different angle or approach to the same news item. One of the main criteria for what makes the news is based on how well a news story captures attention. Invariably, death by...
Potential for wrongful death on Remembrance Day sadly common
On Behalf of Michael Golden Law Corporation | Nov 13, 2017 | Wrongful Death
It's hard to fathom why the number of car accidents spikes during three-day weekend holidays. The Nov. 11 statutory holiday shows close to a 35 per cent rise in vehicle collisions, in British Columbia and elsewhere. A time set aside for sober reflection on the loss of...
Wrongful death in British Columbia can occur in any weather
On Behalf of Michael Golden Law Corporation | Nov 6, 2017 | Wrongful Death
The stark contrast in climate between Eastern Canada and Western Canada has always been a descriptor of the overall national character of our wintry country. Lately, however, the relatively balmy weather that British Columbia is known for has been in flux. The...
A car accident in British Columbia on Halloween can be scary
On Behalf of Michael Golden Law Corporation | Oct 31, 2017 | Car Accidents
"Trick or treat?" Children exuberantly ask this question as they appear at doorways all over North America on the last night of October. Ages ago, when the tradition began, the question harboured a veiled menace: if you don't give me a treat, I will play a trick...
Ill-fated wrongful death a world away in British Columbia
On Behalf of Michael Golden Law Corporation | Oct 26, 2017 | Wrongful Death
Beginning a new life with one's young family in a country thousands of miles away takes courage and persistence. Sometimes people emigrate from their native home to join up with relatives who have already taken the plunge. Others envision enormous possibilities for...
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