Driving Law

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Driving Law episodes

February 28, 2020 Episode 96: ICBC, 10 years of IRPs, self-driving cars
No-fault insurance was in the news again this week following a story about a woman who reportedly received $70,000 out of a $250,000 settlement from ICBC. Kyla Lee and Paul Doroeshenko give their perspective.
Kyla and Paul then look back on 10 years of the Immediate Roadside Prohibition scheme in British Columbia.
Self-driving cars were in the news this week following a story from the States about a crash involving a person playing video games while his Tesla was in autopilot mode.
Also, as always, there's the Ridiculous Driver of the Week.
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47 min
February 21, 2020 Episode 95: Special guest Chris Carta
Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss a recent story about an Alberta man who suffered a stroke while being locked away for hours by police.
Also, should cyclists have to go through some kind of licencing or registration system?
Chris Carta, of Trial Lawyers Advocacy Group, talks about the problems with ICBC's new no-fault system.
Also, this week's Ridiculous Driver of the Week comes all the way from Florida.
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55 min
February 14, 2020 Episode 94: ICBC scraps payments for future earnings, RoadSafetyBC problems
Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko pick up where they left off last week with more on the massive ICBC changes.
This week, they look at the plans to scrap payments to claimants for future lost earnings.
Also, RoadSafetyBC has been heavily criticised for increasingly long waits for adjudicators' decisions.
Finally, the Ridiculous Driver fo the Week is frankly quite impressive.
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41 min
February 07, 2020 Episode 93: Uber arrives in Lower Mainland, ICBC no fault-style system
Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko chat all things Uber. The Passenger Transportation Board recently approved ride-hailing in the Lower Mainland but it hasn't been a smooth ride. Surrey by-law enforcement officers have issued $500 fines to Uber drivers operating within its city limits.
Huge changes are in store for ICBC. An overhaul would see a no fault-style system in BC. Kyla and Paul discuss what this means for drivers and insurance lawyers.
And, of course, there's the Ridiculous Driver of the Week.
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46 min
January 31, 2020 Episode 92: Special guest Erik Magraken
Personal injury lawyer Erik Magraken, of MacIsaac & Company, joins Kyla Lee for a new, regular feature: The BC Injury Law Update.
Co-host Paul Dororshenko and Kyla discuss a Calgary police policy change which is to carry out mandatory breath tests on everyone who gets pulled over.
Then there's news that ICBC has created a new position of "fairness commissioner" and announced plans for pre-settlement payouts.
Also, there's the Ridiculous Driver of the Week.
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44 min
January 24, 2020 Episode 91: Dangerous driving, non-lawyers arguing at traffic court
Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko dissect the Chung decision at the Supreme Court of Canada. Ken Chung appealed the overturning of his acquittal for dangerous driving in relation to a collision in which a doctor was killed.
Also, there's an intriguing case from the BC Supreme Court dealing with whether a non-lawyer should be allowed to represent people charged with Motor Vehicle Act offences.
Plus, don't miss this week's Ridiculous Driver of the Week.
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42 min
January 17, 2020 Episode 90: Special guests Grant Gottgetreu and Chuck Rathburn
Forensic consultant and retired police corporal Grant Gottgetreu is on the show with Kyla Lee to talk about your obligations as a driver when it snows.
Indiana DUI lawyer Chuck Rathburn is also on the show. He discusses recent issues with disclosure and certification of breath testing instruments in Michigan and what implications that could have for instruments used here in Canada.
Paul Doroshenko also joins for the Ridiculous Drivers of the Week.
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52 min
January 10, 2020 Episode 89: Fatal taxi and car-to-go accident, distracted driving conviction, lengthy ICBC trials
In this episode of Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss the fatal taxi and car-to-go accident and whether it may be appropriate for carshare users to prove their sobriety before getting behind the wheel.
Later on, there is a discussion regarding yet another conviction of somebody in a distracted driving case for charging their phone in their cupholder.
Also, Kyla and Paul discuss the issue surrounding lengthy ICBC trials due to unpreparedness/the expectation of settling.
The podcast concludes with the Ridiculous Driver of the Week being a driver spotted in the Kamloops area with a snowmobile on their roof.
& much more.
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47 min
January 03, 2020 Episode 88: Answering Your Questions From Twitter
For the first Driving Law episode of the new year, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko answer questions that podcast listeners asked over twitter including:
How to dispute an excessive speeding ticket, how deep the common law is on dashcam footage/video taken at the scene of an incident, laws that limit the candlepower of headlights and more!
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45 min
December 27, 2019 Episode 87: Vavilov
Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss the Supreme Court of Canada decision, Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov and how it pertains to driving law.
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47 min

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Driving law drives the law. Our legal system is shaped and developed by what happens when we are in our cars. Acumen Law Corporation lawyer Kyla Lee discusses with guests all things related to the…