In October, the McNeil government announced Nova Scotia’s Motor Vehicle Act would be updated with changes that aim to better protect street and highway workers (including police officers and other emergency personnel), cyclists and pedestrians. But road users better be patient. Transportation Minister Lloyd Hines said it’ll take about two years before new regulations are […]
Driving
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Seatbelt safety top of mind for Nova Scotia police
Summer is the placid, carefree season when many Nova Scotians happily hit the highway. Sadly, it can also be a time for road wrecks. In June, six people died in a week as a result of road collisions in this province. Three of those people weren’t wearing a seatbelt. At a recent meeting of the […]
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Go home, you’re drunk
As midnight passes and people everywhere are staggering out of bars and house parties into 2018, there comes a challenge. You may have waited 15 minutes to get that last cocktail, but patience wears thin pretty quickly when you find yourself on the street wondering how to get home. Here are the best options. Taxis […]
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Someone ran over the Sullivan’s Pond geese and people are livid
Police say a driver who ran over the beloved Sullivan’s Pond geese Wednesday evening—killing two of the animals and injuring a third—won’t be facing any charges. The incident occurred just before 6pm at the Prince Albert Road crosswalk near Elliot Street. According to a press release from Halifax Regional Police, one goose died at the […]
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How long was your commute today?
[Image-1] How long did it take you to get to work today? The Coast employs staffers from all across the municipality, which means some lengthy trudging through still-uncleared sidewalks and streets in opening things up this morning. We’re hopeful the roads will clear up before everyone goes home this evening, but that looks like a […]
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old people shouldnt drive
saw some old hag parallel parking from the far left lane on a two lane road ……..she crossed the right lane and tried to wedge her enormous car into a space ……failed ….all this time no blinker. and who the hell tries to cross a lane of traffic to parallel park? If you’re in the […]
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Blind Lane Changers
Alright then, once I can see…but three times on a Saturday afternoon is a bit much!!!! And twice in less than 5 minutes! I’m of course talking about our fine Halifax drivers changing lanes without signaling or looking into those useful attachments on the side of cars we humans call mirrors. I just happened to […]
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Dear halifax drivers
as a more frequent pedestrian and cyclist than driver, i am sick to fucking hell of getting almost hit by asshole drivers in their metal boxes. LOOK AROUND YOU. ’cause guess what? you hit another car, big deal. your premiums go up. you hit ME, pregnant and toting my 6 year old, and i’m fucking […]
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Road ragers need to get off the road!
To the stupid road rager that forced the bus off the road on the corner of Barrington and Duke at rush hour: I don’t care who cut who off, YOU put everyone on the bus in danger by driving like a lunatic in order to make the bus pull over. You also almost ran over […]
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Exit Strategy
Hi Halifax Driver. Let me tell you about an exciting driving rule that will change your life and make you a better person. I know you don’t know this rule already. I know it’s not that you think you’re SO much more important than everyone else, and SO much more busy than everyone else that […]
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crazy people get off the main roads!!!
if you are new to this city or just wanting to putter around – stop driving on the main streets with the most traffic – like Robie, Qunipool, Spring Garden and Barrington and slowing down dazed and confused holding up traffic – actually Halifax is such a small city – park your damn car and […]
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Learn To Drive Moron!
When I am signalling LEFT while riding my motorcycle that does NOT mean that you can pass me to the LEFT you freaking MORON!!!! If I did not look behind me before making my right-of-way turn you would have been wearing me as your new hood ornament!!! Go to driving school and learn the rules […]
