We came across this 1940 advertisement for Plymouth, place by the Begg Motor Company, which had dealerships in Victoria and Duncan.
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We came across this 1940 advertisement for Dodge, place by the Begg Motor Company, which had dealerships in Victoria and Duncan.
Continue reading 1940 Advertisement For Dodge, By Begg Motor Company, Government Street, Duncan
Drivers taking ICBC Road Tests are required to demonstrate hand signals and many of our students ask why they have to know this since vehicles are equipped with turn signals and brake lights.
Here is a bit of history on the use of hand signals by drivers: a 1954 Victoria newspaper report about a planned crackdown by the Victoria police against drivers who fail to use hand signals.
Note the comments in the right hand column:
“Blinking lights on both sides of car (i.e. turn signals) that have an indicator inside on the dash are allowable if the blink 32 times per minute. Certain mechanical hands on commercial vehicles are allowed [note: some trucks and commercial vehicles of the period had mechanical indicators or pointers that signaled turns or lane changes], but the lighted trafficators on some British cars [note: some British cars of the period had lights which illuminated, but did not flash, to signal turns or lane changes] are against the law.”
West Coast Driver Training & Education Inc. has just reached a major milestone: one year of successful business operation.
Our thanks to all our students and clients who have made our first anniversary in operation possible. We look forward to many more anniversaries in future.
We have recently purchased a Mack Vision day cab tractor for teaching Class 3 Driving Lessons. See our pages on Lesson Prices – Class 3 and Our Policies – Class 3.
Our Mack tractor is equipped with a 13 speed Eaton Fuller manual transmission.
Class 3 includes:
We are currently looking for a high quality used trailer for teaching Class 1. We will start offering Class 1 lessons once we have acquired a suitable trailer.
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Here a short, but informative, video from the Ministry of Transport on dealing with emeergency vehicles in roundabouts / traffic circles:
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The BC Ministry of Transportation has put this video on YouTube featuring a sped up film (the 1960’s equivalent of dash cam video) of a drive from Duncan to Parksville, circa 1966.
Many of the locations are still readily recognizable despite the many changes over the intervening decades.
And for the younger viewers, the background sound is of a movie projector.
We will post more of these videos in future.
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For our readers interested in automotive history, here is a 1940’s promotional film for Dodge trucks:
In June 2017, the following video of a Road Rage incident on a California highway went viral.
Unfortunately in many cases of Road Rage shown online, the aftermath rarely appears. In this particular case, the motorcycle rider was later arrested and charged but the arrest went largely unnoticed.
Here is a video of the California Highway Patrol discussing the subsequent investigation and the charges laid against the motorcycle rider as a result of the incident:
And just FYI, here is video on Road Rage which appeared on ABC News in 2014:
Try not to succumb to Road Rage. It doesn’t end well!
This short video from the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety (IIHS) explains many of the risk factors for newly licensed young drivers and the reasons for the restrictions placed on Class 7 L and Class 7 N licenses by ICBC:
For those wanting Class 7 driving lessons our prices are listed here.
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