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Road Rage
Insurer wins third-party liability claim against road-rager
January 24, 2023 by David GambrillAn insurer successfully brought a third-party liability claim against a road-rager who was found to be 50% responsible for an accident between two other vehicles as a result of his threatening actions. The insurers were not named in the Court…
Fast and furious: Which of your clients are more likely to road rage?
July 26, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatinoMen and young people aged 18-34 are more likely than women and those aged 55+ to engage in road rage behaviours, finds a recent Ratesdotca survey. Although men and women claim to engage in road rage equally (51% respectively), men…
Alberta’s top court dismisses appeal of Edmonton man convicted in road rage attack
December 9, 2020 Daniela Germano - THE CANADIAN PRESSEDMONTON – An Edmonton man sentenced to 3-1/2 years in prison for breaking a woman’s arms with a crowbar in a road-rage attack has lost an appeal of his conviction. Jared Eliasson was granted bail in December 2019, moments after…
No, you can’t ram a car in a fit of road rage and collect insurance for the damage
September 18, 2020 by David GambrillA B.C. driver recently learned the hard way that you can’t ram your car into another car during a parking lot road rage incident and then make an insurance claim for the repair. Majid Abood was waiting in his car…
Most U.S. drivers admit angry, aggressive behaviour or road rage
July 14, 2016 Joan Lowy - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON – Nearly 8 of every 10 U.S. drivers admit expressing anger, aggression or road rage at least once in the previous year, according to a survey released Thursday by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The behaviour could include…
Most polled Canadian drivers regard themselves as polite drivers, although that is not the view of fellow motorists
July 5, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterAlmost everyone behind the wheel may consider themselves to be polite drivers, but that does not mean they have the same perception of fellow motorists sharing the road, suggest new survey findings issued Tuesday by Kanetix.ca. The survey found 98%…