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Manitoba Public Insurance uses virtual reality to tackle distracted, impaired driving and speeding

April 10, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) has announced that it is launching a new “virtual reality (VR) experience” to tackle three critical road safety issues facing young drivers in Manitoba: distracted driving, impaired driving and speeding. Ron Schuler, Manitoba’s Minister of Crown

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Nearly ¾ of young Canadian drivers polled don’t consider using their phones while driving to be “very distracting,” new poll finds

October 17, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

An “alarming” 71% of young drivers aged 16 to 24 don’t consider using their phones while driving to be very distracting, according to a new poll by national charity Parachute. National Teen Driver Safety Week, an annual public awareness campaign

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SGI and Saskatchewan police to focus on new drivers in June

June 2, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI), the province’s self-sustaining auto insurance fund, and provincial police will be focusing on new drivers during the month of June. SGI said in a statement issued Thursday that new drivers – considered to be young drivers

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Young British drivers understand emoji road signs better than real road signs, new poll finds

May 20, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Young drivers in Britain understand emoji road signs better than real road signs, new research from MORE TH>N, a trading name of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc (RSA), has found. The research was conducted by OnePoll on behalf of