Top Results For: seatbelt

Fatal car crashes involving unbuckled passengers is on the rise in Quebec. To fight the trend, a Quebec coroner is recommending stiffer penalities including licence suspensions for those not wearing a seatbealt. Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines explains.

Manitoba RCMP public information officer Tara Seel reminded all Manitoba motorists on Thursday not to engage in high-risk driving behaviour, including impaired driving, and to wear their seatbelts, “because the chances of surviving a collision are exponentially higher if a seatbelt is worn.”

Since the beginning of the year, Saskatchewan RCMP have identified 198 children under the age of seven and 49 children between seven and 15 years of age who were not properly restrained through seatbelts and child restraints.

Honda is recalling nearly half a million vehicles in the U.S. and 52,000 in Canada because the front seatbelts may not latch properly. Various car models from the automaker — such as the CRV, Accord, Odyssey and Insight — made between roughly 2017 and 2020 are part of the recall.

During January, Saskatchewan RCMP issued 130 tickets including 69 speeding tickets, 13 distracted driving tickets, 10 unregistered vehicle tickets and 22 vehicle equipment violations, and one seatbelt ticket.

Lyne Boutin and Mary Coatsworth can quite literally make something out of nothing. That’s actually one of their roles as volunteers at la Source d’Entraide’s sewing room in Saint-Lazare, Que., where the motto is to re-use as much as you can, wherever you can. Felicia Parrillo has more.

Four days after a deadly bus crash on the Okanagan Connector, there are still many unanswered questions about how to prevent a tragedy like this in the future. As Aaron McArthur reports, one of those concerns involves seatbelts, and whether or not wearing them was being enforced.

The fatal bus crash on Christmas eve that killed four people, leaving many others injured, is highlighting the importance of wearing a seatbelt. According to officials many weren’t wearing one on the bus that night, and while busses are generally a safe way of travel, they say seatbelts add an extra layer of protection. Taya...

An Oshawa man is facing impaired driving charges following a crash on Saturday in Port Hope. According to police, around 11 a.m. a northbound vehicle on Ontario Street left the road and struck a hydro pole. The lone occupant was taken to Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg for minor injuries and released. Police allege the...

A mother in Arizona decided to call the police on her three-year-old daughter after she took her seatbelt off. Jason Barry reports.

On average, five people die on Canadian roads every day. Tuesday is the National Day of Remembrance for road crash victims. Global’s Natasha Pace reports.

Josh Campbell credits his seatbelt for saving his life when he was involved in a collision with a semi. David Baxter reports.

Saskatchewan’s chief coroner put forward recommendations to six agencies following the Humboldt Broncos’ bus crash, including seatbelts on buses and a provincial mass casualty strategy. David Baxter reports.

According to Transport Canada, wearing a seatbelt can reduce the chances of death in a crash by 47 per cent. But a new report shows passengers are less likely to buckle up while in the backseat of a taxi or a ride sharing service like Uber – because they think it’s safe. Ines de La...

Two children received minor injuries after a bus lost control and fell on its side into a ditch. Eight children were onboard at the time. The driver has been charged with careless driving and failure to wear a seatbelt.

Sat, Sep 8 – Tricia Wack, mother of Stephen Wack, questions whether her son would have survived the April crash had mandatory seatbelt legislation on buses been enacted sooner.

The chief coroner for Saskatchewan said Monday that he “can’t say for sure” if seatbelts on school buses would have helped more in the incident, but said it still helps with safety.

Two people were taken to hospital after a vehicle crashed through the front of JC Computers store at the Brookdale Plaza in Peterborough on Thursday afternoon. A witness came to the aid of the driver, using a knife to free him from the seatbelt. One person inside the store on Chemong Road was also injured....

Every year during March and September, police across B.C. take part in a distracted driving blitz. This month, RCMP will be looking to stop anyone who is driving while distracted or not wearing a seatbelt.

A man whose girlfriend was killed when an all-terrain tour bus rolled and crashed believes she would still be alive had passengers been wearing seatbelts. Blake Lough reports.