- That s a key finding from a national survey conducted by Ipsos for Parachute, Canada s national charity dedicated to injury prevention, and supported by
- That s a key finding from the first Canada s Safest Driver contest, run by Parachute and supported by Desjardins as part of their commitment to Vision Zero road safety initiatives. -
Drivers who took part in Canada s Safest Driver contest quickly learned how to improve their driving behaviours, and while some drivers found their improvements hard to sustain, the riskiest drivers decreased their dangerous driving by 30 per cent overall.
From Newfoundland and Labrador to B.C., 582 Canadian residents signed up for the contest, which ran October 1 to November 26, 2020. Participants downloaded the Canada s Safest Driver telematics app, developed by the world s largest smartphone telematics provider Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT), that tracked five indicators of safe and responsible driving: speed, braking, acceleration, cornering and phone distraction.
The Globe and Mail Jason Tchir Published January 3, 2021 Bookmark
I was lucky enough to make it through most of 2020 with my job, but I finally got laid off in December. We’re trying to cut back on expenses. Are insurance companies still offering deferrals and discounts like they did last spring? – Matt, Oshawa, Ont.
Most insurance companies have stopped offering COVID-19 relief – but there’s a chance some could offer help again.
“I think most of the relief measures are over,” said Adam Mitchell, a broker with Mitchell & Whale in Whitby, Ont. “They were offered early on, and some had a second round.”