The Colley Insurance 25 Year Club has expanded once again and the new member, Kim Folkerson, deserves an incredible amount of respect.  Primarily because as the Commercial Insurance Manager she has had to work side-by-side with my father Peter, brother Brock and I for many of those years.

To help keep pedestrians safe, as of Jan 1st 2016, all vehicles (including bicycles) must "stop and yield the whole roadway at pedestrian crossovers, school crossings and other locations where there is a crossing guard."  The Ontario Ministry of Transportation states that this rule does not apply to crosswalks at intersections, unless a crossing guard is present.  This change resulted from a 2012 report on pedestrian deaths, identifying them as the most vulnerable road users.  Under provincial legislation drivers can be fined for failing to follow rules that apply to pedestrian crossings (fines are doubled in Community Safety Zones such as schools).  In addition, there are three new types of crossovers to keep an eye out for - they can be found here:  http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/safety/pedestrian-safety.shtml The new rule described above explicitly leaves out intersection crosswalks without crossing guards. As a regular pedestrian and occasional driver I feel very strongly that ...