Where do you keep your phone when you drive? For real, where is it? That’s where the plug in is, and so it sits on my centre console. Apparently that’s a no no given what has been happening with folks being ticketed for having their phones within reach. Kyla Lee joins us on the line […]
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After viral video, lawyers confirm: Yes, there is a rule against walking across the highway … “Pedestrians have the right of way when crossing at uncontrolled intersections or in a marked crosswalk,” she says. “At a pedestrian controlled intersection, they have the right of way when the light signals them to walk. At a timed
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Kyla joins the Jeff Andreas Show to discuss the case of an Indigenous man and his 12-year-old granddaughter who were arrested in Vancouver while trying to open up a new bank account. Listen here.
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B.C. criminal lawyer Kyla Lee says the law on distracted driving still needs to be clearer, but RCMP disagree. Host Kathryn Marlow heard from both sides of the debate. What are police officers getting wrong in this area? “Mostly it’s ticketing people for having a phone either loose in the vehicle or mounted in the
Kyla Lee was on The Shift with Drex to talk about vehicle towing. Lots of people are unaware of their rights if their vehicle gets towed. You can listen to the show by following the link here. Or you can listen to the show here:
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A woman living in Saanich on Vancouver Island in British Columbia was issued a rather large ticket for distracted driving on New Year’s Eve. The ticket in question was for the sum of $368, however, her lawyer is fighting back and stating that it is invalid. University of Victoria student and mother, Brittany Taylor, drove
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Tributes are pouring in for a Vancouver taxi driver killed in a collision with a suspected drunk driver early Sunday morning. Sanehpal Singh Randhawa, 28, died after his Yellow Cab was struck by a Car2Go vehicle in the intersection of East 1st Avenue and Renfrew Street. Police are investigating speed and impairment as contributing factors,
Car share companies should install ignition interlock devices, sort of like a breathalyzer, to ensure the person getting behind the wheel is safe to drive, according to one local lawyer following a deadly crash in Vancouver over the weekend involving a car2go driver. Kyla Lee with Acumen Law Corporation says not only would the cost
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If you’re the kind of driver who hits the road after a tipple or two, consider yourself warned: as of Dec. 16, Manitoba police will have new powers to impound vehicles and issue fines following quick roadside alcohol-screening tests, without laying a charge of impaired driving. “This will help ensure immediate, significant and clear consequences
Roadside testing for cannabis impairment has been a struggle since the onset of federal legalization in Canada. While inebriated driving is unquestionably dangerous and problematic—despite what many Canadians seem to believe—roadside testing methods for cannabis intoxication have been widely panned as inaccurate. … Meanwhile, B.C. lawyers Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko of Acumen Law acquired
A year after Canada introduced the legal, recreational cannabis market, the “vibrant” black market for marijuana remains a problem, says the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. … Kyla Lee, founder of the Canadian Impaired Driving Lawyers Association, has been monitoring the impaired driving caseload and said there hasn’t been a marked increase in cannabis-impaired driving since legalization. Under
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CALGARY – Police, lawyers and advocates say that one year into cannabis legalization, Canada has a long way to go toward stamping out the black market and pot-impaired driving. … Vancouver impaired driving lawyer Kyla Lee said fears that legal cannabis would lead to a surge in impaired driving do not seem to have materialized.
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