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09.07.2007
ICBC recently commissioned and published a study titled "The Safety of Right-Hand-Drive Vehicles in British Columbia." This study claims that right-hand drive (RHD) vehicles are 40% more likely to be involved in an accident. According to an ICBC spokesman, they endeavored to eliminate any bias in the study. However, IVOAC and CAVI believe ICBC's actions themselves are part of a calculated smear campaign intended to discredit RHD vehicle drivers and discourage individuals from purchasing imported used vehicles - especially those who would rather do so themselves than going through Government sanctioned car lots.
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02.13.2007
CAVI writes to the Hon. Lawrence Cannon, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Communities imploring him not to sign off on a request by officials in his department to implement changes to the 15 year rule before stakeholder consultation takes place.
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01.19.2007
Transport Canada is now preparing documentation to change the 15 year rule to 25 years, which will be submitted for ministerial approval. The anticipated timeframe for submission of the documentation to the minister's office is spring 2007.
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