We came across this 1931 advertisement for Willys cars and trucks placed by the Victoria Willys dealer, Thomas H. Weeks & Sons Ltd., 968 Yates Street. According to the advertisement there were two other Willys dealers on Vancouver Island in 1931: Ira E. Lowe in Ladysmith and Joseph Hemm in Courtenay. Continue reading 1931 Advertisement For Willys Cars And Trucks
Here is a 1931 Victoria newspaper advertisement for Dunlop Tires featuring British racing driver Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948), who set several world speed records on land and water during the 1920’s and 1930’s. Continue reading 1931 Advertisement For Dunlop Tires Featuring British Driver Sir Malcolm Campbell
Here is a 1947 advertisement for Dunlop Tires featuring British racing driver John Rhodes Cobb (1899-1952), who set a world speed record of 394.1 miles per hour in 1947.
This speed record was set at Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on 16 September 1947 when John Cobb attained a speed of 385.645 miles per hour on the south bound run and a speed of 403.135 miles per hour on the north bound run. The mean speed of 394.196 miles per hour became the world speed record, breaking the previous record of 369.8 miles per hour which had been set at Bonneville by John Cobb in 1939.
Here are some websites with more information about John Rhodes Cobb:
Here is a video of John Coob racing at Bonneville Salt Flats:
John Cobb was killed in 1952 while attempting to set a Water Speed Record on Loch Ness in Scotland. Here are some videos of 1952 news reports on John Cobbs’ death:
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We came across this 1937 advertisement from Vancouver Island Coach Lines which, at that time, ran public transit routes in Victoria as well as inter city bus routes on Vancouver Island.
This advertisement shows Douglas Street in downtown Victoria looking north from Yates Street, with several buildings which are still standing today. Note the emphasis on “Hot water heaters [that] radiate a pleasant warmth throughout the inviting interiors” of the buses. Continue reading 1937 Advertisement For Vancouver Island Coach Lines
Although we are based in the Cowichan Valley, we recently received some queries from the Courtenay / Comax area inquiring whether we offer Class 5 and Class 7 Driving Lessons in the Courtenay / Comox area.
To date we have not been offering Driving Lessons in Courtenay / Comox but if there is sufficient interest we would definitely be willing to offer Class 5 and Class 7 Driving Lessons in Courtenay / Comox one day a week, perhaps on a Saturday or Sunday.
Our lessons rates for Class 5 and Class 7 lessons are definitely competitive with other Driving Schools in the Courtenay / Comox area. At this stage we are just trying to determine whether there is sufficient interest from the Courtenay / Comox area to justify offering Class 5 and Class 7 Driving Lessons there one day a week, perhaps on a Saturday or Sunday. Continue reading We Are Considering Offering Driving Lessons In Courtenay / Comox
We still have some lesson spaces available during the current School District 79 Spring Break, 11 March – 22 March 2019.
If you would like to get started on driving lessons during Spring Break please give us a call or text at (250)732-8093 of through our Contact Us page.
Have you ever thought of giving Driving Lessons as a gift for Birthdays, Christmas or other occasions?
West Coast Driver Training & Education Inc. offers Gift Certificates.
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Smart Trucking is a YouTube channel we like. It is run by an experienced owner operator who has always some useful things to say.
Here is a Smart Trucking video on “Sure Fire Ways For Truckers To Avoid Stupid Accidents”:
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I came across this YouTube video of American commentator Glenn Beck talking about the Trucking Industry Crisis.
This one is worth watching. It’s an American video but it applies to Canada too.
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Smart Trucking is a YouTube channel I like and subscribe to. It is run by a Canadian truck driver named Dave, who regularly posts new videos to his Smart Trucking YouTube channel.
Here is a video Dave posted on Smart Trucking in May 2018 on Five Things Truck Drivers Should Never Do. Four of these five “Things” apply to all drivers. If you’re not a truck driver you will never encounter Number 3: Don’t Let Your Reefer Fuel Run Out.
For my Class 7 students, pay particular attention to what Dave says about Texting And Driving (3:20-3:30), Don’t Drive Too Fast For Conditions (6:40-6:50) and Don’t Drive When You Are Tired (6:50-8:10).
Just FYI, when Dave is talking about an “E.L.D.” in the Don’t Drive When You Are Tired segment, he is referring to an Electronic Logging Device, which measures the amount of time a truck drivers spends driving, resting etc.
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