We Still Have Spaces Available For Class 4, 5 and 7 Driving Lessons This Summer. Book Now To Start Your Summer Driving Lessons.

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We still have spaces available for clients wanting Driving Lessons in Class 4, Class 5 and Class 7 this summer.
Contact us now to start your summer Driving Lessons. You will find our rates for Class 4, Class 5 and Class 7 to be very competitive.
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Our advertisement in the Cowichan Valley Citizen, 23 November 2018
Our advertisement in the Cowichan Valley Citizen, 23 November 2018

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Don’t Try To Replicate Movie Stunts In Cars – As Two Men In Louisiana Tried To Do, Unsuccessfully

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Two Texas men have died in Louisiana while apparently trying to replicate a movie stunt: jumping a draw bridge in a car.

Please do not try to follow their example.  These things may appear to work in movies but the laws of physics cannot be suspended in the real world! Attempting to do these car maneuvers you may have seen in movies is not going to end well.

Here is the news report from Louisiana:

“2 die trying to jump car over raised drawbridge

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LAKE CHARLES, La. — Two Texas men are dead after trying to jump a compact car across the gap on a raised drawbridge.

Louisiana State Police say it happened shortly after 2 a.m. Friday at the Black Bayou Bridge about 6 miles (9.65 kilometres) south of Lake Charles. Investigators say the bridge was closed to traffic to let a boat pass through on the Intracoastal Waterway.

Witnesses say the car’s passenger pushed the gate arm up and they drove the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze up to the raised section. They backed up, then accelerated forward, trying to jump to the other side. The vehicle landed in the water and sank.

State police say 23-year-old Alejandro Cazares of McAllen and 32-year-old Roberto Alejandro Moreno of Edinburg were pronounced dead at the scene.”

Source: Toronto Sun

Here’s a map showing the location of the Black Bayou Bridge,

Here are views of the approach to the Black Bayou Bridge from both sides:

Trying to jump this drawbridge (or any drawbridge) in a car is not going to end well, as these two Texas men have demonstrated.

Don’t follow their example!

Here are some other reports on this story:

Distracted Driving Videos From The U.S. Department Of Transportation

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We came across some videos on Distracted Driving from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The USDOT uploaded these videos to YouTube in 2011 and 2012 but the message is still very relevant. The videos are all part of a USDOT series on “Faces Of Distracted Driving”:

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Here’s another video on Distracted Driving we came across on YouTube:

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1931 Advertisement For Willys Cars And Trucks

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Historic Automotive Advertisements – 1930-1939

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

1931 Advertisement For Dunlop Tires Featuring British Driver Sir Malcolm Campbell

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Historic Automotive Advertisements

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

1947 Advertisement For Dunlop Tires, Featuring British Driver John Cobb

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Historic Automotive Advertisements

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.

1947 advertisement for Dunlop Tires, featuring British racing driver John Cobb (West Coast Driver Training collection)
1947 advertisement for Dunlop Tires, featuring British racing driver John Cobb (West Coast Driver Training collection)

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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1937 Advertisement For Vancouver Island Coach Lines

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HISTORIC TRANSPORTATION ADVERTISEMENTS

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