With today’s passing of Bill 26, Albertans are soon to face much tougher penalties in regards to impaired driving, and blowing between the 0.05 BAC warn limit, and the 0.08 BAC criminal DUI limit. Under the new law, if a person is caught driving with a BAC level from 0.05 to 0.08, their license would [...]
The AMG Performance Tour Road Show made a stop in Calgary this week, bringing with them 14 AMG vehicles for a lucky few to sample. AMG owners were invited by their respective dealerships and sales staff to join AMG in testing out their current line of vehicles in an enviroment they were designed for, on [...]
As the warm sunny days start to disappear, and the weather starts taking a turn for the worse (or better depending on who you talk to) there is one thing that definitely helps get some of us through the cold winter weather. That’s right, NHL hockey is back!
The 2011-2012 NHL Pre-Season is underway and just like last year we have a bunch of Calgary Flames tickets to give away to our readers. We’ll try to spread out some of the ticket giveaways and we’ll do our best to come up with some cool contests this year. For our first giveaway we have four tickets to the Calgary Flames vs. New York Islanders game as well as four tickets to the Calgary Flames vs. Phoenix Coyotes game. To enter the contest, tell us who your favorite Calgary Flames player is by leaving a comment using your Facebook account and have it posted to Facebook. Please also specify which game you would like to go to. We will select two winners in the comments below, one for each game.
Contest Details:
Winner must be able to pick up the tickets in person by 5pm on game day. Failure to do so will mean a forfeiture of the prize and a new winner may be selected. No compensation will be given.
I’m a Mercedes-Benz guy, have been for the last decade. It comes as a surprise, even to myself, that I ended up back where I started, behind the wheel of a Porsche. My first real sports car was a Porsche 944 Turbo, which I owned since high school, and drove to it’s grave 5 years ago with a hole in the block of the heavily modified engine. I missed her while she was gone, for a few months anyways. Looking back, with all the money that I spent, and the toxic love/hate relationship that I had with the car, I vowed not to get back into a Porsche again.
And here I am today, with a 2003 Porsche 911 Turbo sitting in my garage, a month away from winter. You’ve all seen those Porsche Everyday commercials. This is supposed to be the ultimate winter car. I’ve read about it, heard about it from other owners that winter drive their 911’s in the winter, and see them on the road, which made me curious… is it really the Ultimate Winter Car?
With that being said, here’s the introduction to our 911 Turbo, Ultimate Winter Car series. Let’s take a look at the car that we’ve aquired:
Do you hate all those product unboxing videos that tell you absolutely nothing about the product? Well, then you might just hate this video too. Adam Frucci from Gizmodo unboxes the 2012 Toyota Yaris.
If you weren’t able to check out the illMotion Show and Shine event at Maxbell, you can check out some of the rides that were there as they have released the full video of the show. A big thank you goes out to all the guys over at illMotion for putting on this great event. It looked like everyone was having a ton of fun out there in the sun.
The best news of all is that they managed to raise $1215 for Seva Canada. Good job guys!
Calgary Police Sargeant Texting While Driving (Photo by: forum member Jetta-2.0)
Starting this Thursday, Police in Alberta will be able to start issuing tickets under the Traffic Safety Act for distracted driving. On September 1, 2011 the amendment of Section 115 takes effect and will prohibit drivers from using hand-held cell phones to not only make calls but more importantly text or e-mail. The use of electronic devices such as laptops, portable gaming systems, video screens (portable or built into the vehicle) is also not allowed. While using a GPS will still be allowed, drivers will not be able to enter information into one while driving.
The new distracted driver bylaw does not stop there though. Reading, writing, drawing and personal grooming and hygiene are all on the “not allowed” list. Getting caught doing any of the above activities while operating a vehicle and it’ll cost you a nice $172. Notice the use of the word “vehicle”. That’s right, if you do any of the above while riding your bicycle, you could technically still be ticketed so put away that floss as you pedal down the pathways.
Will the distracted driving bylaw be effective as a road safety measure? Without demerit points to go with the fine, some drivers may find it worth the risk to continue doing what they do. On that same note, police officers knowing that the ticket does not have demerits may write more tickets as they know most people will not bother fighting the ticket as it will likely cost more to fight than to simply pay the fine.
Those in the insurance industry may be able to shed some light on this, but as a non-moving violation will drivers that get hit with this face higher insurance premiums? According to the Government of Alberta website, drivers that commit moving violations may get two tickets, one for the distracted driving and one for their moving violation. Police departments will be happy to hear they’ll be able to pick up an extra $150 in revenue each time they issue one of these tickets.
Some questions for you to ponder as we countdown to 9/1: Is eating a distraction? What about pets running around the vehicle? Can a conversation with a back seat passenger be a distraction? Is driving distracted worse or is driving while tired?
What do you do when you have a successful TV program? You create countless spin off shows to milk every little bit of success from it. Local variations of the original Top Gear series have been made in Australia, China, Russia, Turkey and the USA. Top Gear Korea will debut sometime this year.
The BBC has decided that the next spinoff will be aimed at the younger audience, here is a quick preview of My Little Top Gear. ;)
Even before the Secret Service unveiled the latest vehicle to join its fleet, people have been making comparisons to Darth Vader. As with most (if not all) Secret Service vehicles, the new Obama bus is outfitted with tinted bullet-proof windows, equipped with enhanced communication gear, is painted black, and looks mean.
Critics are blasting the decision to purchase the $1M+ bus in times of austerity citing the fact the bus was built in Canada, and not in America. “They be stealin’ our jobs” they say. The whole Darth Vader comparison certainly helps his critics in painting him as the villian, but for those of us that don’t care about American politics, this bus looks bad ass. It’s about time the Commander-In-Chief gets a bus to roll around in.
Jay-Z and Kanye West debuted their Otis video last night on MTV and Youtube. In the video, they took a brand new Maybach, chopped it up, added some tin widebody fenders, and created this Mad Max styled masterpiece. The hood for a trunk was a nice touch, and surprisingly, fits the monster look well.
For the watch geeks out there, it’s nice seeing non blinged out watches being worn by the pair. Jay-Z was sporting a Hublot Classic Fusion in Rose Gold, and Kanye was sporting a Rolex Yellow Gold Daytona with a Mother of Pearl dial. Very classy choice!
Mark your calendars, because on August 21st, 2011 illmotion is proud to present Sunday School: Show & Shine 101 @ the Max Bell Centre.
In collaboration with Revwerks and sponsors from heavy hitters like 1st Gear Auto, Autodream, Beyond.ca, Black Label, Calgary Auto Spa, Compact Tuning Lab, Concept-1, Garage Box Auto Innovations, Lithium Autosport, Jordan Lotoski, Matrix Motorsports, RCTS, Speedoptions, StausOne Autoworks, Urban X and VEX Performance this is one show & shine you do not want to miss out on! With a number of shops participating at Sunday School: Show & Shine 101, you know there’s going to be some door prizes and contests you’ll want to get in on!
Get your whips looking their best as this is illmotion’s very first annual show & shine and illmotion wants everybody to come out, support the scene and have a good time. Class is definitely in session!
The great news for everyone that wants to head down to check out some of Calgary’s hottest rides is that the show is FREE although they will be taking donations for Seva Canada at the show. If you want to show off your ride, the entry fee is only $5.00 with proceeds going to Seva Canada. For more information and Pre-Registration information, hit up the official announcement on illmotion’s site.
Here in Calgary, we get some reprieve from the higher gas prices faced by those on the West and East coasts where the average gas prices are north of $1.30/L. Gary over at iPhoneinCanada.ca posted a picture of the price at his local Petro Canada station and I thought it’d was worth sharing with everyone here. It got a chuckle out of me ;)
Photo by Gary N. of iPhoneinCanada.ca
Those prices are too l33t for me. I just filled up for $1.12/L ;)
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