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Driving Law
by Driving Law
Driving law drives the law. Our legal system is shaped and developed by what happens when we are in our cars. Acumen Law Corporation lawyer Kyla Lee discusses with guests all things related to the rules of the road and how it is constantly changing the legal landscape.
Episodes
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Driving Law Episode 474 – ICBC No-Fault Insurance and Fatal Collision Charges
ICBC's no-fault insurance system is back in the political spotlight. Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss the provincial election debate, a proposed hybrid insurance system and what the competing approaches could mean for injured drivers in British Columbia. They also examine the legal…
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Driving Law Episode 473 – New Breathalyzer, New Questions About IRP Fairness
Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko examine newly obtained freedom of information records concerning the rollout of BC's new Dräger Alcotest 6000 roadside breath-testing device. The documents reveal discussions about a separate police training program and a proposal to invite RoadSafetyBC adjudicators…
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Driving Law Episode 472 – Medical Emergencies & Fatal Collision Investigations
In Episode 472 of Driving Law, Kyla Lee examines the legal questions arising from the tragic vehicle incident at a Truth and Reconciliation event in BC that killed two First Nations elders and injured two others. Kyla explains how police may investigate whether a fatal collision resulted from...
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Episode 471: Wrong-Way Drivers, Bad Police Work & Your Right to a Lawyer
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss two serious wrong-way driving crashes in BC and an Ontario impaired driving decision involving some remarkably bad police work. They begin with two recent wrong-way crashes, including a fatal collision on Highway 1 and a multi-vehicle...
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Episode 470: E-Scooter Laws, Constitutional Challenges & BC’s Road Rules
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko look at the growing legal problems surrounding e-scooters, e-bikes and other personal electric mobility devices in British Columbia. Kyla begins with a constitutional challenge she is currently arguing involving a client ticketed for driving...
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Are BC’s New Traffic Cameras Becoming Surveillance Cameras? | Driving Law Ep. 469
In Episode 469 of Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss BC’s plans to replace its intersection enforcement cameras with newer technology capable of automatic licence plate recognition and other advanced monitoring. They examine the privacy implications of collecting vehicle data at...
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Driving Law Episode 468 – E-Scooter Crackdowns & Sleeping Tesla Drivers
E-scooters are getting faster, police are cracking down and the consequences can extend far beyond a simple ticket. This week, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss enforcement against e-scooter riders in BC after a summer of serious and fatal incidents. They look at what can happen when an...
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Driving Law Episode 467 – BC's IRP System Is Changing
BC's Immediate Roadside Prohibition system is changing. This week, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko examine the new Report to Superintendent form and the coming rollout of the Dräger Alcotest 6000 approved screening device. They break down what has changed on the new electronic form, why some of…
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Driving Law Episode 466 – When a Plane Lands on the Highway
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss the fatal collision in Prince George involving an aircraft making an emergency landing on a roadway and the unusual legal questions that follow when a plane collides with a vehicle. They look at which agencies may investigate the…
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Driving Law Episode 465 – Hit-and-Run, Charter Rights & Wildfire Driving Laws
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss an Ontario Court of Appeal decision involving a witness who repeatedly changed his story about who was driving in a serious hit-and-run collision. They examine when a witness can be cross-examined about their knowledge of the Charter...
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Driving Law Episode 464 – Impaired Driving in an Inoperable Car?
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss a major Ontario Court of Appeal decision dealing with the Criminal Code presumption of operation and whether a person can be convicted even when the vehicle they are sitting in is completely inoperable. They examine why the Court...
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Driving Law Episode 463 – ICBC Judicial Review & an RV on the Runway
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss a major Supreme Court of Canada decision concerning privative clauses and the ability of governments to restrict judicial review of administrative decision-makers. They explain why the ruling could eventually matter for British…
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Driving Law Episode 462 – Pat King, New N Driver Rules & 230 km/h
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in the Pat King Freedom Convoy case and what it says about protest, intimidation, and blocking highways. They also break down British Columbia's new graduated licensing system, which eliminates…
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Driving Law Episode 461 – Bad Plea Deals, Flock Cameras & Privacy
This week on Driving Law, Paul Doroshenko is joined by Arkansas DUI lawyer and former police officer John Collins for a discussion about when it makes sense to reject a prosecutor's plea offer and take a case to trial. They also examine how AI is changing legal practice, the growing privacy...
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Driving Law Episode 460 – Electric Dirt Bikes, Tesla Autopilot & Sea to Sky Shutdown
In Episode 460 of Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss police enforcement against illegal electric dirt bikes, the Tesla driver filmed apparently asleep behind the wheel, and the legal issues surrounding self-driving technology. They also examine the lengthy Sea to Sky Highway…
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Episode 459: Saskatchewan's IRP Plan, Cannabis Presumptions, and the Future of Impaired Driving Law
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko examine two significant legal developments that could reshape impaired driving law across Canada. They begin with Saskatchewan's proposal to introduce an Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) regime modelled after British Columbia's. The...
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Episode 458: Cross-Examination, Courtroom Storytelling, & the Art of Being Nice to Cops
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee is joined by Montana criminal defence lawyer Matt Dodd for a discussion about cross-examination, trial advocacy, and storytelling in court. Matt discusses his criminal defence and DUI practice in Montana, including his work on serious criminal cases and civil...
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Driving Law Episode 457: The Raffia Appeal, Forensic Science Failures & Throwing Your Phone Out the Window
In Episode 457 of Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in R. v. Raffia and what it means for impaired driving refusal cases. The pair examine why the Court declined to weigh in on the controversial reasonable excuse issue that has generated...
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Driving Law Episode 456: Motorcycle Fatalities, E-Scooter Risks & ICBC's Online Driver Testing
In Episode 456 of Driving Law, Kyla Lee takes a closer look at road safety in British Columbia and the risks facing different types of road users. Kyla discusses the recent spike in motorcycle fatalities across the province, what the statistics do - and don’t - tell us about road safety, and why...
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Driving Law Episode 455: Obstruction, Sovereign Citizens & Fleeing Traffic Stops
In Episode 455 of Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss two recent BC court decisions involving obstruction and failing to stop for police. The first case examines whether refusing to identify yourself during a traffic stop can amount to criminal obstruction, and why a self-described...
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Driving Law Episode 454: Supreme Court Refusal Appeal, BC Dash Cam Law & School Bus Stunt Driving
In Episode 454 of Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss the Supreme Court of Canada granting leave in Emeruwa, a major impaired driving refusal case dealing with mens rea, reasonable excuse, and what the Crown must prove when someone says they tried their best to provide a breath...
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Episode 453: Sea to Sky Speeding Crackdown, AI Parking Enforcement & Eating While Driving
In Episode 453 of Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss a record-setting May long weekend enforcement blitz on the Sea to Sky Highway, where BC Highway Patrol impounded 66 vehicles for excessive speeding. They also break down Vancouver’s new AI-powered parking enforcement system using...
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Driving Law Episode 452: Fake Parking Tickets, Prosecutorial Misconduct & AI Crash Videos
In Episode 452 of Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss a Vancouver driver who allegedly tried to avoid paying for parking by placing an old parking ticket on their windshield — and whether that could amount to fraud or using a forged document. They also break down a troubling Ontario...
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Driving Law Episode 451: Photo Radar, AI & Young Lawyers
In Episode 451 of Driving Law, Paul Doroshenko is joined by articling students Alice and Alison for a special in-car episode recorded from a vintage 1971 Chevy pickup truck. The episode explores whether British Columbia should expand photo radar and speed camera enforcement, comparing BC’s…
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Driving Law Episode 450: DRE Testing, Warrantless Searches, and Confirmation Bias
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko break down what may be one of the most consequential Canadian decisions on drug recognition evaluations. The case examines what happens when police fail to follow the required 12-step DRE process, and why skipping even one step can make the...
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Driving Law Episode 449: THC Driving Laws, Constitutional Concerns & U.S. Injury Systems
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss a controversial Ontario Court of Appeal decision upholding Canada’s THC impaired driving laws, despite concerns that they may criminalize individuals who are not actually impaired. They examine the troubling shift in legal reasoning...
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Driving Law Episode 448: Impaired Driving Causation + AI Legal Risks
This week on Driving Law, Paul Doroshenko is joined by articling student Alice while Kyla Lee is away, tackling several important developments in impaired driving law. They break down a B.C. Supreme Court decision on causation in impaired driving causing bodily harm, where the court confirmed…
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Driving Law Episode 447: Breath Test Disclosure Win + Right to Counsel Expands
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss several important impaired driving decisions, including a Quebec case confirming that proof of a qualified technician’s designation and training must be disclosed to the defence—despite recent Supreme Court rulings streamlining...
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Driving Law Episode 446: Supreme Court Clarifies Police Entry onto Private Property + Tesla Self-Driving Risks
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko break down the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R v Singer, addressing when police can enter private property without a warrant. The Court held that police may enter property for the purpose of communicating with an occupant, but not for...
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Driving Law Episode 445: Supreme Court Expands Police Powers on Private Property (R v Singer)
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko break down a major Supreme Court of Canada decision in R v Singer, addressing whether police can enter private property to investigate impaired driving complaints. The Court ruled that police may enter onto private property for the purpose of...
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Episode 444: Right to Counsel Violations, Tracking Warrants & Impaired Driving Law Updates
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee flies solo while Paul recovers from illness and discusses her new British Columbia Impaired Driving Newsletter, which highlights important impaired driving cases and legal developments each week. Kyla breaks down a troubling impaired driving case where police...
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Driving Law Episode 443: Hit and Run Claims, Breath Test Refusals & a Police Cruiser on a Trailer
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko discuss a major Court of Appeal decision involving ICBC hit-and-run claims and whether victims must investigate crashes themselves in order to obtain compensation. The court ultimately rejected the idea that injured drivers should conduct…
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Driving Law Episode 442: VPD Training Academy, Traffic Court Appeal & Motorcycle Flight Case
This week on Driving Law, Kyla and Paul discuss Vancouver’s decision to create its own in-house police training academy and what that could mean for policing standards and institutional knowledge in B.C. They also break down a traffic court appeal involving a distracted driving ticket and...
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Episode 441: Supreme Court Right to Silence Case, Clearview AI Banned & Privacy Breaches
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee discusses appearing at the Supreme Court of Canada on behalf of Women in Canadian Criminal Defence (WiCCD) in a case about compelled accident statements and the right to silence. The episode explores how roadside detention laws disproportionately impact women…
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Episode 440: Nunavut Constitutional Challenge & Paralegals in Traffic Court
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko break down a constitutional challenge out of Nunavut arguing that mandatory driving prohibitions amount to cruel and unusual punishment for Inuit hunters. They also analyze a major B.C. impaired driving decision involving multiple Charter...
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Episode 439: Police Corruption, Database Abuse, and Cell Phone Use While Driving
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko unpack a major Toronto police corruption scandal involving allegations of organized crime, database abuse, and violent criminal activity. The episode explores why unrestricted access to police databases poses serious risks to privacy,...
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Driving Law Ep. 438: Blinding Headlights, Parking Tickets & Impaired Driving Myths
This week on Driving Law, Kyla and Paul dig into a packed week of driving law issues, including growing concerns over dangerously bright LED headlights, a Saskatchewan decision confirming necessity as a defence to a parking ticket, and new survey data on impaired driving enforcement in Canada.…
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Episode 437: Random Traffic Stops, Racial Profiling, and the Supreme Court’s Reckoning
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko break down a major Supreme Court of Canada hearing that could fundamentally change police powers to conduct random traffic stops. At the centre of the case is Lumumba, a challenge rooted in repeated arbitrary stops and clear evidence of…
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Episode 436: Supreme Court to Hear Impaired Driving Death Case, Fines, and Surveillance
The Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave in a major impaired-driving case that could reshape how “causing death” offences are interpreted. This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko break down why the case matters, how Parliament rewrote the offence, and why the absence of a...
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Episode 435: Supreme Court Ends Mandatory Breath Test Challenge & Police Surveillance Concerns
A major Charter challenge hits a wall as the Supreme Court of Canada declines to hear the case on mandatory roadside breath testing. This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko explain why the decision effectively ends the legal fight over mandatory ASD demands — and what it means for...
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Episode 434: Mandatory Alcohol Screening Expands, Right to Silence Case, and a Driver Asleep at the Wheel
A new year brings new developments in driving law. This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko break down Saskatchewan police officially implementing mandatory alcohol screening and why British Columbia continues to resist widespread use of the practice. They also discuss a significant...
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Episode 433: Traffic Court Delay, Disclosure Traps, and Overpass Strikes + Bonus Christmas Song
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko break down major developments affecting drivers, including the real-world impact of legislative changes, court decisions shaping delay and disclosure, and what these shifts mean for fairness in the justice system. The conversation covers why...
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Episode 432: Bill C-16, Court Delays, and a CVS Officer Crash
This week on Driving Law, Kyla and Paul unpack Bill C-16, the federal government’s sweeping criminal law overhaul that directly impacts impaired driving cases, court delays, and mandatory minimum sentences. They explain how the bill undermines Jordan delay protections, expands police evidence...
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Episode 430: Mandatory vs. Suspicion Demands, Uber Drivers in Trouble, and Christmas Lights Gone Wrong
This week on Driving Law, Kyla and Paul unpack a troubling Ontario ruling that lets police get away with an invalid ASD demand simply because they could have made a different one. They also break down a BC decision on withdrawing a guilty plea, the ongoing conflict between Uber drivers and...
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Episode 429: Demerits, Dishonesty, and the Dump Truck Tesla Push
A new episode of Driving Law is now available to stream! 🚙⚖️ This week on Driving Law, Paul and I dig into a Nanaimo case where an elderly driver earned 215 demerits on a medical assessment but was still allowed to drive during review. We unpack what “procedural fairness” looks like, why doctors...
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Episode 428: Supreme Court’s “Goldson” Decision – Breath Tests, Due Process, and a Bus Heist
The Supreme Court of Canada has spoken — and it’s not the news we hoped for. This week on Driving Law, Kyla and Paul break down the SCC’s new decisions in Goldson and related cases on the admissibility of breath-test standards, why the “trust us, we’re government” approach undermines fair trials,...
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Episode 427: Refusals, Ambulances, and a Tesla at IKEA
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko unpack a major refusal case out of B.C. that finally tests Saskatchewan’s landmark ruling on intent — does the Crown have to prove a driver meant to fail a breath test? They also dive into a troubling Alberta decision on police eavesdropping…
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Episode 426: IRP Chaos, Strike Fallout, and the Case That Won’t End
Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko return to unpack the post-strike chaos at RoadSafetyBC. IRP hearings are being rushed, disclosure is delayed, and procedural fairness is on the brink — creating real legal issues for drivers and lawyers alike. They also talk about the ongoing Lapu-Lapu case, trial...
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Episode 425 – Bail Reform, Driving Prohibitions, and the Fire Truck Heist
This week on Driving Law, Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko break down Canada’s new bail reform legislation and how it quietly changes the Criminal Code to bring back discretionary driving prohibitions in serious offences like criminal negligence and manslaughter. They explain what this means for...
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Episode 424: “Given, Not Shown”: Breath-Test Rules, Tough-on-Crime Talk, and a Skeleton Passenger
Kyla and Paul open with Ontario’s R v. Klemp, where a breath-test certificate of a qualified technician was excluded because it was only shown to the accused, not given as the Criminal Code requires—a reminder that if the Crown wants hearsay shortcuts, it must strictly comply. They kick around…
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Driving law drives the law. Our legal system is shaped and developed by what happens when we are in our cars. Acumen Law Corporation lawyer Kyla Lee discusses with guests all things related to the rules of the road and how it is constantly changing the legal landscape.
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