Lorraine Sommerfeld
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The Driving Podcast: Ask the Mechanic
Lorraine Sommerfeld chats with auto technician Chris Muir about car theft, the used car market and if you should buy a new gasoline vehicle → Read More
Lorraine Explains: Car-theft prevention forces thieves to move along—to another car
Every piece of advice on how to prevent your vehicle from being stolen is essentially a tip on how to get thieves to steal someone else’s → Read More
Lorraine Explains: Quebec auto tracker rules are pushing thieves to Ontario
Mandatory TAG insurance tracking systems add another invasive datapoint to our cars, but may no longer be an option → Read More
The Driving Podcast: Your insurance questions answered
On this episode of the Driving Podcast, we tackle your auto insurance questions. Host Lorraine Sommerfeld is joined by Debbie Arnold, a business development… → Read More
Lorraine Explains: You can make our roads safer right now. You.
I’ll look out for the people you love, and I hope you’ll do the same. → Read More
Top 10 Driving.ca feature stories of 2022
From handy how-to guides to deep dives into things like the values of used Ford Excursions, you read these long-form features the most → Read More
Lorraine Explains: How Canadians' car-buying questions are changing for 2023
Car shoppers are entering 2023 more curious than ever about EVs, HEVs, and PHEVs. → Read More
How the Canadian auto industry is giving back this year
Rounding up 2022's corporate philanthropy efforts from auto manufacturers and dealers across Canada → Read More
The Driving Podcast: Year-end roundtable
Driving.ca colleagues join Lorraine to discuss how we drive, what we all would like to change, and the mistakes we've made → Read More
Lorraine Explains: If we won't make SUVs smaller, we need to make them safer
Front blind spots are growing faster than legislators' concern for their dangers. → Read More
Lorraine Explains: Do I have to buy winter tires? You should
The difference between all-season, all weather and winter tires → Read More
Lorraine Explains: Police chases — A stolen car isn't worth someone's life
The call needs to be coming from inside the car. → Read More
Lorraine Explains: Halloween traffic is deadly for kids
Your kids are more at risk from Halloween traffic than any urban myth about tainted candy. → Read More
Lorraine Explains: Repeat after me: there is no such thing as an autonomous passenger vehicle
“No commercially available motor vehicles today capable of driving themselves.” → Read More
Lorraine Explains: Hurricanes write millions of cars off. Don't stumble into one of them
With each hurricane comes a flood of salvaged cars. Know the signs to avoid buying a salvaged nightmare. → Read More
The Driving Podcast: Let's talk about winter driving
Welcome to Season 2 of the Driving Podcast. Each week your host Lorraine Sommerfeld will team up with an expert to delve into topics that will resonate with… → Read More
Young men under 21 shouldn't have driver's licences: Australian experts
A safety advocacy group Down Under is suggesting local government reconsider letting some teens behind the wheel → Read More
Lorraine Explains: We shouldn't need cameras to curb distracted driving, but we do
University of Alberta trialling AI, cameras that detect distracted drivers → Read More
The Driving Podcast: Know your rights when buying a car
Lorraine talks consumer rights in the dealership showroom with Maureen Harkquail, CEO of Ontario's vehicle sales regulator → Read More
Lorraine Explains: Prepping the car, prepping the driver for winter
Tips to keep from becoming the next first-snow viral dashcam clip → Read More