D riving a car with faulty equipment, such as bald tires or broken headlights, can increase your chances of causing a traffic accident. Insurance companies can find out what condition your car was ...

Another 10 percent had at least one bald tire. Worn tires—especially bald ones—can be deadly on wet roads, where the grooves aren't deep enough to channel water out from beneath the tread.

While plows have been out all night around the Lower Mainland, officials are warning that some roads are treacherous and driving conditions are dangerous.