THE COST OF DRIVING IN ALBERTA

Aug 24, 2026

This morning I had a commercial photo shoot where I had to drive for about an hour each way, so as always I made some stops and took some photographs on my way. Everything was going according to plan until I started to drive home…

CANON EOS R1, RF24-105mm, ISO100, F2.8, 1/3200
CANON EOS R1, RF24-105mm, ISO100, F2.8, 1/2500
CANON EOS R1, RF100-500mm, ISO400, F5, 1/1250
CANON EOS R1, RF24-105mm, ISO100, F2.8, 1/1600
CANON EOS R1, RF24-105mm, ISO100, F2.8, 1/2500

Ouch! My windshield was hit by a rock and this time there is no fixing it! The time has come for a super expensive windshield replacement. In cars with self driving features, including Rivian R1S, cameras must be re-calibrated after replacing the windshield and that gets expansive fast. This is the price we pay for driving in Alberta, way too many rocks on the roads.

CANON EOS R1, RF24-105mm, ISO100, F2.8, 1/2000
iPhone 17 Pro

My windshield was hit many times in the past and I always fixed little cracks, but this one is as big as my hand, and I don’t have small hands. Wish me luck as I wait to find out how much it will cost me! (Update: Received the price and it will cost me $3,200)