Category: backing up

Backup cameras are evolving

Modern technology is all around us. It’s in our homes, our places of work, our society and in our vehicles. There can be up to 25 sensors in modern vehicles which help the driver remain safe on the roads. However, some vehicles may not have all of the up-to-date features. Take for example the backup…



Parallel parking made easy

For the most part, many people learn to avoid what they don’t like. We even make excuses why we should avoid it. I don’t like it. I’m too busy and don’t have time. And the ever popular; I don’t want to. Does any of this sound familiar with you? One of the most common things…




Summer packing – how to do it properly

As written for The Insurance Hunters. Please visit their blog.   As long as I can remember, my dad was always very good with puzzles; especially jigsaw puzzles. He had the patience to put things where they belonged to benefit him later. Maybe that helped him when he had to pack the family vehicle for…



Back in or back out? Is there a real difference?

We are all creatures of habit so much that we rarely change what we’re doing until someone or something brings it to our attention. We do things that we always do hoping to get the same results. Does this sound like you? Well, now is the time to make some conscience changes to your driving…



Parking is part of driving too

When most people learn to drive they focus their attention on getting from point A to point B. They do their best to make the correct choices to allow them to reach their destination. But what happens after they get there? Do they make the proper choices in the parking lot? At Young Drivers of…



Putting the cart before the horse – power

Busy. That word describes many people within our society these days. We often have so many things to do that we’re often running late. Sometimes, we may not be as late as we think we are or the things we do may not take as long as we think they do. If that’s the case,…



Do you know where your car is?

Do you know where your car is? If I made you look out onto your driveway, that’s not exactly what I meant. I will see drivers hit objects on the road, including driving through the centre of a pothole or hitting poles at the local drive-thru. Why couldn’t they avoid that object or pothole? I’ve…




Canada’s Worst Driver 8…the updates

So here it is; another season of Canada’s Worst Driver. This is the 8th year that people try to prove to others they aren’t bad drivers or try to get the much needed help they or other people wish they could get. I like to think that by watching what these drivers do, others who…