Category: being noticed

Dec 10 2015 December 10, 2015 December 7, 2020 4Comments by Scott Marshall

Do you retaliate to horn honking?

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No one’s perfect; I get that. Mistakes do happen and if we’re lucky, we can learn something from them. But let’s be honest with ourselves; no one wants to make a mistake and many people dislike being told when they do make a mistake. Driving takes teamwork and the ability to swallow your pride if…

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Nov 25 2015 November 25, 2015 November 22, 2020 11Comments by Scott Marshall

If you have winter driving anxiety, this will help

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Let’s face facts; there are many things we avoid doing because of fear. We may not want to admit it, but we tend to avoid doing things because we’re afraid of what might happen. Our fear consumes us so much we can’t stop thinking about this fear. Know what I’m talking about yet? It’s the…

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Nov 05 2015 November 5, 2015 March 5, 2017 2Comments by Scott Marshall

When slowing is worth it

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For regular readers of my work you’ll know of my passion for promoting safe driving. After all, the title of this site is ‘The Safe Driver’. Even though I tend to put emphasis towards safely driving a vehicle, I do sometimes put emphasis on cyclists and pedestrian safety. This is one of those times to…

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Feb 06 2015 February 6, 2015 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

For some drivers, what would it take…

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Where ever I go I often get asked driving advice. People want the little bits of information that will either prove to them they’re doing what they’re supposed to do, or advice to help them with things they never really knew. Often the purpose of my articles is to inform drivers of both of those…

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Jan 03 2015 January 3, 2015 March 5, 2017 1Comment by safedriver

Clear your vehicle of snow properly…then you can drive away

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As written for The Insurance Hunters. Please visit their blog. After every snowfall I see the same problem on many vehicles – not enough snow and ice cleared from the vehicle. For many people, their excuse is it’s too cold outside to do the entire vehicle, I only have to do enough to see and…

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Oct 28 2014 October 28, 2014 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

Let the kids enjoy Halloween – drive safely…if you need to drive

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As written for The Insurance Hunters. Please visit their blog. Growing up, there are a few times of the year that kids really enjoy. Christmas, birthdays and of course, Halloween makes the list. Let’s not even talk about last day of school! These three favourite times of the year creates excitement galore for kids. Except…

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Feb 22 2014 February 22, 2014 March 5, 2017 NoComment by Scott Marshall

Which are better; classic or modern vehicles?

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Thousands and thousands of people every year, all across the country, visit the annual new auto show. I can fit into those stats as I recently went to the Canadian International Auto Show and visited all those beautiful new vehicles. My family is in need of a new SUV this year, so we went and…

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Jan 15 2014 January 15, 2014 November 22, 2020 NoComment by Scott Marshall

Winter driving “do’s”

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I recently wrote about a few of the common things that drivers need to stop doing while driving in winter weather, so I thought it would be a good time to write about things that we, as drivers should do. To some, this may seem like common sense, but experience has shown me this isn’t…

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