Category: being noticed

Feb 12 2012 February 12, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Communicate? No thank you

Posted in being noticed, common sense, communicating, driver responsibility, driver training, driving articles, driving attitude, Driving in traffic, practising driving skills, safe driving, signaling

Communication; its part of each of our lives. Without communication, we get nothing and receive nothing. But maybe some people communicate for the wrong reasons. I’ve seen many drivers fail to communicate their lane changes, turns and even when they’re slowing down. Do they have a fear of communicating to others or maybe they know…

Jan 07 2012 January 7, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

A crash that didn’t have to happen

Posted in being noticed, collision free driving, collision scene, collisions, common sense, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driving articles, driving at night, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving skills, eyesight while driving, handling driving emergencies, headlight use, looking well ahead, Proactive driving, responsible driving, safe driving, speeding

Our lives are filled with choices; what to eat, what to wear, where to live, etc. With those choices also comes hindsight. We’ve all experienced situations where we would make alternative choices if we could go back in time. Since we can’t do that it’s important to make good choices as often as possible, especially…

Jan 05 2012 January 5, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

A conversation about safe driving…with The Safe Driver

Posted in being noticed, Canada's Worst Driver, cell phone law, cell phones, collision free driving, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving habits, driving manners, driving role model, driving skills, driving with kids, learning to drive, passenger safety, passion for safe driving, practising driving skills, Proactive driving, responsible driving, safe driving, safe driving radio, Scott Marshall, winter driving, Young Drivers of Canada

A conversation with Scott Marshall on 1290 CJBK radio…on winter driving, driving logic, driving with kids and Canada’s Worst Driver, plus more. All recorded for Safe Driving Week! Enjoy! Episodes.aspx?PID=2321

Dec 18 2011 December 18, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

If you’re happy and you know it…

Posted in being noticed, communicating, cooperative driving, distracted driving, driver risk taking, driver training, driver visibility, driving articles, Driving in traffic, headlight use, responsible driving, safe driving

As a driving instructor for Young Drivers of Canada I often get a new training vehicle every couple of years. It’s important to keep a vehicle that runs well and looks good for our students. A reliable vehicle responds well when it’s asked to. We also teach our students to run with their low beam…

Oct 22 2011 October 22, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Keep a wide eye for pedestrians

Posted in being noticed, collision scene, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver visibility, driving articles, driving at night, driving fatalities, pedestrian safety, responsible driving, right of way, risk taking, safe driving, sharing the road

It’s been a fear for many parents; how do you teach your kids to cross the street safely? We do our best to show them how drivers may not see them walking through the crosswalk. We always try to get them to cross at the corners and avoid crossing in the middle of the block….

Oct 16 2011 October 16, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Do you play well with others?

Posted in being noticed, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driving articles, driving manners, etiquette, parking manners, safe driving, sharing the road

As most people do, I try to do things throughout my life that are on the safe side. I try to avoid doing too many risky things so as not to risk injury to myself or other people or property. I also try not to do things that affect other people in a negative way….

Oct 13 2011 October 13, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Why wait until it’s a panic move?

Posted in being noticed, collision free driving, collisions, communicating, defensive driving, driver training, driving articles, driving at night, driving in the rain, Driving in traffic, one way streets, passenger safety, safe driving

I was recently out with my teenage son bringing him back from his hockey practice. Yes, apparently my life goal is to drive my kids to and from their activities. Anyway, it was dark and raining while we were traveling on a multi-lane one way street with four lanes in our direction. I was in…

Oct 04 2011 October 4, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Are you a good communicator?

Posted in being noticed, communicating, cooperative driving, driving articles, Driving in traffic, etiquette, parking lots, parking manners, sharing the road

Would you consider yourself to be a good communicator? I know many people who say they have good communications with their family members. As a member of a busy family of 6 people, it can become very difficult to keep good communication between members of the family all the time. How well do you communicate…

The Safe Driver

Category: being noticed

Communicate? No thank you

A crash that didn’t have to happen

A conversation about safe driving…with The Safe Driver

If you’re happy and you know it…

Why wait until it’s a panic move?

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