Category: common sense

Feb 03 2012 February 3, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Is your glass half full, half empty…or missing?

Posted in angry driving, common sense, cooperative driving, driver stress, driving articles, driving attitude, driving habits, driving manners, driving role model, impaired driving, safe driving

Are you a positive thinker? Is your glass half full or half empty? There are times that thinking positively can become very difficult for a lot of people. Some people are pessimistic, some are positive and some would be classified as a realist. Which one are you? Does this personality trait affect your driving behaviour…

Jan 26 2012 January 26, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Your vehicle is like an infant

Posted in cleaning a car, collisions, common sense, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver visibility, driving articles, looking well ahead, responsible driving, safe driving, windshield wipers, winter driving

There isn’t a week that goes by when I have to ask at least one of my kids to go and have a shower. At every meal I also have to ask at least one of my four kids to wash their hands before they sit down at the dinner table. There’s a lot to…

Jan 24 2012 January 24, 2012 March 5, 2017 11 Comments by safedriver

How helpful are reverse cameras?

Posted in backing up, checking the mirror, collision free driving, common sense, driver risk taking, driver training, driver visibility, driving articles, pedestrian safety, reverse cameras, safe driving

Modern technology has helped our society move forward in many different ways. This technology helps us enjoy life differently than we did 5, 10 or even 20 years ago. We have things now that help life to become more enjoyable, such as cell phones, laptops, digital cameras and webcams. As a driver, do we also…

Jan 22 2012 January 22, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

How to get unstuck from the snow

Posted in common sense, cooperative driving, driver stress, driver training, driving articles, driving skills, safe driving, winter driving, winter manners

Every now and then you may find yourself in deep snow after leaving work, school or home. If you have the necessary winter driving survival kit, you’ll be ok. If not, you’ve got some problems. Every vehicle should have the basic equipment such as a shovel, ice scraper and of course winter tires already on…

Jan 20 2012 January 20, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Another reason to use your side mirror

Posted in bicycle lanes, checking the mirror, collisions, common sense, cooperative driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driver visibility, driving articles, driving near cyclists, driving with kids, mirror use, parallel parking, parking, parking manners, passenger safety, responsible driving, right of way, risk taking, safe driving, sharing the road

When I’m teaching my students to drive at Young Drivers of Canada, I often try to use the simple approach. The less information and steps, the easier it is to remember them. I also use some of those steps to help my kids become safe and to help plant a seed in their mind before…

Jan 18 2012 January 18, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

What goes around comes around

Posted in avoiding a rear crash, collision free driving, common sense, cooperative driving, defensive driving, driver risk taking, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving skills, driving with kids, flow of traffic, freeway driving, passenger safety, rear crash avoidance, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, sharing the road, tailgaters

Growing up I believed that doing a good deed would bring a good deed back to me. You know, what goes around comes around. In all fairness, the evil deeds also work that way too. Karma, or fate if you prefer, is something I do believe in. I also believe that you have to work…

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

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Category: common sense

Is your glass half full, half empty…or missing?

Your vehicle is like an infant

How helpful are reverse cameras?

How to get unstuck from the snow

A crash that didn’t have to happen

A conversation about safe driving…with The Safe Driver

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