Category: communicating

Oct 20 2012 October 20, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Rude pedestrian = rude driver?

Posted in collision free driving, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, defensive driving, driving articles, driving attitude, driving manners, etiquette, respect, responsible driving, safe driving, sharing the road, Uncategorized

We tend to learn many things growing up that help us as we become a driver. For example, learning to ride a bike has helped us learn how to deal with traffic. What about being a pedestrian? Does that help us make driving choices as well; good or bad? I recently watched one of our…

Oct 14 2012 October 14, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

The “It won’t happen to me” club has a new member

Posted in cell phone law, cell phones, collision free driving, collision scene, collisions, communicating, defensive driving, distracted driving, drinking a beverage while driving, driver risk taking, driving articles, driving attitude, eating while driving, impaired driving, passenger safety, Proactive driving, risk taking, safe driving, Uncategorized, Young Drivers of Canada

We’ve all heard about distracted driving. If you haven’t, perhaps you were distracted. A lot of drivers become members of the “It won’t happen to me club” once they begin to drive. They usually drive as they want expecting crashes will only happen to other people and not themselves. Do you belong to that club?…

Oct 10 2012 October 10, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Are you a talker?

Posted in angry driving, Canada's Worst Driver, common sense, communicating, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving attitude, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving role model, driving with kids, driving words, etiquette, impaired driving, road rage, safe driving, Uncategorized

As a parent it’s always a great feeling when you child says their first word. After a few years, you really wonder what the big deal was because by now they won’t stop talking. As a society, we tend to talk a lot and sometimes when there’s no one there to talk to, we just…

Sep 13 2012 September 13, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Dew…and do not

Posted in cleaning a car, collision free driving, common sense, communicating, cyclists, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver visibility, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving near cyclists, safe driving, sharing the road, Uncategorized, visibility, windshield wipers

I’ve often said how important visibility is to drivers. Without good visibility, you may miss important information while driving. Has that ever happened to you? As I’ll say to my students I’m teaching at Young Drivers of Canada, you drive with your eyes and your hands and feet are tools for your eyes. Part of…

Sep 11 2012 September 11, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Is that cool or not cool?

Posted in blocking intersections, child seats, common sense, communicating, construction zones, cooperative driving, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driving articles, driving attitude, Driving in traffic, driving skills, driving with kids, etiquette, left turns at traffic lights, looking well ahead, planning your route, Proactive driving, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, turning left at lights, Uncategorized

My kids make fun of me as I still say ‘cool’ a lot of the time. They must think I’m too old to use it regularly except when describing the weather. The reality is I’m not that old…probably. I believe that the word cool can describe many things and that most of society understands the…

Sep 06 2012 September 6, 2012 March 5, 2017 1 Comment by safedriver

When is slowing down not slow enough?

Posted in cognitive training, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, Driving in traffic, flow of traffic, freeway driving, looking well ahead, Proactive driving, racing on public roads, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, speed traps, speeding, Uncategorized, velocitization

Have you ever had the feeling of doing something wrong but didn’t quite know what it was you were doing wrong? Many drivers across our great land have the same feeling while leaving a freeway or other fast moving roadway. They apply the brakes and begin to slow down only they aren’t going slow enough….

Aug 18 2012 August 18, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Some drivers need a good talking to!

Posted in angry driving, Canada's Worst Driver, collision free driving, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving attitude, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving skills, etiquette, passenger safety, racing on public roads, respect, responsible driving, risk taking, road rage, safe driving, Uncategorized

Honk twice if you like peace and quiet. I brake for garage sales. None of these are of my opinion, I’ve just noticed them on bumper stickers. I’m not a fan of bumper stickers and never really have been. I don’t like the glue residue they leave on the vehicle and some people really try…

Aug 17 2012 August 17, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Do one way streets confuse you too?

Posted in alternative to driving, collision free driving, common sense, communicating, cyclists, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving directions, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving near cyclists, flow of traffic, one way streets, risk taking, road signs, safe driving, Uncategorized, Young Drivers of Canada

Things we’ve grown up with; playing with our friends in the park, riding a bike, going to school and… looking both ways before crossing the street. Remember how your parents always taught you to do that as pedestrians and now as parents we teach our own kids to do the same thing? Should we continue…

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Category: communicating

The “It won’t happen to me” club has a new member

Are you a talker?

Is that cool or not cool?

When is slowing down not slow enough?

Some drivers need a good talking to!

Do one way streets confuse you too?

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