Category: cooperative driving

Jul 21 2010 July 21, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Freeway merging takes skill

Posted in cooperative driving, driver responsibility, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving skills, freeway driving, learning to drive, merging on the freeway, safe driving

I was recently discussing with my class of new drivers at Young Drivers of Canada about driving on the freeway. We all came to the same conclusion that someone with proper training has a better chance to drive safely on a freeway compared to someone who doesn’t take professional training at all. They were concerned…

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Jul 20 2010 July 20, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Monkey see, monkey do

Posted in collision free driving, common sense, cooperative driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driving articles, driving basics, Driving in traffic, driving role model, driving skills, learning to drive, passenger safety, practising driving skills, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving

We all go in the car with our friends and family and become passengers, but sometimes we really prefer to drive. It’s not always about being in control. It’s often about staying alive. We’ve all come across drivers who scare us when they’re driving. They either go too fast when they shouldn’t or weave in…

Jun 30 2010 June 30, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Demerit points, or merit points?

Posted in Canada's Worst Driver, common sense, cooperative driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving basics, Driving in traffic, driving role model, driving skills, Graduated Licensing, Keeping a licence, learning to drive, passenger safety, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving

I often get the chance to speak with many drivers across Ontario, and Canada, to discuss their favourite topic and mine; driving. Of the more than 23 million drivers in Canada; of which over 9 million drivers are in Ontario, most people say they are good drivers. I ask them why they believe they are…

Jun 29 2010 June 29, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Are you too nice?

Posted in communicating, cooperative driving, driving articles, driving skills, learning to drive, pedestrian safety, practising driving skills, responsible driving, right of way, safe driving

When is nice too nice? I can see traffic and pedestrians from my office window in our local downtown core. I just watched a driver begin a left turn to enter a parking lot, but stop to let a pedestrian cross. The pedestrian then stopped to let the driver continue. The waving back and forth…

May 29 2010 May 29, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Peek-a-boo, I see you!

Posted in common sense, cooperative driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driver training, driving articles, driving basics, Driving in traffic, driving skills, racing on public roads, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, speeding

Do you remember playing “hide and seek” as a child? My kids still play it and seem to enjoy playing that game. I haven’t played it as an adult and don’t really feel the urge to play it any time soon. However, I have seen adults play “hide and seek” lately and it may seem…

May 16 2010 May 16, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

High performance car or low performance driver?

Posted in collision free driving, common sense, cooperative driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving role model, driving skills, freeway driving, learning to drive, passenger safety, racing on public roads, responsible driving, safe driving, speeding

Ever since I was a kid, I was always dreaming of having a performance vehicle. I thought it would be nice to own and drive a BMW, Mercedes or perhaps a Porsche. It would be a flashy car and would perform amazingly while I was driving throughout my city. How many of you thought of…

May 12 2010 May 12, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

How well do you communicate?

Posted in common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, driver training, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving skills, learning to drive, practising driving skills, responsible driving, safe driving, signaling

If you live in a busy household like I do, I’m sure you’ve experienced missed messages that never reached you. Every now and then I find out that someone called me and someone in my house took the message. I never got it. The person who called me may think I didn’t care about what…

May 02 2010 May 2, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Do you respond or react?

Posted in collision free driving, common sense, cooperative driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving skills, lane of least resistance, learning to drive, pedestrian safety, Proactive driving, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving

I was recently driving along a multi-lane road when I noticed a pedestrian doing some work at the end of their driveway. I immediately changed lanes to give some space between myself and this pedestrian if they suddenly fell or just walked out onto the road. I like being proactive with most things. It gives…

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Category: cooperative driving

Freeway merging takes skill

Monkey see, monkey do

Demerit points, or merit points?

Are you too nice?

Peek-a-boo, I see you!

High performance car or low performance driver?

How well do you communicate?

Do you respond or react?

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