Category: cooperative driving

Jan 27 2010 January 27, 2010 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

Are you in a routine?

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Are you paying enough attention to your driving to notice the unusual situations arising? The normal routines we do every day of our lives change every second once we add weather, pedestrians and other road users. Are your ready for these changes? We’ve had a number of pedestrians struck locally as of late and the…

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Jan 13 2010 January 13, 2010 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

Do you think of the consequences of your actions?

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For the 22 years I’ve spent as a driving instructor for Young Drivers of Canada, I’ve often stressed the importance of good observation. It’s a strong fact that we drive with our eyes so our hands and feet, being tools for our eyes, can move the vehicle where we need to. To some people, driving…

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Jan 01 2010 January 1, 2010 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

Fact or fiction?

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I was recently teaching a group of novice drivers when we discussed the actions from other drivers. One of my students was quite upset that the driver behind her and her friend was tailgating as much as they were. She wondered why drivers do things like this. I often wonder that as well. Why are…

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Dec 08 2009 December 8, 2009 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

Do you need to drive?

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I recently wrote about when you should learn how to drive – http://thesafedriver.ca/2009/12/03/when-should-you-learn-to-drive/ – but after thinking about this and talking about this with others, I may have forgotten a big part of this process. After you learn how to drive, do you drive for the sake of driving, or do you really need to…

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Dec 04 2009 December 4, 2009 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

Sometimes you just need to ask; why?

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I often see people drive in such a manner I just have one question to ask; why? Have you ever thought why drivers drive like they do? Instead of us wondering why they drive that way, I think it may be better if they ask themselves that very question. There have been a lot of…

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Dec 03 2009 December 3, 2009 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

When should you learn to drive?

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As a driving instructor with Young Drivers of Canada for almost 22 years now, I’ve taught thousands of people how to drive. I’ve also logged over one million kms on all of my vehicles, both as a driver and instructor combined. Being in the vehicle feels awesome to me; whether it’s driving or instructing. I…

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Dec 02 2009 December 2, 2009 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

What’s your passion?

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I was recently asked why I write these articles for this site, newspapers, magazines and websites. It really made me think about it, so I took some time to put it all together. I have a passion. My passion has grown to become a large part of why I do what I do. My passion…

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Nov 27 2009 November 27, 2009 March 5, 2017 NoComment by Scott Marshall

Time to do it now!

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Don’t you just hate procrastinating? I was going to make a list of reasons why I procrastinate, but figured I’d do that later. Do we do that while driving? Do we wait until the last possible moment to do something, when we realize we should have done it sooner? I’m referring to drivers who are…

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