Category: defensive driving

Apr 15 2012 April 15, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Would you, should you?

We have all faced this from time to time; temptation. We get tempted to do things we wouldn’t normally do when we get together with friends or if we’re under pressure. When was the last time you felt this way? Do you ever feel any remorse after you’ve succumbed to these temptations? I’ll often see…

Apr 10 2012 April 10, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Move over and help our society

Posted in common sense, communicating, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, Driving in traffic, emergency vehicles, move over law, Proactive driving, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, sharing the road, Uncategorized

I tend to watch a lot of home renovation shows lately, trying to get ideas of how to improve the look of my home. They’re quite interesting, but I find they all tend to reinforce safety while using power tools. When I had my oldest son help me with a project and we had to…

Mar 27 2012 March 27, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Did you forget you have a bad memory?

Posted in checking the mirror, cognitive training, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving directions, driving skills, learning to drive, mirror use, planning your route, Proactive driving, safe driving, short term memory, Uncategorized

We all tend to forget things from time to time. We may not like it, but we tend to accept it. Its part of life, wouldn’t you say? There are things that tend to annoy us if we forget them though. Things like picking your kids up after their game or activity, running specific errands…

Tags:cognitive training short term memory Young Drivers of Canada

Mar 20 2012 March 20, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

My favourite letter in the alphabet is “why”

Posted in angry driving, child seats, collision free driving, collisions, common sense, cooperative driving, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driving articles, driving attitude, driving fatalities, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving role model, driving skills, driving with kids, etiquette, lane of least resistance, learning to drive, passenger safety, point of no return, Proactive driving, red light camera, responsible driving, risk taking, road rage, running a traffic light, safe driving, seatbelts, sharing the road, tailgaters, Uncategorized

Raising four kids has been fun and tough at the same time. Having patience has made it easier to keep the kids in line and to help educate and correct them when they’ve made mistakes. As any parent has heard many, many times before, the kids will often ask “why?” after you’ve explained things to…

Tags:bad drivers disobeying rules road raging

Mar 16 2012 March 16, 2012 March 5, 2017 2 Comments by safedriver

In a flash!

Posted in blocking intersections, collision free driving, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving basics, driving habits, etiquette, responsible driving, right of way, running a traffic light, safe driving, sharing the road, Uncategorized

Every now and then you find yourself in a rare situation not knowing exactly what to do. This seems to be the case whenever I see traffic lights out of service. That was the case recently. Drivers seemed to be confused as they ended up sitting at the intersection wondering when it was their…

Mar 12 2012 March 12, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Learn to pick your battles

Posted in angry driving, collision free driving, common sense, cooperative driving, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driver training, driving articles, driving attitude, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving role model, etiquette, impaired driving, learning to drive, responsible driving, risk taking, road rage, safe driving, sharing the road, Uncategorized

I recently learned some things from my kids; indirectly. All 4 of my kids are in the scouting movement and will often go to camp. I became a leader when my two young sons first started out with scouts at age five. I will volunteer my time and go to camp with them as a…

Mar 01 2012 March 1, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Would you turn blind?

Posted in checking the mirror, collision free driving, collision scene, collisions, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving basics, driving fatalities, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving skills, flow of traffic, left turns at traffic lights, passenger safety, Proactive driving, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, turning left at lights, Uncategorized, visibility

Turning left; it’s one of the most dangerous things we do while driving. Granted, driving in itself is always dangerous. Whether it’s distracted driving, poor road conditions, mechanical breakdown, whatever; it’s always dangerous. Most of the time, our vehicles can protect us with their safety features, but we’re not always that lucky. Considering that most…

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…

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