Category: defensive driving

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

Dec 26 2011 December 26, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Are you complacent with your driving?

Posted in common sense, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving basics, driving fatalities, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving skills, driving stats, learning to drive, passenger safety, practising driving skills, responsible driving, safe driving

I’ve often written about teen drivers and new drivers that I’ve taught at Young Drivers of Canada. They’re often the types of drivers I take out in the car and share my knowledge with them about safe driving practises. However, the teen drivers and the new drivers may not be the highest risk of drivers…

Dec 15 2011 December 15, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Will it haunt you or save you?

Posted in collision free driving, collisions, common sense, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driver visibility, driving articles, driving basics, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving skills, learning to drive, left turns at traffic lights, Proactive driving, responsible driving, right of way, risk taking, running a traffic light, safe driving, turning left at lights, Young Drivers of Canada

I often get asked by the new students I train at Young Drivers of Canada if I drive the way I teach. The quick answer is yes. For the almost 24 years that I’ve been an instructor compared to the over 30 years I’ve driven, I honestly can’t remember much of my driving life before…

Dec 09 2011 December 9, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Preaching to the converted…about driving?

Posted in collisions, common sense, cooperative driving, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver training, driving articles, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving skills, learning to drive, looking well ahead, Proactive driving, responsible driving, road signs, school zones

Preaching; I’ve done it for years. No, not in a church; in the classroom and car and it’s been about driving not religion. A number of times I’ve preached about safe driving practices to the already converted. That’s an easy sermon. It’s to the non-converted that becomes more difficult. The same can be said if…

Dec 03 2011 December 3, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Button, button…who’s got the button?

Posted in defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving skills, risk taking, safe driving, starting a stalled engine

Every now and then something may go wrong with your vehicle that requires a quick response from you; the driver. This may include using your parking brake to stop your vehicle if your brakes fail or having to hit your brake pedal hard and stop suddenly in an emergency. Another problem that can happen is…

Dec 01 2011 December 1, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Are your weaknesses really that weak?

Posted in Adjusting to vehicles, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driver training, driver visibility, driver's license, driving articles, driving basics, driving habits, driving skills, eyesight while driving, learning to drive, practising driving skills, smooth driving

We all have strengths and we all have weaknesses. It doesn’t seem to matter who we are, it just seems that way especially when you compare yourself to other people. However, to some people you may have a weakness, but in reality it’s not a weakness; it’s just a difference of ability. I once had…

Nov 25 2011 November 25, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Driving can be related to…

Posted in common sense, cooperative driving, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driver's license, driving articles, driving basics, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving instructor, driving skills, learning to drive, practising driving skills, responsible driving, safe driving, sharing the road, smooth driving

I’ve coached kids in a number of sports over the years. A few years ago I was coaching my son’s hockey team. During one of the practices I noticed a few of the players weren’t following through with their shots. When I asked them to follow through, they looked a little confused. I asked if…

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Category: defensive driving

A crash that didn’t have to happen

A conversation about safe driving…with The Safe Driver

Are you complacent with your driving?

Will it haunt you or save you?

Preaching to the converted…about driving?

Button, button…who’s got the button?

Are your weaknesses really that weak?

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