Category: distracted driving

Apr 07 2010 April 7, 2010 March 5, 2017 4 Comments by safedriver

A top list of driving no no’s

Posted in common sense, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driving articles, driving basics, Driving in traffic, driving skills, learning to drive, passenger safety, Proactive driving, responsible driving, safe driving

My youngest son and I were talking about drivers the other day and he thought it would be fun to make a list of the top things you shouldn’t do while driving. We all know that texting and talking on your cell phone is a major problem while driving and is very obvious to many…

Apr 06 2010 April 6, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

An experience of a lifetime

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

Driving in different places can be difficult to many people. The fear of not knowing where you’re going can be very overwhelming. Roads you’ve never seen before and higher than normal traffic can lead to high anxiety. I was recently in Montreal and if you’ve ever driven there you’ll already know it’s an experience of…

Mar 19 2010 March 19, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

What have you seen lately?

Posted in common sense, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving role model, driving skills, learning to drive, pedestrian safety, Proactive driving, right of way, safe driving

We have roughly 23 million drivers in Canada these days. We get more and more every year. Each year I continue driving, I see an increasing number of drivers doing strange and unusual things. What have you seen lately? Just the other day as I was traveling to work, I noticed a driver putting on…

Feb 26 2010 February 26, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Are you a crash test dummy?

Posted in cooperative driving, crash test dummy, distracted driving, driver risk taking, driving articles, driving skills, learning to drive, safe driving, turning left at lights

Human nature is a funny thing. We all have a few quirks that make people look at us and wonder what’s going on inside our head. I get that each time I do a different looking maneuver while driving. What appears to be wrong is only different. Have you ever noticed a driver do something…

Feb 19 2010 February 19, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Time to clear the air

Posted in distracted driving, driver responsibility, driving articles, driving role model, driving with kids, passenger safety, responsible driving, smoking while driving

Every now and then we need to be reminded of what’s right and what’s not right. That’s why we have parents to keep us in line when we’re kids and now the government as we get older. Rules help to guide our lives and whether we like the rules or not, we need to respect…

Jan 30 2010 January 30, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Pay attention to pedestrians, before it’s too late!

Posted in collision free driving, distracted driving, driver risk taking, driver stress, driver training, driving articles, driving fatalities, Driving in traffic, driving skills, learning to drive, pedestrian safety, Proactive driving, responsible driving, right of way, safe driving

With so many pedestrians getting struck by motorists lately, I was wondering what’s happening to make these incidents happen. Well, I had the first hand experience this past Friday to see a pedestrian almost get creamed by a motorist. Maybe more of the fatalities were similar situations to the one I witnessed. I was out…

Jan 27 2010 January 27, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Are you in a routine?

Posted in collision free driving, cooperative driving, distracted driving, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving fatalities, Driving in traffic, driving skills, learning to drive, passion for safe driving, pedestrian safety, Proactive driving, responsible driving, right of way, risk taking, safe driving

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…

Jan 13 2010 January 13, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Do you think of the consequences of your actions?

Posted in collision free driving, cooperative driving, distracted driving, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving fatalities, Driving in traffic, driving skills, learning to drive, pedestrian safety, point of no return, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving

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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Category: distracted driving

A top list of driving no no’s

An experience of a lifetime

What have you seen lately?

Are you a crash test dummy?

Time to clear the air

Pay attention to pedestrians, before it’s too late!

Are you in a routine?

Do you think of the consequences of your actions?

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