Category: distracted driving

Oct 17 2012 October 17, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Give me a couple of seconds…

Posted in collision free driving, collisions, common sense, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver visibility, driving articles, driving attitude, Driving in traffic, safe driving, tailgaters, Uncategorized, visibility, windshield wipers, winter driving

When I speak with people and let them know the time I spend to do my job and the time I spend with my family, they often ask me how I fit it all into the days and weeks. I often ask myself the very same thing. We’re all busy these days and perhaps busier…

Oct 14 2012 October 14, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

The “It won’t happen to me” club has a new member

Posted in cell phone law, cell phones, collision free driving, collision scene, collisions, communicating, defensive driving, distracted driving, drinking a beverage while driving, driver risk taking, driving articles, driving attitude, eating while driving, impaired driving, passenger safety, Proactive driving, risk taking, safe driving, Uncategorized, Young Drivers of Canada

We’ve all heard about distracted driving. If you haven’t, perhaps you were distracted. A lot of drivers become members of the “It won’t happen to me club” once they begin to drive. They usually drive as they want expecting crashes will only happen to other people and not themselves. Do you belong to that club?…

Oct 10 2012 October 10, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Are you a talker?

Posted in angry driving, Canada's Worst Driver, common sense, communicating, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving attitude, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving role model, driving with kids, driving words, etiquette, impaired driving, road rage, safe driving, Uncategorized

As a parent it’s always a great feeling when you child says their first word. After a few years, you really wonder what the big deal was because by now they won’t stop talking. As a society, we tend to talk a lot and sometimes when there’s no one there to talk to, we just…

Sep 20 2012 September 20, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

How not to roll your vehicle…101

Posted in collision free driving, collision scene, collisions, common sense, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driving articles, driving attitude, driving basics, driving habits, driving skills, freeway driving, learning to drive, looking well ahead, merging on the freeway, risk taking, safe driving, smooth driving, speeding, staying in your lane, Uncategorized, velocitization

We’ve all made mistakes in our lives and in most cases, they were minor enough that we could get over them in a short period of time. I was brought up to respect other people and not to do things that would inconvenience other people. Were you brought up the same way? When I make…

Sep 11 2012 September 11, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Is that cool or not cool?

Posted in blocking intersections, child seats, common sense, communicating, construction zones, cooperative driving, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driving articles, driving attitude, Driving in traffic, driving skills, driving with kids, etiquette, left turns at traffic lights, looking well ahead, planning your route, Proactive driving, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, turning left at lights, Uncategorized

My kids make fun of me as I still say ‘cool’ a lot of the time. They must think I’m too old to use it regularly except when describing the weather. The reality is I’m not that old…probably. I believe that the word cool can describe many things and that most of society understands the…

Aug 18 2012 August 18, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Some drivers need a good talking to!

Posted in angry driving, Canada's Worst Driver, collision free driving, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving attitude, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving skills, etiquette, passenger safety, racing on public roads, respect, responsible driving, risk taking, road rage, safe driving, Uncategorized

Honk twice if you like peace and quiet. I brake for garage sales. None of these are of my opinion, I’ve just noticed them on bumper stickers. I’m not a fan of bumper stickers and never really have been. I don’t like the glue residue they leave on the vehicle and some people really try…

Aug 17 2012 August 17, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Do one way streets confuse you too?

Posted in alternative to driving, collision free driving, common sense, communicating, cyclists, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving directions, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving near cyclists, flow of traffic, one way streets, risk taking, road signs, safe driving, Uncategorized, Young Drivers of Canada

Things we’ve grown up with; playing with our friends in the park, riding a bike, going to school and… looking both ways before crossing the street. Remember how your parents always taught you to do that as pedestrians and now as parents we teach our own kids to do the same thing? Should we continue…

Aug 07 2012 August 7, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Do we really need a sign?

Posted in collision free driving, common sense, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driver visibility, driving articles, Driving in traffic, eyesight while driving, learning to drive, looking well ahead, Proactive driving, responsible driving, risk taking, road signs, safe driving, sharing the road, Uncategorized, visibility

You can’t see the forest because of the trees. Come on, open your eyes. You never find what you’re not looking for. We often hear about how important our eyesight is for a variety of things, but do we use it well enough considering that not everyone has the gift of sight? One of the…

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Category: distracted driving

Give me a couple of seconds…

The “It won’t happen to me” club has a new member

Are you a talker?

How not to roll your vehicle…101

Is that cool or not cool?

Some drivers need a good talking to!

Do one way streets confuse you too?

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