Category: driver responsibility

Jan 13 2015 January 13, 2015 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

Is using a cell phone while driving an addiction?

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It’s been a few years since our governments have made using a cell phone without a hands-free device illegal while driving. Sitting at a red light in traffic and using your phone is also illegal. Even though it’s been illegal for some time and widely publicized, it still happens every day. The numbers of tickets…

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Jan 06 2015 January 6, 2015 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

When you learned to drive, were you really ready?

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Deep down we all do things for a reason. Even as kids we did what we wanted, but when asked by our parents why we did what we did, we often replied “I don’t know”. Perhaps we were embarrassed with our personal reason for our actions, or perhaps we knew the person asking the question…

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Dec 18 2014 December 18, 2014 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

Do we have the right to “punish” other drivers?

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Growing up I’m sure we’ve all been punished for things we’ve done wrong. Getting ‘grounded’ or having a ‘time-out’ was a common thing to have happen when we didn’t follow the rules when we were kids. It’s quite common to do the same things with our kids that our parents did with us when we…

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Nov 21 2014 November 21, 2014 December 23, 2020 2Comments by safedriver

Take a break – stay awake

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As written for The Insurance Hunters. Please visit their blog. I sometimes wonder what life would be like if we weren’t so busy. Would we be bored or would we learn to become more relaxed? Whether you’re busy with your job, your family or your pastimes, it can take quite a toll on us and…

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Nov 03 2014 November 3, 2014 March 5, 2017 2Comments by safedriver

How distracted driving really affects your abilities

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As written for The Insurance Bureau of Canada. Please visit their blog; Remember as a kid you kept hearing the same things from your parents over and over again? The interesting thing is after some time, we tended to ignore what our parents said until what they were warning us about actually happened. This also…

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Oct 23 2014 October 23, 2014 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

Can you believe 10 seasons of Canada’s Worst Driver?

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One of the most common conversation topics many people can relate to is the weather. If we had no weather, many people would just stop making small-talk with others. It’s a common element within our society. Something else millions of people can relate to is bad drivers. We’ve all seen them, been in the same…

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Sep 23 2014 September 23, 2014 August 31, 2020 NoComment by safedriver

The smart way to safely deal with school buses

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As written for The Insurance Hunters. Please visit their blog. Remember the saying “You can’t see the forest because of the trees”? I think that’s very true for many drivers throughout our community when it comes to school buses. Many drivers know what to do when asked, but many times fail to do it. It’s…

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Aug 19 2014 August 19, 2014 November 29, 2020 NoComment by safedriver

Be careful, we know who you are

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Growing up with red hair, I was easily spotted by people I knew. It was a little tough to hide in a crowd. One of my kids also has red hair and it’s fairly long. He too gets recognized by others in a crowd. People would come up to him and say they saw him…

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