Category: driver responsibility

It’s time to make a change

We can change our mind, change our looks and even change jobs, but what seems to be a problem with many people is learning how to change lanes. What seems to be a simple driving action seems to be giving many drivers grief of many years. How confident are you with changing lanes? One of…



In case of emergency…

Raising 4 kids is a lot of fun, but also means a lot of work for both me and my wife. We try to do the proper things and to teach them about life at the same time. Ensuring our kids are always safe is a big priority for us, as it is for many…



Define “professional driver”

I think we’ve all done things that were a little risky throughout our lives. Sometimes we do them without much thought. Hindsight is great though because after doing what was essentially wrong and/or dangerous, we realized it was something we shouldn’t have done to begin with. What would possess us to do things like this,…



When does knowledge turn into skill?

I was recently speaking with a friend and former colleague about some advanced driver training he received. He was explaining some of the techniques and challenges each participant was taught. He had said that although each participant decided to be there on their own for their own benefit, some were a little timid about trying…



Assuming you assume…

We tend to take some things for granted throughout our lives. We assume the weather will always be nice when we take a vacation, we assume people will like us for who we are and we assume we’ll never get hurt while goofing off with our friends or family. We even take this belief of…



TV cars from the 1960’s and 1970’s that I would drive…

As long as I can remember I wanted to drive. I used to sit behind the wheel of my dad’s big old car and pretend I was driving when I was a kid. When I was approaching 16 years old I bought car magazines just drooling at these magnificent machines. Did you have the same…



Is it an accident or a collision?

We’ve grown up hearing how at times words can be hurtful. I’m sure we’ve all said things that we may regret later in life. We’ve also said things that essentially mean very little. I think it’s all about how you take what’s been said. To some people, words mean very little. They’re just words. To…




Consider this a warning

We’ve grown up listening to warnings. Our parents warned us of what was dangerous to us and many products have warning labels on them. It’s helpful to have these warnings, provided you notice the warnings. The same can be said about driving. We have so many warning signs on our daily commute, but do you…