Category: driver stress

Jun 05 2012 June 5, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Driving on public roads is a team sport

I love team sports; baseball, hockey, basketball, hockey just to name a few. My wife and I had put our kids into team sports to teach them fair play and to learn to work together with others. It’s worked out well for the most part. There’s another team sport that has billions of people around…

Apr 25 2012 April 25, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Failing to plan is planning to fail

Posted in collision free driving, common sense, cooperative driving, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driver training, driving articles, driving attitude, driving basics, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving skills, learning to drive, looking well ahead, planning your route, responsible driving, safe driving, turning left at lights, Uncategorized

Life is so busy. Wait; you already know that. The busier we get, the more stress it seems we also get. Part of controlling the stress we may have while driving is being prepared and having a solid plan. As the saying goes; failing to plan is planning to fail. As a driver we need…

Apr 16 2012 April 16, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Should the minimum driving age change?

Posted in collision free driving, common sense, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver stress, driver training, driver's license, driving articles, driving attitude, driving basics, driving habits, driving skills, driving stats, learning to drive, responsible driving, safe driving, Uncategorized

It’s getting close to that time of my life; my son is almost old enough to get his driver’s license. He still has to go almost a year before he can do his written test, but he says he can’t wait. He’ll have to though. He asked me if there is any part of Canada…

Mar 20 2012 March 20, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

My favourite letter in the alphabet is “why”

Posted in angry driving, child seats, collision free driving, collisions, common sense, cooperative driving, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driving articles, driving attitude, driving fatalities, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving role model, driving skills, driving with kids, etiquette, lane of least resistance, learning to drive, passenger safety, point of no return, Proactive driving, red light camera, responsible driving, risk taking, road rage, running a traffic light, safe driving, seatbelts, sharing the road, tailgaters, Uncategorized

Raising four kids has been fun and tough at the same time. Having patience has made it easier to keep the kids in line and to help educate and correct them when they’ve made mistakes. As any parent has heard many, many times before, the kids will often ask “why?” after you’ve explained things to…

Tags:bad drivers disobeying rules road raging

Mar 12 2012 March 12, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Learn to pick your battles

Posted in angry driving, collision free driving, common sense, cooperative driving, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driver training, driving articles, driving attitude, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving role model, etiquette, impaired driving, learning to drive, responsible driving, risk taking, road rage, safe driving, sharing the road, Uncategorized

I recently learned some things from my kids; indirectly. All 4 of my kids are in the scouting movement and will often go to camp. I became a leader when my two young sons first started out with scouts at age five. I will volunteer my time and go to camp with them as a…

Feb 04 2012 February 4, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Never get caught off guard

Posted in buying a vehicle, common sense, driver responsibility, driver stress, driver training, driving articles, driving habits, driving in the rain, glove box, packing your vehicle, planning your route, Proactive driving, responsible driving, safe driving, winter driving

Every now and then you may get caught off guard. You may have visitors drop by unannounced while your house is a mess. Sometimes you may find yourself invited out for dinner, but you’re short on cash. What do you do in situations like that? Is there any way you can prepare for the unexpected?…

Feb 03 2012 February 3, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Is your glass half full, half empty…or missing?

Posted in angry driving, common sense, cooperative driving, driver stress, driving articles, driving attitude, driving habits, driving manners, driving role model, impaired driving, safe driving

Are you a positive thinker? Is your glass half full or half empty? There are times that thinking positively can become very difficult for a lot of people. Some people are pessimistic, some are positive and some would be classified as a realist. Which one are you? Does this personality trait affect your driving behaviour…

Jan 30 2012 January 30, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Please ex-squeeze me

Posted in backing up, collisions, driver stress, driver training, driver visibility, driving articles, driving skills, parallel parking, safe driving

It’s bad enough when other drivers do things to us and our vehicle that makes us annoyed, but when you do them to yourself, you just have to ask yourself “Why?” every now and then. I work downtown and every now and then will walk past vehicles that are parked at the side of the…

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Category: driver stress

Failing to plan is planning to fail

Should the minimum driving age change?

Never get caught off guard

Is your glass half full, half empty…or missing?

Please ex-squeeze me

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