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Aug 15 2012 August 15, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Sometimes it’s an uphill battle

Posted in Canada's Worst Driver, car insurance, collisions, defensive driving, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving skills, learning to drive, safe driving, tailgaters, Uncategorized

Have you ever bumped into the person walking ahead of you while walking in a store, the mall or on the street? Isn’t that embarrassing? I’ve watched people do that quite a bit over the years in the busy downtown core where I work. I’ve even watched people start walking when the person ahead of…

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…

Jul 19 2012 July 19, 2012 June 2, 2021 No Comment by safedriver

Construction workers aren’t the law

Posted in collision free driving, common sense, construction zones, cooperative driving, driver responsibility, driver training, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving near trucks, passenger safety, right of way, road signs, running a traffic light, safe driving, sharing the road, Uncategorized

We all know there are 2 seasons; winter and construction. We’ve all experienced slower traffic flow during construction zones and we’ve needed to make adjustments in our route plans and how we drove through this area. Are there things that we may take for granted while driving through a construction zone that may cause us…

Jul 18 2012 July 18, 2012 March 11, 2019 No Comment by safedriver

Distracted….walking?

Posted in cell phone law, cell phones, common sense, communicating, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver training, driving articles, looking well ahead, passion for safe driving, pedestrian safety, right of way, risk taking, safe driving, sharing the road, Uncategorized

For regular readers you’ll know my passion for safer roads. I try to allow drivers to think about possible situations before they happen so they can be mentally ready to respond. I talk about cyclist, pedestrians and not just drivers and their passengers. I think this time I need to go back to pedestrians. We’ve…

Jul 04 2012 July 4, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Come on drivers, impress me!

Posted in common sense, cooperative driving, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving basics, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving role model, driving with kids, emergency vehicles, etiquette, Proactive driving, respect, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, sharing the road, Uncategorized

Every now and then we see things that impress us throughout our lives. We see people helping total strangers in their time of need, which is very impressive within our society. Many people feel they either don’t want to get involved or just don’t know what to do to help. I was impressed a few…

Jun 16 2012 June 16, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Think before you act

Posted in angry driving, collision free driving, collisions, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving attitude, driving basics, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving with kids, etiquette, freeway driving, passenger safety, passion for safe driving, respect, responsible driving, risk taking, road rage, safe driving, sharing the road, Uncategorized

Raising my kids has taught me many things. I always try to get them to realize that they should think of how their actions could affect anyone else. My parents raised me the same way. So far it’s worked out quite well. There’s often remorse when they do something they know is wrong. That remorse…

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

Driving on public roads is a team sport

Posted in angry driving, checking the mirror, collision free driving, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driver training, driving articles, driving attitude, driving basics, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving role model, driving skills, etiquette, flow of traffic, lane of least resistance, learning to drive, mirror use, Proactive driving, respect, responsible driving, right of way, risk taking, sharing the road, Uncategorized

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…

May 27 2012 May 27, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Are ‘morning people’ better drivers?

Posted in collision free driving, collisions, common sense, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving skills, Proactive driving, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, Uncategorized

Over the years I’ve learned to become a morning person. It didn’t start out that way, but since I wanted to do more things in the evening, I realized I should start teaching in-car lessons earlier in the day. I like the mornings now as the air is fresh, the sounds of spring and summer…

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