Category: driver training

May 26 2012 May 26, 2012 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

Do you have any standards?

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Do you have any standards? I don’t; I never did. I’m not talking about your values or morals; I’m talking about manual transmission vehicles. I’ve always had an automatic transmission vehicle. I was already teaching students with an automatic transmission vehicle at Young Drivers of Canada before I learned how to drive a standard transmission…

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May 18 2012 May 18, 2012 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

Plan the escape or use the escape?

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Many things often come in bunches. We’ve often heard that good things come in three’s; but what about bad things? Do they come in three’s too? After the week I’ve just had, I would certainly think so! The risky week started when I was stopped in traffic at a red light. Monitoring my mirror while…

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Apr 28 2012 April 28, 2012 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

Pay attention for shiny things

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Pay attention! We’ve all heard that from our parents when we were kids and we’ve all said that to our kids as parents. There’s something about not always paying attention to what we’re doing that gets us in trouble. One of my kids gets distracted often and we have to keep reminding him to watch…

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Apr 25 2012 April 25, 2012 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

Failing to plan is planning to fail

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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…

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Apr 21 2012 April 21, 2012 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

Should passengers control the driver’s choices?

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I trust my friends and family very much. When you’re down and need help, you can always count on your family and friends to bail you out, right? I’ve helped my friends move furniture, fix their cars, redecorate and many other things. They’ve also helped me in similar situations, but where does helping others stop?…

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Apr 18 2012 April 18, 2012 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

In a hurry….to park?

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I was speaking to a group of new students I was teaching at Young Driver’s of Canadarecently about parking skills. Learning to drive also means learning to park. Most people don’t put a lot of effort into parking choices and skills after they get their driver’s license. Do you? We continued to talk about safe…

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Apr 16 2012 April 16, 2012 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

Should the minimum driving age change?

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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…

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Apr 10 2012 April 10, 2012 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

Move over and help our society

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I tend to watch a lot of home renovation shows lately, trying to get ideas of how to improve the look of my home. They’re quite interesting, but I find they all tend to reinforce safety while using power tools. When I had my oldest son help me with a project and we had to…

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