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Dec 04 2012 December 4, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

For drivers, what IS considered normal?

One of the common questions I’ve been asked by students I’m teaching at Young Drivers of Canada is “What is normal?” It seems to be a simple question, doesn’t it? I’ve answered it as ‘the same as always’ or ‘routine’. How often is something referred to as being normal compared to not normal? Do you…

Nov 25 2012 November 25, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

I’ve got this sinking feeling

Posted in collision free driving, collision scene, collisions, common sense, construction zones, defensive driving, distracted driving, drinking a beverage while driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driver training, driver visibility, driving around debris, driving articles, driving at night, driving attitude, driving basics, driving habits, driving skills, eyesight while driving, lane of least resistance, learning to drive, looking well ahead, pot holes, Proactive driving, risk taking, safe driving, Uncategorized, visibility

We’ve often heard throughout our life how we tend to learn from our mistakes. It’s true, but sometimes we don’t necessarily learn exactly what we should learn. All we end up doing is learn what we should not do. I personally prefer to learn from someone else’s mistakes. This means I won’t have to make…

Nov 15 2012 November 15, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Do you know where your car is?

Posted in Adjusting to vehicles, backing up, Canada's Worst Driver, collision free driving, collisions, defensive driving, driver training, driver visibility, driving articles, driving basics, driving habits, driving skills, lane markings, learning to drive, parallel parking, parking, parking lots, pot holes, practising driving skills, risk taking, safe driving, staying in your lane, steering techniques, Uncategorized, visibility

Do you know where your car is? If I made you look out onto your driveway, that’s not exactly what I meant. I will see drivers hit objects on the road, including driving through the centre of a pothole or hitting poles at the local drive-thru. Why couldn’t they avoid that object or pothole? I’ve…

Oct 31 2012 October 31, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Canada’s Worst Driver 8…the updates

Posted in Adjusting to vehicles, angry driving, backing up, backseat drivers, Canada's Worst Driver, cell phones, checking the mirror, cognitive training, collision free driving, collision scene, collisions, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driver training, driver visibility, driver's license, driving around debris, driving articles, driving attitude, driving basics, driving directions, driving fears, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving near cyclists, driving role model, driving skills, etiquette, eyesight while driving, handling driving emergencies, impaired driving, insurance, Keeping a licence, lane markings, lane of least resistance, learning to drive, looking well ahead, merging on the freeway, mirror use, parallel parking, parking, passenger safety, practising driving skills, Proactive driving, racing on public roads, respect, responsible driving, right of way, risk taking, road rage, road signs, running a traffic light, safe driving, sharing the road, short term memory, signaling, smooth driving, speeding, staying in your lane, Uncategorized

So here it is; another season of Canada’s Worst Driver. This is the 8th year that people try to prove to others they aren’t bad drivers or try to get the much needed help they or other people wish they could get. I like to think that by watching what these drivers do, others who…

Oct 17 2012 October 17, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Give me a couple of seconds…

Posted in collision free driving, collisions, common sense, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver visibility, driving articles, driving attitude, Driving in traffic, safe driving, tailgaters, Uncategorized, visibility, windshield wipers, winter driving

When I speak with people and let them know the time I spend to do my job and the time I spend with my family, they often ask me how I fit it all into the days and weeks. I often ask myself the very same thing. We’re all busy these days and perhaps busier…

Sep 13 2012 September 13, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Dew…and do not

Posted in cleaning a car, collision free driving, common sense, communicating, cyclists, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver visibility, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving near cyclists, safe driving, sharing the road, Uncategorized, visibility, windshield wipers

I’ve often said how important visibility is to drivers. Without good visibility, you may miss important information while driving. Has that ever happened to you? As I’ll say to my students I’m teaching at Young Drivers of Canada, you drive with your eyes and your hands and feet are tools for your eyes. Part 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…

May 04 2012 May 4, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Racing a train can throw you off track

Posted in collision free driving, collisions, common sense, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver visibility, driving articles, driving stats, looking well ahead, railway crossings, responsible driving, right of way, risk taking, road signs, safe driving, Uncategorized

Heading up to the cottage each year means we tend to drive on a variety of different roadways; some city roads, freeways and highways. With the secondary highways often come railway crossings. In Canada, roughly 30 people every year die from being hit by a train and roughly 600 more in the US. That’s 630…

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