Category: driver visibility

Dec 18 2011 December 18, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

If you’re happy and you know it…

Posted in being noticed, communicating, cooperative driving, distracted driving, driver risk taking, driver training, driver visibility, driving articles, Driving in traffic, headlight use, responsible driving, safe driving

As a driving instructor for Young Drivers of Canada I often get a new training vehicle every couple of years. It’s important to keep a vehicle that runs well and looks good for our students. A reliable vehicle responds well when it’s asked to. We also teach our students to run with their low beam…

Dec 15 2011 December 15, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Will it haunt you or save you?

Posted in collision free driving, collisions, common sense, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driver visibility, driving articles, driving basics, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving skills, learning to drive, left turns at traffic lights, Proactive driving, responsible driving, right of way, risk taking, running a traffic light, safe driving, turning left at lights, Young Drivers of Canada

I often get asked by the new students I train at Young Drivers of Canada if I drive the way I teach. The quick answer is yes. For the almost 24 years that I’ve been an instructor compared to the over 30 years I’ve driven, I honestly can’t remember much of my driving life before…

Dec 04 2011 December 4, 2011 March 5, 2017 4 Comments by safedriver

Please….stay in your lane….if you can

Posted in driver training, driver visibility, driving articles, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving skills, freeway driving, lane markings, learning to drive, looking well ahead, safe driving, staying in your lane

I do a lot of things with my kids. It’s a huge part of my life and I truly enjoy it. When I get a chance to combine my love of my kids with my passion for safe driving, it’s awesome! Currently, my 14 year old son is itching to drive. He’s grown up listening…

Dec 01 2011 December 1, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Are your weaknesses really that weak?

Posted in Adjusting to vehicles, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driver training, driver visibility, driver's license, driving articles, driving basics, driving habits, driving skills, eyesight while driving, learning to drive, practising driving skills, smooth driving

We all have strengths and we all have weaknesses. It doesn’t seem to matter who we are, it just seems that way especially when you compare yourself to other people. However, to some people you may have a weakness, but in reality it’s not a weakness; it’s just a difference of ability. I once had…

Oct 22 2011 October 22, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Keep a wide eye for pedestrians

Posted in being noticed, collision scene, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver visibility, driving articles, driving at night, driving fatalities, pedestrian safety, responsible driving, right of way, risk taking, safe driving, sharing the road

It’s been a fear for many parents; how do you teach your kids to cross the street safely? We do our best to show them how drivers may not see them walking through the crosswalk. We always try to get them to cross at the corners and avoid crossing in the middle of the block….

Sep 29 2011 September 29, 2011 March 10, 2021 No Comment by safedriver

Look after your vehicle and it will look after you

Posted in collision free driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver visibility, driving articles, mirror use, responsible driving, safe driving, vehicle maintenance

I enjoy looking after my vehicle. When I drive a vehicle that looks and operates effectively, I feel more in control of it. Knowing my vehicle will respond correctly when I need it to is important for me. Knowing the brakes will stop my vehicle when I press the pedal is important. Knowing the vehicle…

Aug 08 2011 August 8, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

It all hangs here…

Posted in common sense, distracted driving, driver risk taking, driver visibility, driving articles, driving near cyclists, eyesight while driving, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving

There’s an old saying; “If you look good, you feel good”. That goes the same for our vehicles. If our vehicle looks good, we feel good about driving it. A lot of drivers will add things to their vehicle to enhance the look of it, but adding object that hang from the rear view mirror…

Jul 04 2011 July 4, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Cleanliness is next to?

Posted in being noticed, circle check, cleaning a car, common sense, driver visibility, driving articles, driving at night, safe driving, windshield wipers

We all become lazy from time to time. I’m sure we even procrastinate occasionally as well. I was going to write a list of why I procrastinate, but figure I’ll do it later. When it comes to driving, does it really pay for us to procrastinate, especially when it comes to cleaning our windows and…

The Safe Driver

Category: driver visibility

If you’re happy and you know it…

Will it haunt you or save you?

Please….stay in your lane….if you can

Are your weaknesses really that weak?

Look after your vehicle and it will look after you

It all hangs here…

Cleanliness is next to?

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