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Sep 08 2012 September 8, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Even after all these years…

Posted in collision free driving, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver training, driver's license, driving articles, driving basics, driving habits, driving instructor, driving role model, driving skills, Keeping a licence, learning to drive, passion for safe driving, practising driving skills, responsible driving, safe driving, Scott Marshall, Uncategorized, Young Drivers of Canada

I was recently contacted by a former student of mine. They were telling me how they’ve driven collision free and ticket free sine they received their license. The cool thing was they were my student at Young Drivers of Canada back in 1991! Over 20 years of safe driving is a feat all in itself,…

Sep 06 2012 September 6, 2012 March 5, 2017 1 Comment by safedriver

When is slowing down not slow enough?

Posted in cognitive training, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, Driving in traffic, flow of traffic, freeway driving, looking well ahead, Proactive driving, racing on public roads, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, speed traps, speeding, Uncategorized, velocitization

Have you ever had the feeling of doing something wrong but didn’t quite know what it was you were doing wrong? Many drivers across our great land have the same feeling while leaving a freeway or other fast moving roadway. They apply the brakes and begin to slow down only they aren’t going slow enough….

Aug 18 2012 August 18, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Some drivers need a good talking to!

Posted in angry driving, Canada's Worst Driver, collision free driving, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving attitude, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving skills, etiquette, passenger safety, racing on public roads, respect, responsible driving, risk taking, road rage, safe driving, Uncategorized

Honk twice if you like peace and quiet. I brake for garage sales. None of these are of my opinion, I’ve just noticed them on bumper stickers. I’m not a fan of bumper stickers and never really have been. I don’t like the glue residue they leave on the vehicle and some people really try…

Aug 17 2012 August 17, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Do one way streets confuse you too?

Posted in alternative to driving, collision free driving, common sense, communicating, cyclists, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving directions, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving near cyclists, flow of traffic, one way streets, risk taking, road signs, safe driving, Uncategorized, Young Drivers of Canada

Things we’ve grown up with; playing with our friends in the park, riding a bike, going to school and… looking both ways before crossing the street. Remember how your parents always taught you to do that as pedestrians and now as parents we teach our own kids to do the same thing? Should we continue…

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…

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Category: driving articles

Even after all these years…

When is slowing down not slow enough?

Some drivers need a good talking to!

Do one way streets confuse you too?

Sometimes it’s an uphill battle

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