Category: driving articles

Jul 15 2012 July 15, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Share and share alike…even with cyclists

Posted in being noticed, bicycle lanes, collision scene, cooperative driving, cyclists, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving near cyclists, right of way, risk taking, safe driving, sharing the road, Uncategorized

Share and share alike; we’ve heard that many, many times over the years. We’ve been asked to share our toys when we were a kid. We’ve shared our tools, food and good times with family and friends as well. How about sharing the road? Are you too aggressive to share the road or do you…

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

Do you remember Sunday drives?

Posted in alternative to driving, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver risk taking, driver stress, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving role model, driving with kids, fuel economy, passenger safety, planning your route, safe driving, summer driving, Uncategorized

I remember as a kid when my dad would take the entire family for a drive. It wasn’t just any drive; it was a Sunday drive. I referred to the Sunday drive to my son the other day and he seemed a bit confused. What was the difference between driving on Sunday versus any other day…

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 29 2012 May 29, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Excessive speeding? Maybe not…

Posted in common sense, defensive driving, demerit points, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver's license, driving articles, driving attitude, Keeping a licence, racing on public roads, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, speeding, Uncategorized

As most people will attest to, riding on roller coasters with friends are a lot of fun. Driving at the go-cart track and racing against your friends is a lot of fun as well. We enjoy our times with our friends and that’s a huge part of how we enjoy our lives. Do our friends…

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…

May 26 2012 May 26, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Do you have any standards?

Posted in Adjusting to vehicles, collision free driving, common sense, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving instructor, driving skills, learning to drive, safe driving, smooth driving, Uncategorized

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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Do you remember Sunday drives?

Excessive speeding? Maybe not…

Are ‘morning people’ better drivers?

Do you have any standards?

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