Category: driving attitude

Parking in front of a hydrant…not a hot idea

I’ve written many times how busy we tend to be within our daily lives. To many people, they’re often running late and will take chances to get themselves to their destination on time; or as close to it as possible. How many times have you found yourself running late and took chances that you knew…



What is lane splitting, besides dangerous?

Take a look around; our communities are growing quickly and we can’t seem to stop it. With more people driving, our roads are becoming increasingly busy as well. Stop and go traffic is a common occurrence that many people are trying to bypass. Leaving early is a good way to reach your destination on time,…



Ticketed by the “hidden” police?

I’m old enough to remember “Leave it to Beaver”; a TV show from the 60’s. In that series there was a character called “Eddie Haskell”. Eddie was the type of person who showed a pleasant personality and did the proper thing when he knew he was being watched by an adult. If he thought he…



Do you blame others for your mistakes?

Remember when you were a kid and you did something wrong and blamed someone else? We did whatever we could to pass the blame over to our brother, sister or friend, even though we knew what we did was wrong. Why do we continue to do that as adults and especially as drivers? What are…



Senior drivers need to know…

Looking after our family is an ongoing task throughout our lives. As a child our parents looked after us, we looked after our brothers and sisters and eventually for a lot of us we end up looking after our own kids. But at some point, it all turns around and we begin to look after…



Puddles, pedestrians and drivers…oh my!

Sometimes we’re torn between doing the proper thing and letting things go. Sometimes our good intentions get in the way of safety. We either do the right thing, but it isn’t the safest thing, and sometimes it’s the opposite. Do you ever have these same feelings as well? Our winter brought us piles of snow,…



Are you a believer?

I believe that we all have beliefs. Do you believe me? When we were kids we believed in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and perhaps even the tooth fairy. As time went on we stopped believing in those things and we started to believe in other things. We will believe in our own religion, our…



Can you learn by your mistakes?

There’s an old saying that I know we’ve all heard before. Actually, I’m pretty sure there’s more than one old saying, but this one is a good one. I’m referring to “I learn by my mistakes”. I’ve learned many things by my mistakes. More importantly, I’ve learned what not to do many times over. That’s…