Category: Driving in traffic

It`s your turn

Do you remember the old saying “You don’t know what you don’t know”? I used to dislike that saying but as I continued in road safety, I realized that rule summed up the driving knowledge and ability of many drivers. People tend to do what they know, regardless of whether it was sound or not….



Define “professional driver”

I think we’ve all done things that were a little risky throughout our lives. Sometimes we do them without much thought. Hindsight is great though because after doing what was essentially wrong and/or dangerous, we realized it was something we shouldn’t have done to begin with. What would possess us to do things like this,…



Assuming you assume…

We tend to take some things for granted throughout our lives. We assume the weather will always be nice when we take a vacation, we assume people will like us for who we are and we assume we’ll never get hurt while goofing off with our friends or family. We even take this belief of…



Say it with your hand

What do you mean? I don’t understand. What did you say? We’ve all said these things to people who are trying to tell us things. If we don’t understand what people are trying to tell us, there’s no communication between us. The same can be said about drivers. How well do you communicate and do…



TV cars from the 1960’s and 1970’s that I would drive…

As long as I can remember I wanted to drive. I used to sit behind the wheel of my dad’s big old car and pretend I was driving when I was a kid. When I was approaching 16 years old I bought car magazines just drooling at these magnificent machines. Did you have the same…



Is it an accident or a collision?

We’ve grown up hearing how at times words can be hurtful. I’m sure we’ve all said things that we may regret later in life. We’ve also said things that essentially mean very little. I think it’s all about how you take what’s been said. To some people, words mean very little. They’re just words. To…




Consider this a warning

We’ve grown up listening to warnings. Our parents warned us of what was dangerous to us and many products have warning labels on them. It’s helpful to have these warnings, provided you notice the warnings. The same can be said about driving. We have so many warning signs on our daily commute, but do you…



Turning left can be safer

I love driving. Okay, that’s got to be one of the most obvious statements I can make if you’re a regular reader of my articles. One of the reasons I enjoy driving is the fact I create space around my vehicle to help me and my passengers remain safe. I also get to share these…