Category: Driving in traffic

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 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…

May 18 2012 May 18, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Plan the escape or use the escape?

Posted in angry driving, checking the mirror, collision free driving, cooperative driving, defensive driving, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving skills, flow of traffic, freeway driving, mirror use, racing on public roads, rear crash avoidance, responsible driving, risk taking, road rage, safe driving, Uncategorized

Many things often come in bunches. We’ve often heard that good things come in three’s; but what about bad things? Do they come in three’s too? After the week I’ve just had, I would certainly think so! The risky week started when I was stopped in traffic at a red light. Monitoring my mirror while…

May 13 2012 May 13, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Do you have respect for yourself?

Posted in angry driving, collision free driving, common sense, cooperative driving, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driving articles, driving attitude, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving skills, etiquette, flow of traffic, passenger safety, Proactive driving, racing on public roads, respect, responsible driving, risk taking, road rage, safe driving, Uncategorized

One of the main jobs we have as parents is to teach our kids to respect other people and their property. My parents did the same thing with my sister, brother and I and that allowed me to understand what it takes as a parent. We were constantly told to stay off the neighbour’s front…

May 06 2012 May 6, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Can’t see the forest because of the trees

Posted in common sense, cooperative driving, cyclists, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driving articles, driving attitude, driving fatalities, driving habits, Driving in traffic, impaired driving, responsible driving, safe driving, seatbelts, Uncategorized

You can’t see the forest because of the trees. You could lose your glasses if they were on your face. We’ve heard these sayings before and many more like them when we can’t seem to see the obvious. Having your mind “elsewhere” tends to make us lose our concentration on what we’re currently doing. We’ll…

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Category: Driving in traffic

Do you remember Sunday drives?

Are ‘morning people’ better drivers?

Do you have any standards?

Plan the escape or use the escape?

Do you have respect for yourself?

Can’t see the forest because of the trees

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