Category: Driving in traffic

Communicate? No thank you

Communication; its part of each of our lives. Without communication, we get nothing and receive nothing. But maybe some people communicate for the wrong reasons. I’ve seen many drivers fail to communicate their lane changes, turns and even when they’re slowing down. Do they have a fear of communicating to others or maybe they know…



What goes around comes around

Growing up I believed that doing a good deed would bring a good deed back to me. You know, what goes around comes around. In all fairness, the evil deeds also work that way too. Karma, or fate if you prefer, is something I do believe in. I also believe that you have to work…



A crash that didn’t have to happen

Our lives are filled with choices; what to eat, what to wear, where to live, etc. With those choices also comes hindsight. We’ve all experienced situations where we would make alternative choices if we could go back in time. Since we can’t do that it’s important to make good choices as often as possible, especially…



Are you complacent with your driving?

I’ve often written about teen drivers and new drivers that I’ve taught at Young Drivers of Canada. They’re often the types of drivers I take out in the car and share my knowledge with them about safe driving practises. However, the teen drivers and the new drivers may not be the highest risk of drivers…



Honk twice if you love me

I will often speak with my kids about the need to talk things over with either me or their mom whenever they have issues. We try to keep open communication within our home. We also talk to them about what other people say and that it’s not always true. Just because someone says something to…



If you’re happy and you know it…

As a driving instructor for Young Drivers of Canada I often get a new training vehicle every couple of years. It’s important to keep a vehicle that runs well and looks good for our students. A reliable vehicle responds well when it’s asked to. We also teach our students to run with their low beam…



Will it haunt you or save you?

I often get asked by the new students I train at Young Drivers of Canada if I drive the way I teach. The quick answer is yes. For the almost 24 years that I’ve been an instructor compared to the over 30 years I’ve driven, I honestly can’t remember much of my driving life before…



Preaching to the converted…about driving?

Preaching; I’ve done it for years. No, not in a church; in the classroom and car and it’s been about driving not religion. A number of times I’ve preached about safe driving practices to the already converted. That’s an easy sermon. It’s to the non-converted that becomes more difficult. The same can be said if…