Category: driving skills

Jan 22 2012 January 22, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

How to get unstuck from the snow

Posted in common sense, cooperative driving, driver stress, driver training, driving articles, driving skills, safe driving, winter driving, winter manners

Every now and then you may find yourself in deep snow after leaving work, school or home. If you have the necessary winter driving survival kit, you’ll be ok. If not, you’ve got some problems. Every vehicle should have the basic equipment such as a shovel, ice scraper and of course winter tires already on…

Jan 18 2012 January 18, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

What goes around comes around

Posted in avoiding a rear crash, collision free driving, common sense, cooperative driving, defensive driving, driver risk taking, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving skills, driving with kids, flow of traffic, freeway driving, passenger safety, rear crash avoidance, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, sharing the road, tailgaters

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…

Jan 07 2012 January 7, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

A crash that didn’t have to happen

Posted in being noticed, collision free driving, collision scene, collisions, common sense, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driving articles, driving at night, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving skills, eyesight while driving, handling driving emergencies, headlight use, looking well ahead, Proactive driving, responsible driving, safe driving, speeding

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…

Jan 05 2012 January 5, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

A conversation about safe driving…with The Safe Driver

Posted in being noticed, Canada's Worst Driver, cell phone law, cell phones, collision free driving, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving habits, driving manners, driving role model, driving skills, driving with kids, learning to drive, passenger safety, passion for safe driving, practising driving skills, Proactive driving, responsible driving, safe driving, safe driving radio, Scott Marshall, winter driving, Young Drivers of Canada

A conversation with Scott Marshall on 1290 CJBK radio…on winter driving, driving logic, driving with kids and Canada’s Worst Driver, plus more. All recorded for Safe Driving Week! Enjoy! Episodes.aspx?PID=2321

Dec 26 2011 December 26, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Are you complacent with your driving?

Posted in common sense, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving basics, driving fatalities, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving skills, driving stats, learning to drive, passenger safety, practising driving skills, responsible driving, safe 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…

Dec 15 2011 December 15, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Will it haunt you or save you?

Posted in collision free driving, collisions, common sense, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driver visibility, driving articles, driving basics, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving skills, learning to drive, left turns at traffic lights, Proactive driving, responsible driving, right of way, risk taking, running a traffic light, safe driving, turning left at lights, Young Drivers of Canada

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…

Dec 09 2011 December 9, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Preaching to the converted…about driving?

Posted in collisions, common sense, cooperative driving, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver training, driving articles, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving skills, learning to drive, looking well ahead, Proactive driving, responsible driving, road signs, school zones

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…

Dec 04 2011 December 4, 2011 March 5, 2017 4 Comments by safedriver

Please….stay in your lane….if you can

Posted in driver training, driver visibility, driving articles, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving skills, freeway driving, lane markings, learning to drive, looking well ahead, safe driving, staying in your lane

I do a lot of things with my kids. It’s a huge part of my life and I truly enjoy it. When I get a chance to combine my love of my kids with my passion for safe driving, it’s awesome! Currently, my 14 year old son is itching to drive. He’s grown up listening…

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Category: driving skills

How to get unstuck from the snow

A crash that didn’t have to happen

A conversation about safe driving…with The Safe Driver

Are you complacent with your driving?

Will it haunt you or save you?

Preaching to the converted…about driving?

Please….stay in your lane….if you can

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