Category: driving skills

Aug 27 2010 August 27, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

What is defensive driving?

Posted in being noticed, collision free driving, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver training, driving articles, driving basics, driving skills, learning to drive, practising driving skills, Proactive driving, safe driving

For the almost 23 years I’ve been a driving instructor at Young Drivers of Canada, I’ve heard the term “defensive driving” many times. What is defensive driving? Many years ago it seemed like it was about driving slowly, but now it’s more about staying away from the other driver. Do you drive defensively or offensively?…

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Aug 12 2010 August 12, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

If you could go back in time

Posted in Adjusting to vehicles, backing up, Canada's Worst Driver, common sense, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driver training, driving articles, driving basics, driving skills, learning to drive, Proactive driving, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving

We’ve all done things in our past that we wish he hadn’t. As a kid, we did things because of peer pressure or because we were in a hurry. Seconds or minutes later, we could have kicked ourselves because of what happened. Haven’t you had moments like that as a kid? Have you ever had…

Aug 10 2010 August 10, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

If you snooze…

Posted in common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, driver risk taking, driver stress, driver training, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving skills, Proactive driving, responsible driving, safe driving

We’ve all heard of the saying that there are two seasons; winter and construction. So why does it seem to surprise many drivers when they see the road signs letting them know the lane is closed? Better yet, why do drivers drive up to the “lane closed” sign and then try to move over at…

Aug 09 2010 August 9, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Can you make the adjustment?

Posted in Adjusting to vehicles, common sense, driving articles, driving skills, learning to drive, safe driving

One of the most common comments I’ve had from my students from Young Drivers of Canada is that they have a difficult time getting used to my training car. They say it’s different than their family vehicle. That’s true, but should that be an excuse for not driving well? The steering wheel is still round…

Jul 21 2010 July 21, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Freeway merging takes skill

Posted in cooperative driving, driver responsibility, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving skills, freeway driving, learning to drive, merging on the freeway, safe driving

I was recently discussing with my class of new drivers at Young Drivers of Canada about driving on the freeway. We all came to the same conclusion that someone with proper training has a better chance to drive safely on a freeway compared to someone who doesn’t take professional training at all. They were concerned…

Tags:freeway driving freeway merging

Jul 20 2010 July 20, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Monkey see, monkey do

Posted in collision free driving, common sense, cooperative driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driving articles, driving basics, Driving in traffic, driving role model, driving skills, learning to drive, passenger safety, practising driving skills, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving

We all go in the car with our friends and family and become passengers, but sometimes we really prefer to drive. It’s not always about being in control. It’s often about staying alive. We’ve all come across drivers who scare us when they’re driving. They either go too fast when they shouldn’t or weave in…

Jun 30 2010 June 30, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Demerit points, or merit points?

Posted in Canada's Worst Driver, common sense, cooperative driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving basics, Driving in traffic, driving role model, driving skills, Graduated Licensing, Keeping a licence, learning to drive, passenger safety, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving

I often get the chance to speak with many drivers across Ontario, and Canada, to discuss their favourite topic and mine; driving. Of the more than 23 million drivers in Canada; of which over 9 million drivers are in Ontario, most people say they are good drivers. I ask them why they believe they are…

Jun 29 2010 June 29, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Are you too nice?

Posted in communicating, cooperative driving, driving articles, driving skills, learning to drive, pedestrian safety, practising driving skills, responsible driving, right of way, safe driving

When is nice too nice? I can see traffic and pedestrians from my office window in our local downtown core. I just watched a driver begin a left turn to enter a parking lot, but stop to let a pedestrian cross. The pedestrian then stopped to let the driver continue. The waving back and forth…

The Safe Driver

Category: driving skills

What is defensive driving?

If you could go back in time

If you snooze…

Can you make the adjustment?

Freeway merging takes skill

Monkey see, monkey do

Demerit points, or merit points?

Are you too nice?

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