Growing up in my hometown has been great. We’ve got lots of parks, malls and historical sights. I’ve learned a lot living here. One thing I’ve learned is that visitors have a hard time with where we park on the street. People visiting from out of town get confused when they see a vehicle parked…
From the September/October edition of The Driver magazine; http://thedrivermagazine.com/edu_pg11_sept_oct.html Should I stop or should I go? For years there always seems to be a debate between stopping and slowing at a stop sign. Is there a difference and does it really matter? The short answer is yes there is a difference and yes it does…
When I drive, I try to give myself the best opportunity to see and respond to problems. Part of this process is deciding which lane I’m driving in. Which lane do you drive in? The law says to keep to the right, except when over-taking another vehicle or if you’re intending to make a left…
This was from the October 9, 2009 edition of The Stoney Creek News; http://www.stoneycreeknews.com/news/article/191263#
From the September/October edition of The Driver magazine: http://www.thedrivermagazine.com/edu_pg17_sept_oct.html When I first started to write my regular driving column, I had to come up with a catchy title for it. After some thought, I came up with “Through My Rear View Mirror” since a lot of traffic is seen through the mirror. Up to this…
Have you ever had one of those days that make you shake your head? I had one of those days recently and could hardly believe what I had seen in a span of fifteen minutes. I’ve heard that a full moon can influence the thought process of many people, but this was in the morning…
I recently received a phone call and e-mail from a former student of mine. I was thrilled that Tracey remembered me after 16 years. She called to say thanks for her driver training. Wasn’t that nice of her? Tracey was recently taking a course to get her “A” license to drive a large truck and…
A recent study showed that we have more free time than we did more than 10 years ago. I personally find that tough to believe. Reading further into this study it showed that we use this free time to shop, run errands and take our kids places they need to go. Now I understand. The…