Category: freeway driving

Aug 19 2011 August 19, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Stop acting like a 3 year old and share…

Posted in Adjusting to vehicles, common sense, cooperative driving, defensive driving, driving articles, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving skills, flow of traffic, freeway driving, lane of least resistance, merging on the freeway, safe driving, sharing the road

From the 20110818 edition of the Hamilton Mountain News written by Scott Marshall http://www.hamiltonnews.com/news/columns/community-columnist-share-the-road-and-we-will-all-be-a-little-happier/ Share and share alike; that’s what we’ve been told as a child growing up. We were taught to share our toys, share our candy and share our friends. For some reason though, we stop sharing when we start driving. Sharing the…

Jun 08 2011 June 8, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Look in the mirror before judging others

Posted in angry driving, backseat drivers, common sense, cooperative driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver training, driving articles, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving manners, flow of traffic, freeway driving, lane of least resistance, learning to drive, merging on the freeway, passenger safety, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, sharing the road

I had recently taken my vehicle into the dealership for service and required a drive to my office after they had taken my vehicle and keys. As usual, there were other people in the shuttle to be whisked away to their destinations. I tend to keep quiet while on my journey to work. Other passengers…

May 29 2011 May 29, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Come on; get lost!

Posted in common sense, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving directions, Driving in traffic, driving skills, freeway driving, planning your route, road signs, safe driving

We all take trips throughout our lives that force up to figure out how to get there. It can be pretty simple to get from point A to point B if it was the same route every day. However, every now and then we have to travel to places we’ve never been to before. How…

May 15 2011 May 15, 2011 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Speeders controlled by aircraft?

Posted in cooperative driving, driver's license, driving articles, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving skills, flow of traffic, freeway driving, racing on public roads, responsible driving, risk taking, road rage, safe driving, speed traps, speeding

Even though my oldest son is only 14 years old right now, he’s very eager to learn how to drive. He’s already learned the meaning of most road signs and does ask questions quite often about why certain drivers did certain actions. Every now and then I get asked questions from other members of my…

Jan 26 2011 January 26, 2011 March 5, 2017 3 Comments by safedriver

Could you avoid this crash?

Posted in collision free driving, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving fatalities, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving near trucks, driving skills, freeway driving, handling driving emergencies, learning to drive, Matt Krizsan, passion for safe driving, Proactive driving, risk taking, safe driving, winter driving

Sometimes it’s difficult to decide if skill or luck is on our side when we do things. Playing sports is a good example. My son has scored goals during hockey games because he happened to be in the right place at the right time. One goal even bounced off his facemask into the net. Those…

Dec 29 2010 December 29, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

When is bad weather, bad enough?

Posted in alternative to driving, collision free driving, common sense, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver stress, driver training, driver visibility, driving articles, Driving in traffic, freeway driving, headlight use, learning to drive, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, skid control, winter driving

We all have to make decisions in life that make us think hard about our choices. When we’re driving, that happens every day. But how far will you go before you decide it isn’t worth it? Recently, there was a terrible snow storm across our region. The conditions were so bad that transport trucks and…

Oct 27 2010 October 27, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Doing the right thing can save a life

Posted in being noticed, common sense, communicating, driver responsibility, driver training, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving skills, emergency vehicles, freeway driving, handling driving emergencies, mirror use, Proactive driving, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving

I was recently talking to new instructors when they asked how I get ideas for these articles. Most of the time I get ideas from people I speak with and from the media reports of crashes. Other times I see something happen and I take a photo of it. Keeping my camera handy always helps….

Oct 21 2010 October 21, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Space, what space?

Posted in collision free driving, defensive driving, driver training, driving articles, driving basics, Driving in traffic, driving skills, freeway driving, merging on the freeway, one way streets, risk taking, safe driving, sharing the road

We all realize how important it is to keep space around our vehicles whenever we drive. Well, most of us realize this. Actually, probably only a handful of drivers know about this space issue. Are you one of the privileged few? I will often see drivers tailgate each other and that makes their driving more…

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Category: freeway driving

Come on; get lost!

Speeders controlled by aircraft?

Could you avoid this crash?

When is bad weather, bad enough?

Doing the right thing can save a life

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