Category: how to drive

Oct 05 2013 October 5, 2013 November 13, 2020 5Comments by Scott Marshall

The best way to use high beam headlights…

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I enjoy teaching and spending time with people. It’s been fun teaching my own son how to drive and recently he had a chance to drive on a dark rural road at night. I know many people would refuse that type of drive, but he actually asked to drive as we were heading off to…

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Sep 26 2013 September 26, 2013 September 26, 2013 3Comments by Scott Marshall

The benefits of winter tires are…

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It’s getting to that time of the year; winter. I know that autumn has just started, but now’s the time to begin thinking about winter tires. Are you the type of driver who changes tires depending upon the season you’re in? You should and it can actually save you money and aggravation. One of the…

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Sep 24 2013 September 24, 2013 September 24, 2013 3Comments by Scott Marshall

It’s time to make a change

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We can change our mind, change our looks and even change jobs, but what seems to be a problem with many people is learning how to change lanes. What seems to be a simple driving action seems to be giving many drivers grief of many years. How confident are you with changing lanes? One of…

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Sep 10 2013 September 10, 2013 September 10, 2013 1Comment by Scott Marshall

It`s your turn

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Do you remember the old saying “You don’t know what you don’t know”? I used to dislike that saying but as I continued in road safety, I realized that rule summed up the driving knowledge and ability of many drivers. People tend to do what they know, regardless of whether it was sound or not….

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Aug 29 2013 August 29, 2013 December 11, 2020 4Comments by Scott Marshall

Define “professional driver”

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I think we’ve all done things that were a little risky throughout our lives. Sometimes we do them without much thought. Hindsight is great though because after doing what was essentially wrong and/or dangerous, we realized it was something we shouldn’t have done to begin with. What would possess us to do things like this,…

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Aug 22 2013 August 22, 2013 August 22, 2013 NoComment by Scott Marshall

When does knowledge turn into skill?

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I was recently speaking with a friend and former colleague about some advanced driver training he received. He was explaining some of the techniques and challenges each participant was taught. He had said that although each participant decided to be there on their own for their own benefit, some were a little timid about trying…

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Aug 20 2013 August 20, 2013 August 20, 2013 NoComment by Scott Marshall

Assuming you assume…

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We tend to take some things for granted throughout our lives. We assume the weather will always be nice when we take a vacation, we assume people will like us for who we are and we assume we’ll never get hurt while goofing off with our friends or family. We even take this belief of…

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Aug 16 2013 August 16, 2013 August 16, 2013 NoComment by Scott Marshall

Say it with your hand

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What do you mean? I don’t understand. What did you say? We’ve all said these things to people who are trying to tell us things. If we don’t understand what people are trying to tell us, there’s no communication between us. The same can be said about drivers. How well do you communicate and do…

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