Category: learning to drive

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…

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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…

Jun 21 2010 June 21, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Does Graduated Licensing work?

Posted in cognitive training, collision free driving, common sense, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving basics, driving fatalities, Driving in traffic, driving skills, driving stats, Graduated Licensing, learning to drive, passenger safety, practising driving skills, Proactive driving, responsible driving, safe driving

There’s a large part of Canada and the US that have some form of a Graduated Drivers Licensing program. For the most part, it’s working but can it be improved? The good part of graduated licensing is that it allows new drivers, of any age, to practice a little more often before trying to get…

Jun 10 2010 June 10, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Lines….what lines?

Posted in collision free driving, common sense, distracted driving, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving basics, Driving in traffic, driving skills, head on crash avoidance, lane markings, learning to drive, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving

When you play games, do you follow the rules or do you make them up as you go? Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always enjoyed a good game; whether it’s a board game, card game or sport and I always played fair. Playing by the rules is something we have to respect also…

Jun 07 2010 June 7, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Seatbelts….really?

Posted in common sense, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, learning to drive, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, seatbelts

Most of us have an opinion. Whether it’s correct or not, we’re entitled to it. But just like elbows, everyone’s got a couple of them. Having an opinion is fine, but if research shows a completely opposite result, why keep your own opinion? What I’m referring to is seatbelt use. Many people feel they can…

May 20 2010 May 20, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Why back up?

Posted in backing up, circle check, common sense, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving fatalities, driving skills, driving with kids, learning to drive, parking, parking lots, pedestrian safety, responsible driving, safe driving

There have been a few driving tragedies lately in the news. We all hear about the crashes that injure or kill drivers, passengers, cyclists and pedestrians, but what sends a shiver through my body is when a young child is struck and killed in their own driveway by a vehicle backing up. A few days…

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Category: learning to drive

Freeway merging takes skill

Monkey see, monkey do

Demerit points, or merit points?

Are you too nice?

Does Graduated Licensing work?

Lines….what lines?

Seatbelts….really?

Why back up?

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