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…
I have spoken with many people who have complained to me that they have a difficult time determining if the oncoming vehicle will stop at the red light or the stop sign. They also can’t determine if the parked vehicle will pull out in front of them or if the driver will change lanes in…
I spend a lot of my driving day driving alone. I don’t mind. It’s a little more peaceful that way. My wife, on the other hand, spends most of her time driving with our 4 young kids. That puts a lot of responsibility on her. I often see drivers who drive in such a way…
Ever since I became a driving instructor 21 years ago, I always get asked the same question; “What’s the worst driver you’ve seen?” Once I started to work with Discovery Networks series Canada’s Worst Driver over their first 3 seasons, I tend to get that question asked a lot more. I also get asked; “Are…