Category: passenger safety

Jul 22 2010 July 22, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Music….or traffic reports?

Posted in driver risk taking, driver stress, driving articles, Driving in traffic, freeway driving, passenger safety, Proactive driving, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, summer driving

Each time the nice weather is here, it’s time to enjoy it while driving. I’ll usually have my window down to enjoy the fresh or somewhat fresh air many times and of course enjoy the sunshine. Like many people, the music tends to come on more often and at a louder volume during nice weather. Do…

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…

Jul 12 2010 July 12, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Too hot to handle

Posted in common sense, cooling down your car, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driving articles, driving fatalities, driving role model, driving with kids, driving with pets, passenger safety, responsible driving, risk taking, summer driving

I recently posted an article (http://bit.ly/digmFX ) about how to cool down your vehicle during these hot summer days. We’ve all experienced how the heat grows in a parked vehicle, especially when parked in an open space with windows barely cracked open. So, if we know how hot the inside of a vehicle gets, why…

Jul 03 2010 July 3, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Do you have a hot car?

Posted in cooling down your car, dashboard warning lights, driver stress, Driving in traffic, fuel economy, passenger safety, safe driving, summer driving

As we dive into summer, I look forward to our family vacation. My wife and four kids and I are off to a cottage this summer. To prepare ourselves for a trouble-free drive of 5 hours, I took our van in for a check up. The sad news was that our air conditioning wasn’t working….

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 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 03 2010 June 3, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Time for summer playing!

Posted in collision free driving, distracted driving, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, packing your vehicle, passenger safety, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, summer driving

The summer; don’t you love it! The beautiful weather, the fun activities and vacation time tend to make it appealing to drive more often during the summer than in winter. Transport Canada statistics show Canadians drive more in the summer. We also have more crashes in summer months. Since we’re doing trips more often, we…

May 16 2010 May 16, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

High performance car or low performance driver?

Posted in collision free driving, common sense, cooperative driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving role model, driving skills, freeway driving, learning to drive, passenger safety, racing on public roads, responsible driving, safe driving, speeding

Ever since I was a kid, I was always dreaming of having a performance vehicle. I thought it would be nice to own and drive a BMW, Mercedes or perhaps a Porsche. It would be a flashy car and would perform amazingly while I was driving throughout my city. How many of you thought of…

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Category: passenger safety

Music….or traffic reports?

Monkey see, monkey do

Too hot to handle

Do you have a hot car?

Demerit points, or merit points?

Does Graduated Licensing work?

Time for summer playing!

High performance car or low performance driver?

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