Category: pedestrian safety

Oct 27 2009 October 27, 2009 March 5, 2017 NoComment by Scott Marshall

Are you a problem solver?

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How good are you at spotting problems while driving? The most common thing that drivers say after they’ve either had a crash or a close call with another driver is “Where did they come from?” and that’s not a good thing. Why didn’t the driver notice the driver, pedestrian or the cyclist ahead of time?…

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Oct 25 2009 October 25, 2009 March 5, 2017 NoComment by Scott Marshall

Ban the wireless

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The time has come for responsible driving. Starting on October 26, 2009, all Ontario drivers must refrain from using any hand held devices while driving. This includes talking and texting on cell phones, sending e-mails from wireless devices, using MP3’s and hand held games; all while driving. The Ontario government has decided that most drivers…

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Oct 10 2009 October 10, 2009 March 5, 2017 NoComment by Scott Marshall

Roundabouts are in our future

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This was from the October 9, 2009 edition of The Stoney Creek News; http://www.stoneycreeknews.com/news/article/191263#


Oct 05 2009 October 5, 2009 March 5, 2017 NoComment by Scott Marshall

One of those days…

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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…

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Jul 05 2009 July 5, 2009 October 12, 2020 NoComment by safedriver

Take a walk on the wild side!

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Pedestrians. We started off that way and we may finish up that way, but what we do in between, it’s our call. As drivers we need to look out for pedestrians. It’s true they have their own set of rules to live by and their own set of crosswalk signals, but a lot of the…

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Jun 28 2009 June 28, 2009 June 28, 2009 NoComment by safedriver

Are we getting better?

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I was recently looking over the Transport Canada statistics to see how we’ve done with road safety. Some things have improved, but other things have gotten worse. I still shake my head about these statistics and wonder how we can get better and reduce serious injury and fatalities. The latest statistics come from 2006. If…

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Jun 02 2009 June 2, 2009 June 2, 2009 3Comments by safedriver

Stop or slow, what’s the difference?

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I was speaking recently to a licensed driver who had a few driving problems. I had taken him out for a driving evaluation and noticed he rolled his stops. He wasn’t aware he was doing that until I explained what he was doing. Do you roll stops as well? Maybe you do, but aren’t sure….

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