Category: responsible driving

Sep 23 2010 September 23, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

If your lights go out…

Posted in being noticed, collision free driving, communicating, driver risk taking, driver visibility, driving articles, driving at night, headlight failure, headlight use, responsible driving, safe driving

Since it’s getting a little darker a little sooner these days, we tend to use our headlights a little earlier if we’re out after dinner. Have you ever had both of your headlights burn out at the same time? Would you know what to do if that happened to you while driving on a dark…

Sep 18 2010 September 18, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Did you know…

Posted in collision free driving, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, driver training, driving articles, driving basics, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving near cyclists, driving skills, learning to drive, one way streets, responsible driving, right of way, road signs, safe driving, signaling, turning left at lights

Over the many years as an instructor for Young Drivers of Canada I’ve been asked many questions. There are certain things that people have learned over the years, but they tend to forget them over time. Some drivers never really learn some basic driving information. This has allowed me to provide the summer rendition of…

Sep 14 2010 September 14, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

One way or two way?

Posted in collision free driving, common sense, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driver training, driving articles, driving basics, Driving in traffic, lane markings, learning to drive, one way streets, responsible driving, risk taking, road signs, safe driving

Sometimes we’re in so much of a hurry that we make poor choices in our life. As an example, how many of you have locked your keys in the car when you arrived late for an appointment? I used to carry a spare key in my wallet for times like that. But how can you…

Sep 03 2010 September 3, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Come on…move over!

Posted in Adjusting to vehicles, collision free driving, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving basics, Driving in traffic, driving skills, freeway driving, lane of least resistance, learning to drive, move over law, Proactive driving, responsible driving, safe driving

There are times when rules change and the general public is unaware of these changes. I will often search out government websites to keep myself up to date, but that can sometimes be hard to do when I’m too busy and away from my computer. Then there are times when rules change and we learn…

Aug 12 2010 August 12, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

If you could go back in time

Posted in Adjusting to vehicles, backing up, Canada's Worst Driver, common sense, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driver training, driving articles, driving basics, driving skills, learning to drive, Proactive driving, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving

We’ve all done things in our past that we wish he hadn’t. As a kid, we did things because of peer pressure or because we were in a hurry. Seconds or minutes later, we could have kicked ourselves because of what happened. Haven’t you had moments like that as a kid? Have you ever had…

Aug 10 2010 August 10, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

If you snooze…

Posted in common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, driver risk taking, driver stress, driver training, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving skills, Proactive driving, responsible driving, safe driving

We’ve all heard of the saying that there are two seasons; winter and construction. So why does it seem to surprise many drivers when they see the road signs letting them know the lane is closed? Better yet, why do drivers drive up to the “lane closed” sign and then try to move over at…

Aug 01 2010 August 1, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Driving lane or eating lane?

Posted in common sense, distracted driving, drinking a beverage while driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driving articles, Driving in traffic, eating while driving, responsible driving, safe driving

While I was teaching class at one of our local Young Drivers of Canada locations recently, it was brought up that eating and drinking while driving can be equally as distracting as talking on the phone. It was an interesting thought, so I continued the discussion. When is a good time to take a quick…

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…

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Category: responsible driving

If your lights go out…

Did you know…

One way or two way?

Come on…move over!

If you could go back in time

If you snooze…

Driving lane or eating lane?

Music….or traffic reports?

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