Category: risk taking

May 04 2012 May 4, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Racing a train can throw you off track

Posted in collision free driving, collisions, common sense, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver visibility, driving articles, driving stats, looking well ahead, railway crossings, responsible driving, right of way, risk taking, road signs, safe driving, Uncategorized

Heading up to the cottage each year means we tend to drive on a variety of different roadways; some city roads, freeways and highways. With the secondary highways often come railway crossings. In Canada, roughly 30 people every year die from being hit by a train and roughly 600 more in the US. That’s 630…

Apr 23 2012 April 23, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Driving through an obstacle course

Posted in common sense, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driving around debris, driving articles, driving in the rain, driving skills, handling driving emergencies, looking well ahead, pot holes, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, smooth driving, Uncategorized

Talking about driving is my passion. I will often do my job as a driving instructor for Young Drivers of Canada seven days a week. If I end up with a day off, I’m often driving my kids to different places or running errands I couldn’t do during the week. When people realize I’m a…

Apr 18 2012 April 18, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

In a hurry….to park?

Posted in collisions, common sense, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driver visibility, driving articles, driving attitude, driving habits, driving skills, parallel parking, parking, parking lots, parking manners, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, Uncategorized

I was speaking to a group of new students I was teaching at Young Driver’s of Canadarecently about parking skills. Learning to drive also means learning to park. Most people don’t put a lot of effort into parking choices and skills after they get their driver’s license. Do you? We continued to talk about safe…

Apr 10 2012 April 10, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Move over and help our society

Posted in common sense, communicating, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, Driving in traffic, emergency vehicles, move over law, Proactive driving, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, sharing the road, Uncategorized

I tend to watch a lot of home renovation shows lately, trying to get ideas of how to improve the look of my home. They’re quite interesting, but I find they all tend to reinforce safety while using power tools. When I had my oldest son help me with a project and we had to…

Mar 20 2012 March 20, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

My favourite letter in the alphabet is “why”

Posted in angry driving, child seats, collision free driving, collisions, common sense, cooperative driving, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driving articles, driving attitude, driving fatalities, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving role model, driving skills, driving with kids, etiquette, lane of least resistance, learning to drive, passenger safety, point of no return, Proactive driving, red light camera, responsible driving, risk taking, road rage, running a traffic light, safe driving, seatbelts, sharing the road, tailgaters, Uncategorized

Raising four kids has been fun and tough at the same time. Having patience has made it easier to keep the kids in line and to help educate and correct them when they’ve made mistakes. As any parent has heard many, many times before, the kids will often ask “why?” after you’ve explained things to…

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Mar 12 2012 March 12, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Learn to pick your battles

Posted in angry driving, collision free driving, common sense, cooperative driving, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driver training, driving articles, driving attitude, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving role model, etiquette, impaired driving, learning to drive, responsible driving, risk taking, road rage, safe driving, sharing the road, Uncategorized

I recently learned some things from my kids; indirectly. All 4 of my kids are in the scouting movement and will often go to camp. I became a leader when my two young sons first started out with scouts at age five. I will volunteer my time and go to camp with them as a…

Mar 07 2012 March 7, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Should you drive if injured?

Posted in common sense, distracted driving, driver risk taking, driving articles, driving attitude, driving while injured, impaired driving, Proactive driving, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, Uncategorized

Just like everyone else, I’m getting older. Although I’m currently in my late 40’s, I often don’t feel my age. I still play street hockey with my kids and their friends and throw the baseball around too. Unfortunately, I have to put those games on hold for a little while. With the actions I do…

Mar 01 2012 March 1, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Would you turn blind?

Posted in checking the mirror, collision free driving, collision scene, collisions, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving basics, driving fatalities, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving skills, flow of traffic, left turns at traffic lights, passenger safety, Proactive driving, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, turning left at lights, Uncategorized, visibility

Turning left; it’s one of the most dangerous things we do while driving. Granted, driving in itself is always dangerous. Whether it’s distracted driving, poor road conditions, mechanical breakdown, whatever; it’s always dangerous. Most of the time, our vehicles can protect us with their safety features, but we’re not always that lucky. Considering that most…

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Racing a train can throw you off track

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