Category: safe driving

Sep 14 2013 September 14, 2013 September 14, 2013 5Comments by Scott Marshall

In case of emergency…

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Raising 4 kids is a lot of fun, but also means a lot of work for both me and my wife. We try to do the proper things and to teach them about life at the same time. Ensuring our kids are always safe is a big priority for us, as it is for many…

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Sep 10 2013 September 10, 2013 September 10, 2013 1Comment by Scott Marshall

It`s your turn

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Do you remember the old saying “You don’t know what you don’t know”? I used to dislike that saying but as I continued in road safety, I realized that rule summed up the driving knowledge and ability of many drivers. People tend to do what they know, regardless of whether it was sound or not….

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Aug 29 2013 August 29, 2013 December 11, 2020 4Comments by Scott Marshall

Define “professional driver”

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I think we’ve all done things that were a little risky throughout our lives. Sometimes we do them without much thought. Hindsight is great though because after doing what was essentially wrong and/or dangerous, we realized it was something we shouldn’t have done to begin with. What would possess us to do things like this,…

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Aug 22 2013 August 22, 2013 August 22, 2013 NoComment by Scott Marshall

When does knowledge turn into skill?

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I was recently speaking with a friend and former colleague about some advanced driver training he received. He was explaining some of the techniques and challenges each participant was taught. He had said that although each participant decided to be there on their own for their own benefit, some were a little timid about trying…

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Aug 20 2013 August 20, 2013 August 20, 2013 NoComment by Scott Marshall

Assuming you assume…

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We tend to take some things for granted throughout our lives. We assume the weather will always be nice when we take a vacation, we assume people will like us for who we are and we assume we’ll never get hurt while goofing off with our friends or family. We even take this belief of…

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Aug 16 2013 August 16, 2013 August 16, 2013 NoComment by Scott Marshall

Say it with your hand

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What do you mean? I don’t understand. What did you say? We’ve all said these things to people who are trying to tell us things. If we don’t understand what people are trying to tell us, there’s no communication between us. The same can be said about drivers. How well do you communicate and do…

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Aug 13 2013 August 13, 2013 August 13, 2013 5Comments by Scott Marshall

TV cars from the 1960’s and 1970’s that I would drive…

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As long as I can remember I wanted to drive. I used to sit behind the wheel of my dad’s big old car and pretend I was driving when I was a kid. When I was approaching 16 years old I bought car magazines just drooling at these magnificent machines. Did you have the same…

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Jul 26 2013 July 26, 2013 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

Consider this a warning

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We’ve grown up listening to warnings. Our parents warned us of what was dangerous to us and many products have warning labels on them. It’s helpful to have these warnings, provided you notice the warnings. The same can be said about driving. We have so many warning signs on our daily commute, but do you…

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