I know this may seem a little odd, but I enjoy washing my car. It gives me satisfaction knowing that it will give a good impression to my students and any new instructor I’m teaching for Young Drivers of Canada. It goes along with the saying that ‘if you look good, you feel good’. Do…
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….
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…
When is nice too nice? I can see traffic and pedestrians from my office window in our local downtown core. I just watched a driver begin a left turn to enter a parking lot, but stop to let a pedestrian cross. The pedestrian then stopped to let the driver continue. The waving back and forth…
For the past twenty years, new vehicles sold in Canada have come with automatic Daytime Running Lights (DRL). These headlights came on immediately once we started the vehicle and released the parking brake. It was a great idea that was started by the military and major bus companies. It allowed other drivers, cyclists and pedestrians…
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…
When you play games, do you follow the rules or do you make them up as you go? Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always enjoyed a good game; whether it’s a board game, card game or sport and I always played fair. Playing by the rules is something we have to respect also…
Most of us have an opinion. Whether it’s correct or not, we’re entitled to it. But just like elbows, everyone’s got a couple of them. Having an opinion is fine, but if research shows a completely opposite result, why keep your own opinion? What I’m referring to is seatbelt use. Many people feel they can…