Category: safe driving

Jun 03 2010 June 3, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Time for summer playing!

Posted in collision free driving, distracted driving, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, packing your vehicle, passenger safety, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, summer driving

The summer; don’t you love it! The beautiful weather, the fun activities and vacation time tend to make it appealing to drive more often during the summer than in winter. Transport Canada statistics show Canadians drive more in the summer. We also have more crashes in summer months. Since we’re doing trips more often, we…

May 29 2010 May 29, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Peek-a-boo, I see you!

Posted in common sense, cooperative driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driver training, driving articles, driving basics, Driving in traffic, driving skills, racing on public roads, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, speeding

Do you remember playing “hide and seek” as a child? My kids still play it and seem to enjoy playing that game. I haven’t played it as an adult and don’t really feel the urge to play it any time soon. However, I have seen adults play “hide and seek” lately and it may seem…

May 26 2010 May 26, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Are you an open-minded skeptic?

Posted in Canada's Worst Driver, collision free driving, common sense, driver responsibility, driver training, driving articles, driving basics, Driving in traffic, driving skills, safe driving

I spend so much of my time teaching people, whether it’s new drivers, new instructors, new classroom teachers or even kids in sports, it’s always an eye-opening experience. I enjoy this part of my life very much, but sometimes I find people aren’t ready to learn new things. It’s always difficult to teach someone who…

May 20 2010 May 20, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Why back up?

Posted in backing up, circle check, common sense, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving fatalities, driving skills, driving with kids, learning to drive, parking, parking lots, pedestrian safety, responsible driving, safe driving

There have been a few driving tragedies lately in the news. We all hear about the crashes that injure or kill drivers, passengers, cyclists and pedestrians, but what sends a shiver through my body is when a young child is struck and killed in their own driveway by a vehicle backing up. A few days…

May 16 2010 May 16, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

High performance car or low performance driver?

Posted in collision free driving, common sense, cooperative driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving role model, driving skills, freeway driving, learning to drive, passenger safety, racing on public roads, responsible driving, safe driving, speeding

Ever since I was a kid, I was always dreaming of having a performance vehicle. I thought it would be nice to own and drive a BMW, Mercedes or perhaps a Porsche. It would be a flashy car and would perform amazingly while I was driving throughout my city. How many of you thought of…

May 13 2010 May 13, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Move!

Posted in collision free driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving fatalities, Driving in traffic, driving skills, learning to drive, practising driving skills, Proactive driving, risk taking, running a traffic light, safe driving

I’ve often written about having an escape route in case of trouble, but when should you use your escape? Remember when you were a kid and were playing “tag”? You often waited until the person who was “it” was close to you before you moved out of the way. Wasn’t that too late? Couldn’t they…

May 12 2010 May 12, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

How well do you communicate?

Posted in common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, driver training, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving skills, learning to drive, practising driving skills, responsible driving, safe driving, signaling

If you live in a busy household like I do, I’m sure you’ve experienced missed messages that never reached you. Every now and then I find out that someone called me and someone in my house took the message. I never got it. The person who called me may think I didn’t care about what…

May 02 2010 May 2, 2010 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Do you respond or react?

Posted in collision free driving, common sense, cooperative driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving skills, lane of least resistance, learning to drive, pedestrian safety, Proactive driving, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving

I was recently driving along a multi-lane road when I noticed a pedestrian doing some work at the end of their driveway. I immediately changed lanes to give some space between myself and this pedestrian if they suddenly fell or just walked out onto the road. I like being proactive with most things. It gives…

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Category: safe driving

Time for summer playing!

Peek-a-boo, I see you!

Are you an open-minded skeptic?

Why back up?

High performance car or low performance driver?

Move!

How well do you communicate?

Do you respond or react?

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