Category: safe driving

Fashion sense or common sense?

I do try to stay with the times. I understand how important it is to stay current. I wear clothes that are new, I drive a current model car and I often use the current phrases during conversations. Let’s face it, many people have to look good and as the saying goes; if you look…



Happy times are here again!

It’s that time of year again. You know, the time that makes all parents happier than their kids. The start of the school year is upon us once again. We need to drive a little more carefully in school zones and in playground areas. Here are a few tips to help our kids survive the…



Are we really secure?

As posted in the August 21, 2009 edition of The Hamilton Mountain News; written by Scott Marshall: http://www.hamiltonmountainnews.com/news/article/186072 For our entire lives we work on becoming secure. We want to be secure in our jobs, be financially secure and secure with who we are as a person. We should also be secure while we drive….



Does it make a difference?

I was involved again with the Discovery Network’s hit series Canada’s Worst Driver, for my third year in a row. The vehicles we use on the show are a little older than a lot of the vehicles on the road these days, but that’s because they cost less and these drivers tend to beat them…



Is it the road or the driver?

When I was a kid, I played on the road. I played street hockey and played catch with the football and with a baseball. When I got hurt while on the road, I didn’t blame the road. If there was a patch of ice and I slipped on it, I couldn’t blame the road, now…



Time to tow safely

The summer brings with it a new set of rules for having fun. We see many people traveling for their fun, and often with something in tow. Whether you are towing a boat, camper, motorcycle or cargo trailer you’ll have to change your normal driving habits to adjust to the trailer. Most experienced trailer drivers…



Do you need a refresher?

Remember when you first learned how to drive? No, I mean do you really remember when you first learned how to drive? For some of us, it’s hard to remember everything we did to get our driver’s license. I was one of the lucky ones. I got my beginner’s license on December 9th and my…



Who should do the teaching?

I spend a lot of my time volunteering. I coach sports, have been a leader in the boy scouts and I help out with school trips. I like to share my time with my kids and others kids and teach them things they should know. I know a lot of people who do the same,…