Jul 13 2009 July 13, 2009 April 10, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

Are you distracted?

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As seen in the July 2009 edition of  The Driver magazine. Now that the nice weather is upon us, it’s time to go for those family drives. You know what I’m talking about; the ones we hated to go on as a kid, but will now drag our own family on now that we’ve grown…

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Jul 08 2009 July 8, 2009 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

Summer driving safety tips!

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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…

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Jul 05 2009 July 5, 2009 October 12, 2020 NoComment by safedriver

Take a walk on the wild side!

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Pedestrians. We started off that way and we may finish up that way, but what we do in between, it’s our call. As drivers we need to look out for pedestrians. It’s true they have their own set of rules to live by and their own set of crosswalk signals, but a lot of the…

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Jul 03 2009 July 3, 2009 July 3, 2009 NoComment by safedriver

Do you ever think “What if?”

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Every day I hear about drivers who have crashed their vehicle into a tree, another vehicle or pedestrians. The follow up to the crash often explains how someone ran a red light, a stop sign or that road conditions affected the crash. Learning how to make good driving decisions takes time, proper training and a…

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Jul 01 2009 July 1, 2009 March 5, 2017 NoComment by safedriver

Time to stake a claim?

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I like my money. Do you like your money? I thought so. So why do we feel what we pay for car insurance is acceptable? According to the Insurance Bureau of Canada, they pay out over 29 billion dollars a year in claims. That’s way too much, isn’t it? Essentially, this means we can control…

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Jun 30 2009 June 30, 2009 June 30, 2009 NoComment by safedriver

Are you open-minded to learn?

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I spend so much of my time teaching people, whether it’s new drivers, new instructors, new classroom teachers or even kids in sports. I enjoy this very much, but sometimes I find people aren’t ready to learn. It’s always difficult to teach someone who doesn’t want to learn. Are you ready to learn? Are you…

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Jun 28 2009 June 28, 2009 June 28, 2009 NoComment by safedriver

Are we getting better?

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I was recently looking over the Transport Canada statistics to see how we’ve done with road safety. Some things have improved, but other things have gotten worse. I still shake my head about these statistics and wonder how we can get better and reduce serious injury and fatalities. The latest statistics come from 2006. If…

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Jun 26 2009 June 26, 2009 June 26, 2009 NoComment by safedriver

Do as I say, not as I do?

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I was recently out with my son when he pointed out the driver in front of us was not making a smooth turn. He thought the driver went too far into the intersection before turning left. First, I was impressed my son has the “driving instructor bug” in his system. Second, I was surprised he’s…

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