As written for The Safe Driver. The burning sun begins to relax, temperatures drop pleasantly, and the leaves are changing colours. Autumn is the perfect time to enjoy the great outdoors. Putting the car window down is one thing, but driving without a roof is even better! Even people who don’t particularly love cars…
As written for The Safe Driver. We all know that driving can be a highly dangerous activity. Nevertheless, it is still done on a near-daily basis, often without as much concern or caution as all the dangers posed by the roads likely deserve. In fact, many of the dangers of driving come from our…
As written for The Safe Driver. Lockdown has been hurting you financially. You’re trying to keep up with all of your bills, but you’re still coming up short at the end of the month. One of the things you’re having trouble affording is your car. What can you do to manage the costs? How…
Like many people, we tend to do what is expected of us when we know someone is watching. As a kid, we often used our manners when our parents or grandparents were around, but if we knew they weren’t anywhere close to us, we may have acted up and pushed the boundaries of what we…
There’s an old saying; “it’s tougher to argue with yourself than it is with anyone else.” We tend to do what we believe in, not always what we’ve been told. The best way to have someone believe in something is to experiment it themselves and make their own opinion on it. I did just that…
**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver. With increasing new coverage on the state of the world, its forests and oceans, cityscapes and farmland, people ask themselves: how can I make a difference? How do you make choices that ensure there is a healthy, happy planet for generations to come? In part,…
When I was a kid, my dad and I would play wrestle. We would spend Saturday afternoon watching wrestling on TV and after, we would try out the moves on each other. It was a lot of fun until my dad would win by sitting on me. I couldn’t move. Well, that is until my…
There are a lot of things we do in our lives that fall under the category of “just in case”. Just because we have fire insurance on our home it doesn’t mean we want to have a fire. No open flame in my home thank you very much. I’ll bar-b-que in the yard thanks. Just…