It’s Not Always the Driver’s Fault… How the Road Contributes to Car Accidents

**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver.   Cars are becoming safer with every passing year. The humble automatic vehicle, in comparison to a stick shift, means that we can drive smoother, and not worry about the mechanics of the vehicle. But, are there problems on our roads that cause car accidents as…



Communicating to others while driving just got easier

There seems to be a time when we’re driving that we wish we had a chance to communicate with others around us, beyond our turn signals, brake lights and horn. Some drivers may use their hands and arms to communicate, but don’t you wish there was another way to communicate to other road users? Let…



Safety First: Things That Every Driver Should Have

**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver.   No matter how good a driver you may be, the road holds a whole host of potential dangers. Even if you don’t put a foot wrong, you never know when another road user’s driving, damage to the road’s surface, or adverse weather conditions could lead…



Is an Automatic Transmission Safer for the Novice Driver?

**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver.   It’s a question that crops up more often than not now, especially as so many more people are driving an automatic car. Is an automatic actually safer than a manual transmission? When it comes to answering this question there are many different variables that are…



Common Auto Accidents That Could Be Prevented

**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver by Gary Sterling.   Today, you might have heard about another car accident on the news. With an increasing number of vehicular crashes happening all over the world every day, it is crucial for anyone behind the wheel to practice safe driving and get rid of…



Avoiding road rage…the smart way

Life is busy. I get that. It’s been known over the past number of years that we’ve got more free time than we used to have. The problem is what we do in this free time. For those with kids, our free time is spent taking our kids to their activities. The more kids we…



Are you above the law?

We face a lot of different laws throughout our lives. We have traffic laws, criminal laws, property laws, corporate laws, labour laws and of course the big one – the laws of attraction. Okay, maybe the last one doesn’t really fit here. However, the rest that I listed here, and the many others I haven’t…



Is the world ready to accept autonomous vehicles?

Change is a foregone conclusion within our society. Whether you want change to happen or not, it’s going to happen. When it comes to the automotive sector, change is coming in the way of self-driving vehicles. Are you ready for them? You know what I mean, the autonomous vehicles which have been tested for a…