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…




Can playing patty-cake make us safer drivers?

I’ve said for many years, you’re not going to do what you’re told. You’re going to do what you believe in. This is especially true when it comes to driving. In the decades that I’ve been involved in road safety, many drivers have created a difficult task for themselves by believing something which may go…



Fuel for thought before upgrading to an off-road car

**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver.   Whilst you’ve probably already made up your mind when it comes to buying an off-road vehicle, there are definitely a few things you need to consider before you rush into this purchase. You might be a driver with many years of experience on the road,…



Tips on how to avoid the risk of a side impact collision

**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver by Vicki Haskett.   You’re in your vehicle waiting for the traffic light at an intersection to turn from red to green so that you can drive across it. But once the intersection’s traffic light turned green, you felt a sudden thud hit the side of…



Ways on how you can avoid accidents caused by auto defects

**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver by Timothy Garret.   After taking out an auto loan, test driving the car you bought in some dealership and signing all the required paperwork, you’re now ready to give your car out its first real taste of the road. But your car hadn’t even lasted…



Tips on how to drive safely without hitting any pedestrians

**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver by Annie Gray.   Regardless of the type of vehicle that you’re driving, you’ll want to ensure that you’re not putting yourself or some pedestrian sharing the road with you in grave danger. After all, both drivers and pedestrians only have one life to live, and…