Key tips to a successful Toronto car wash to help improve car care and safety

**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver by Kenneth Wilson.   Your vehicle is an expensive investment, and you spend a lot just to maintain it. You get its oil changed, your tires rotated, and regularly replace your brake pads. But have you stopped and thought that an action as simple as washing…



The biggest distractions that can cause major vehicle collisions

**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver by Pamela Richardson.   When you’re driving your vehicle, you should ideally keep eyes peeled on the road with only furtive glances at the speedometer, gas indicator, and side and rear view mirrors. However, as you might be easily bored, you may have distracted yourself from…



Reasons why you shouldn’t do drunk driving for your own safety

**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver by Irene Wall.   Most – if not all – social gatherings these days aren’t complete at all without any alcoholic beverages served, especially if there aren’t any kids invited. After all, alcohol can make you easily shed your inhibitions which can help you ease into…



Reasons why you should carry underinsured and uninsured motorist coverage when driving

**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver by Pauline Griggs .   Every motorist should ideally have auto insurance to protect them from suddenly losing their finances should a vehicular collision occur. However, in reality, some motorists drive their vehicles every single day without any auto insurance to their name. Or even if…



Myths about car collisions you may still believe

**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver by Ashley Thompson .   According to an article published by Forbes back in 2011, you’ll most likely have three to four collisions happen to you over the course of your life. If you’ve ever been in a car collision, you may have falsely believed certain myths…



Drive like you give a damn

Growing up, I could tell which teachers I had in school cared that we understood what they taught and which coaches I had also cared about their role in our sporting lives. If I knew the phrase as a young person, I would have said they give a damn. This was reinforced often enough to…



Getting back on the road after a collision

**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver.   Being involved in a car crash or road traffic collision can be a very scary and unsettling experience indeed. And the terror and stress of being in such a scenario are heightened even more if you were the one behind the wheel at the time….



Infant car seat buying guide for new parents

If you are buying an infant car seat for the first time, or at least the first time in a while, there are going to be many different things that you need to do and cover before you can make a final decision on the purchase. The best thing you can do is take it…