The Safe Driver – Page 76 – Driving Observations

Jul 19 2012 July 19, 2012 June 2, 2021 No Comment by safedriver

Construction workers aren’t the law

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We all know there are 2 seasons; winter and construction. We’ve all experienced slower traffic flow during construction zones and we’ve needed to make adjustments in our route plans and how we drove through this area. Are there things that we may take for granted while driving through a construction zone that may cause us…

Jul 18 2012 July 18, 2012 March 11, 2019 No Comment by safedriver

Distracted….walking?

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For regular readers you’ll know my passion for safer roads. I try to allow drivers to think about possible situations before they happen so they can be mentally ready to respond. I talk about cyclist, pedestrians and not just drivers and their passengers. I think this time I need to go back to pedestrians. We’ve…

Jul 15 2012 July 15, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Share and share alike…even with cyclists

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Share and share alike; we’ve heard that many, many times over the years. We’ve been asked to share our toys when we were a kid. We’ve shared our tools, food and good times with family and friends as well. How about sharing the road? Are you too aggressive to share the road or do you…

Jul 04 2012 July 4, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Come on drivers, impress me!

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Every now and then we see things that impress us throughout our lives. We see people helping total strangers in their time of need, which is very impressive within our society. Many people feel they either don’t want to get involved or just don’t know what to do to help. I was impressed a few…

Jun 27 2012 June 27, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Do you remember Sunday drives?

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I remember as a kid when my dad would take the entire family for a drive. It wasn’t just any drive; it was a Sunday drive. I referred to the Sunday drive to my son the other day and he seemed a bit confused. What was the difference between driving on Sunday versus any other day…

Jun 16 2012 June 16, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Think before you act

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Raising my kids has taught me many things. I always try to get them to realize that they should think of how their actions could affect anyone else. My parents raised me the same way. So far it’s worked out quite well. There’s often remorse when they do something they know is wrong. That remorse…

Jun 05 2012 June 5, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Driving on public roads is a team sport

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I love team sports; baseball, hockey, basketball, hockey just to name a few. My wife and I had put our kids into team sports to teach them fair play and to learn to work together with others. It’s worked out well for the most part. There’s another team sport that has billions of people around…

May 29 2012 May 29, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Excessive speeding? Maybe not…

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As most people will attest to, riding on roller coasters with friends are a lot of fun. Driving at the go-cart track and racing against your friends is a lot of fun as well. We enjoy our times with our friends and that’s a huge part of how we enjoy our lives. Do our friends…