Month: August 2012

Aug 18 2012 August 18, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Some drivers need a good talking to!

Posted in angry driving, Canada's Worst Driver, collision free driving, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving attitude, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving skills, etiquette, passenger safety, racing on public roads, respect, responsible driving, risk taking, road rage, safe driving, Uncategorized

Honk twice if you like peace and quiet. I brake for garage sales. None of these are of my opinion, I’ve just noticed them on bumper stickers. I’m not a fan of bumper stickers and never really have been. I don’t like the glue residue they leave on the vehicle and some people really try…

Aug 17 2012 August 17, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Do one way streets confuse you too?

Posted in alternative to driving, collision free driving, common sense, communicating, cyclists, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving directions, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving near cyclists, flow of traffic, one way streets, risk taking, road signs, safe driving, Uncategorized, Young Drivers of Canada

Things we’ve grown up with; playing with our friends in the park, riding a bike, going to school and… looking both ways before crossing the street. Remember how your parents always taught you to do that as pedestrians and now as parents we teach our own kids to do the same thing? Should we continue…

Aug 15 2012 August 15, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Sometimes it’s an uphill battle

Posted in Canada's Worst Driver, car insurance, collisions, defensive driving, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving skills, learning to drive, safe driving, tailgaters, Uncategorized

Have you ever bumped into the person walking ahead of you while walking in a store, the mall or on the street? Isn’t that embarrassing? I’ve watched people do that quite a bit over the years in the busy downtown core where I work. I’ve even watched people start walking when the person ahead of…

Aug 07 2012 August 7, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Do we really need a sign?

Posted in collision free driving, common sense, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driver visibility, driving articles, Driving in traffic, eyesight while driving, learning to drive, looking well ahead, Proactive driving, responsible driving, risk taking, road signs, safe driving, sharing the road, Uncategorized, visibility

You can’t see the forest because of the trees. Come on, open your eyes. You never find what you’re not looking for. We often hear about how important our eyesight is for a variety of things, but do we use it well enough considering that not everyone has the gift of sight? One of the…