We’ve heard a lot about distracted driving over the years. Now, when I say a lot, I mean a LOT. Instead of complaining about it, perhaps we need to bring up solutions a little more often. After all, it really comes down to us as individuals to make the changes if we want to improve…
Like many people, we have our lives on our phone. Press a button and you make a call. There are only a few numbers I have memorized, the rest are all programed into my phone. Most things I do electronically I do through my phone, such as text, call, email and social media. We know…
It’s no secret I have the passion for road safety, but I’m not the only one. I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with a police officer in Ontario to get their point of view on distracted driving and impaired driving. They’re assigned to the traffic division looking for violators of distracted driving, impaired…
A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver. Distracted driving is still a problem in Canada, where most provinces have laws against the act. But some Canadians aren’t familiar with what these laws define as ‘distracted driving.’ The definition of the term is probably much broader than you might have imagined. What is…
We go through life often being tempted by things we know aren’t good for us. The rich foods when we know we shouldn’t eat them, the expensive items at the store we know we should not buy and of course, using our cell phones while driving when we know it’s a distraction. For many people,…
One of the biggest influences of safe driving is ourselves. In reality, it’s up to us to do some self-governing to keep us safe on the roads. To be honest, we all know that’s not working so well. It’s sad really that we will only do what’s right when we have stiff penalties in place…
**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver. Sat on the sofa the other night, we were sat scrolling through our phone when we stumbled across what looked to be a life-changing video. We were going to watch it there and then. But we didn’t. And the reason we didn’t was because it…
**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver. Distracted driving may not have got you in any trouble so far, but eventually, it could put you or another person in hospital, or worse, a morgue. You might not think that you’re that much of a distracted driver, but after reading this guide, it…