Category: driver responsibility

Incentivize Safe Driving: 4 Ideas for parents of young drivers

As written for The Safe Driver.   It’s every parent’s fear that a son or daughter learning to drive won’t take safety seriously. Particularly these days when distracted driving is a bigger problem than ever before, it’s natural to worry that unsafe habits will develop. Fortunately, there are some solutions developing for this sort of…



We’re all in a ‘think like a driver’ business

I really enjoy driving, as do millions of people around the world. I, as many people do, take driving seriously. To the others, it’s just a way of life for them. Driving to them is like putting on their shoes; it’s something they do every day without much thought. However, driving should be much more…



Become a better driver

**A contributed post as written for The Safe Driver   Everyone at some point in their life faces a time where they need to learn to how to become a better driver. It might be that the parallel parking still eludes you, or maybe you are too scared to get on the motorway. Whatever your…



If the unexpected is expected is it really unexpected?

Let’s face facts, there are a lot of things we trust in our lives, especially when it comes to driving. We trust drivers will stop at red lights and not blow through the intersection, we expect drivers will check to see if it’s clear before changing lanes and we never expect to get into a…



Will new laws teach us to play nice with others?

Rules; we have them whether you like it or not. Rules as a kid growing up helped mold us into responsible adults. Rules in school helped to guide us while we were educated. And rules throughout our adult life help to keep us in line. After a while it seems we forget about some of…



It’s not the road that causes the crash

Raising four kids has taught me a lot. One of those things it taught me is to get my facts straight before I lay blame. It also taught me to do that with other things in life as opposed to jumping to conclusions. Driving is one of those things. Many times I’ve heard how people…



When slowing is worth it

For regular readers of my work you’ll know of my passion for promoting safe driving. After all, the title of this site is ‘The Safe Driver’. Even though I tend to put emphasis towards safely driving a vehicle, I do sometimes put emphasis on cyclists and pedestrian safety. This is one of those times to…



Learning to drive in the “ready position”

Are you the type of person who likes to prepare for things early? Do you pack for vacation well ahead of time? Do you make your lunch the night before so it will be ready for you in the morning? I tend to do most of those things as well to save time. I try…