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Apr 30 2014 April 30, 2014 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Owning a vehicle is more than just putting gas in it

Posted in buying a vehicle, car insurance, classic cars, driver responsibility, driving articles, driving role model, how to drive, insurance, learning to drive, muscle cars, peer pressure, pumping gas, respect, responsible driving, safe driving, Uncategorized, vehicle maintenance

I was recently talking to my kids about my first car. I loved it, mainly because it was mine, but it did have its flaws. I overlooked what was wrong with the vehicle as I proudly drove it each day, but as time went on, I realized the responsibility of owning a vehicle wasn’t just…

Oct 20 2013 October 20, 2013 March 5, 2017 No Comment by Scott Marshall

Teen drivers put pressure on themselves…and their family

Posted in car insurance, common sense, demerit points, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver's license, driving articles, driving attitude, Driving in traffic, insurance, Keeping a licence, peer pressure, racing on public roads, respect, responsible driving, safe driving, speed traps

As a parent we all want the best for our kids. We do our best to raise them and show them what’s right and what’s wrong. They also learn these things in school and also in other organizations such as Scouts, sports and community volunteer organizations. Is that enough? When does raising our kids stop?…

Feb 24 2013 February 24, 2013 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Senior drivers need to know…

Posted in alternative to driving, car insurance, cooperative driving, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driver training, driver's license, driving articles, driving attitude, driving basics, driving fatalities, driving habits, Driving in traffic, insurance, Keeping a licence, passenger safety, practising driving skills, responsible driving, risk taking, safe driving, Uncategorized

Looking after our family is an ongoing task throughout our lives. As a child our parents looked after us, we looked after our brothers and sisters and eventually for a lot of us we end up looking after our own kids. But at some point, it all turns around and we begin to look after…

Jan 12 2013 January 12, 2013 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Change only happens if you want it to happen

Posted in cell phone law, cell phones, cognitive training, collision free driving, collisions, common sense, cooperative driving, defensive driving, demerit points, distracted driving, drinking a beverage while driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driving articles, driving attitude, driving fatalities, driving habits, Driving in traffic, eating while driving, insurance, learning to drive, passenger safety, passion for safe driving, Proactive driving, respect, responsible driving, safe driving, sharing the road, Uncategorized

Life is always full of challenges; we all know that. It’s a regular challenge to raise our kids, to sometimes do our jobs and to keep your household chores up to date. Some people have a better handle on doing these things successfully than other people do. They seem to have self-control when it comes…

Dec 01 2012 December 1, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

If our cars were sponge…

Posted in Adjusting to vehicles, car insurance, collision free driving, collisions, defensive driving, driving articles, Driving in traffic, driving skills, insurance, parallel parking, parking, safe driving, Uncategorized

As a teaching tool for Young Drivers of Canada in the classroom we have magnetic cars which are made of sponge. A lot of my students think they’re cool and funny and often want to play with them during breaks and lunch. My students and I were talking about them during break recently when one…

Nov 26 2012 November 26, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Does society require us to drive?

Posted in alternative to driving, bicycle lanes, buying a vehicle, car insurance, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, cyclists, driver responsibility, driver stress, driver training, driver's license, driving articles, driving attitude, driving careers, driving instructor, driving skills, driving stats, insurance, Keeping a licence, learning to drive, packing your vehicle, passenger safety, passion for safe driving, practising driving skills, responsible driving, safe driving, Scott Marshall, summer driving, Uncategorized, Young Drivers of Canada

There are a lot of things that people within our society take for granted sometimes. We’ll take for granted that we’ll have food to eat every day, a roof over our heads and clothes on our back. To quite a few people those aren’t really reality. They work very hard week after week to keep…

Nov 05 2012 November 5, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Take a day to remember…

Posted in alternative to driving, angry driving, cognitive training, collision free driving, collision scene, collisions, cooperative driving, defensive driving, demerit points, distracted driving, drinking and driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driver's license, driving articles, driving attitude, driving basics, driving fatalities, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving role model, driving skills, driving stats, impaired driving, insurance, Keeping a licence, left turns at traffic lights, passenger safety, passion for safe driving, pedestrian safety, responsible driving, risk taking, road rage, safe driving, smooth driving, Uncategorized

Remember when you first learned to drive? It was a huge part of every person’s life. It meant freedom to come and go as you please. It even meant the chance of getting a job because the job required you to have a driver’s license. With this freedom came responsibility. Abuse of this responsibility means…

Oct 31 2012 October 31, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Canada’s Worst Driver 8…the updates

Posted in Adjusting to vehicles, angry driving, backing up, backseat drivers, Canada's Worst Driver, cell phones, checking the mirror, cognitive training, collision free driving, collision scene, collisions, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driver training, driver visibility, driver's license, driving around debris, driving articles, driving attitude, driving basics, driving directions, driving fears, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving manners, driving near cyclists, driving role model, driving skills, etiquette, eyesight while driving, handling driving emergencies, impaired driving, insurance, Keeping a licence, lane markings, lane of least resistance, learning to drive, looking well ahead, merging on the freeway, mirror use, parallel parking, parking, passenger safety, practising driving skills, Proactive driving, racing on public roads, respect, responsible driving, right of way, risk taking, road rage, road signs, running a traffic light, safe driving, sharing the road, short term memory, signaling, smooth driving, speeding, staying in your lane, Uncategorized

So here it is; another season of Canada’s Worst Driver. This is the 8th year that people try to prove to others they aren’t bad drivers or try to get the much needed help they or other people wish they could get. I like to think that by watching what these drivers do, others who…

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