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Feb 09 2013 February 9, 2013 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Are you a believer?

I believe that we all have beliefs. Do you believe me? When we were kids we believed in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and perhaps even the tooth fairy. As time went on we stopped believing in those things and we started to believe in other things. We will believe in our own religion, our…

Jan 24 2013 January 24, 2013 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Start spreading the news….

Posted in boosting a battery, Canada's Worst Driver, common sense, communicating, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver training, driver visibility, driving articles, driving at night, driving basics, driving habits, driving instructor, driving role model, driving skills, fuel economy, handling driving emergencies, headlight use, learning to drive, passion for safe driving, practising driving skills, Proactive driving, safe driving, Scott Marshall, smooth driving, tire maintenance, Uncategorized, winter driving, winter driving clothing, Young Drivers of Canada

April 2013 marks 25 years as a driving instructor with Young Drivers of Canada. It’s quite a milestone in my eyes, but I never thought I would accomplish as much as a driving instructor as I’ve done thus far. When I began in 1988 I had a love of driving and of cars. I also…

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…

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 21 2012 October 21, 2012 March 5, 2017 7 Comments by safedriver

Canada’s Worst Driver…8

Posted in Adjusting to vehicles, angry driving, backing up, backseat drivers, Canada's Worst Driver, cell phone law, cell phones, checking the mirror, cognitive training, collision free driving, collisions, common sense, communicating, cooperative driving, defensive driving, demerit points, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver risk taking, driver stress, driver training, driver's license, driving articles, driving attitude, driving basics, driving fears, driving habits, Driving in traffic, driving instructor, driving manners, driving role model, driving skills, etiquette, Keeping a licence, learning to drive, mirror use, passenger safety, passion for safe driving, practising driving skills, Proactive driving, racing on public roads, responsible driving, right of way, risk taking, road rage, safe driving, Scott Marshall, sharing the road, speeding, steering techniques, Uncategorized

Well, it’s happening again; another season of Canada’s Worst Driver. This is the 8th season. When I first appeared as a judge during their first 3 seasons, I never thought it would last this long. Are there really that many people across our country who want to embarrass themselves on national television? Apparently there are….

Sep 08 2012 September 8, 2012 March 5, 2017 No Comment by safedriver

Even after all these years…

Posted in collision free driving, defensive driving, driver responsibility, driver training, driver's license, driving articles, driving basics, driving habits, driving instructor, driving role model, driving skills, Keeping a licence, learning to drive, passion for safe driving, practising driving skills, responsible driving, safe driving, Scott Marshall, Uncategorized, Young Drivers of Canada

I was recently contacted by a former student of mine. They were telling me how they’ve driven collision free and ticket free sine they received their license. The cool thing was they were my student at Young Drivers of Canada back in 1991! Over 20 years of safe driving is a feat all in itself,…

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

Distracted….walking?

Posted in cell phone law, cell phones, common sense, communicating, defensive driving, distracted driving, driver responsibility, driver training, driving articles, looking well ahead, passion for safe driving, pedestrian safety, right of way, risk taking, safe driving, sharing the road, Uncategorized

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…

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