Many learning-to-drive clients talk about their fear of other drivers crashing into them. Some fear making a mistake while driving and injuring a pedestrian. We all know crashes, but what is the biggest issue to be concerned with? Unfortunately, there are many issues to be concerned with. Consider 67 million cars’ steering wheels exploding and […]
Panic takes complete control. Panic is lightning fast. Panic can detect danger in the blink of an eye. Panic erases all short-term memory. Panic has only one objective – ESCAPE NOW! Abandon all thinking. Abandon all calm. Abandon everything. Go as fast as possible in ANY DIRECTION away from the impending danger. Hit every possible […]
Vehicle “A” = 100%Vehicle ‘B” = 0% Go read ICBC’s 33 crash discussions all of which you should be very familiar with. Read Here! Reverse turn 168 Except as provided by the bylaws of a municipality or the laws of a treaty first nation, the Nisg̱a’a Nation or a Nisg̱a’a Village, a driver must not turn […]
Don’t look at the parked cars tight on both sides as we drive down the narrow residential street. So then, what do you look at? How about aiming for the middle of the empty space between the cars? Don’t think of failing versus focusing on the primary task of driving properly. 90% to 95% of […]
Who is to blame? Will you be conscious after you are hit to discuss the question? A frightening idea and, worse, a very scary situation to be involved with. And what does the law say about this? ICBC discusses it as part of their 33 crashes. This one is called “Crash making left turn at […]
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Are women more at risk in Car CRASHES? The anatomy of women is different than men hence the effect of seatbelts is different. The dummies historically were a medium size males for most research and design. Note here that the focus on prevention is POST-CRASH, which is the other end of the spectrum of DRIVER […]
STEEL As we drive down the residential road at 30 or 40 km/h, we see a long line of parked cars filling the entire block to our right- not a perfect line, with several vehicles jutting out a bit into our lane. PAINT To our left is that perfectly straight yellow centre line separating us […]
My car is an Acura RDX 4-cylinder engine 4-door SUV sport utility vehicle with all-wheel drive automatic transmission turbocharged leather interior. This car also comes in a 6-cylinder. Generally, it’s twice the cost of most driving school vehicles with its bigger wheels and increased height off the ground, giving us a stronger smoother ride. I […]
Super bone-dry pavement (zero) grabs my four rubber tires, firmly holding my car to the ground. We apply the brakes, and the vehicle stops as expected. Apply the accelerator, the car movement is accurate and predictable. Steering is the same. These three core controls repeatedly produce expected results on bone-dry pavement. Bone-dry roads disappeared during […]
I WANT TO BE A SUPER SAFE DRIVER! This is a familiar statement from many driving schools and driver training groups. However, many of these schools are rarely seen outside the test areas. Hmmm. Words versus Deeds. When I first entered the training industry, I was shocked at the list I was instructed to follow […]
Calm Driving Areas We start in a carefully chosen area with low traffic volumes and wider calmer street designs. Reducing complexity, in the beginning, is critical for developing the first steps to building knowledge, confidence and managing anxiety. Moving out of these preplanned calm areas is decided by the driver and done in small chunks […]
