Life fills our brain with experiences and events that differ for each sibling, even when we grow up in the same house. One may think it’s a fun experience. The other may think not. These core experiences accumulate and grow into habits as we enter adulthood, as we add new beliefs and new routines. Sometimes […]
Parking lots, driveways, alleyways, malls, gas stations, any roadway that is off the streets that’s not really a clearly marked street or place to drive is a SLOW SLOW SLOW land. These places cars bike people can walk move in all and any direction. And they do often without any regard for the 1500 kg […]
45 minutes before test time. You hired an instructor to drive around the general area. This driver had failed twice before at this same test center. Throughout the 45 minutes the driver took the following actions: drove over the speed limit 6 times (instant fails)slammed the brakes on 3 times nearly rear ending the car […]
WHITE Critical Regulations Rules Laws Top Most Important Pay Attention Here! YELLOW Warning Caution Hard Your Future Watch ahead These Things Are Coming! Be Pared for Them! Hello! RED Stop No Do not Do It Danger Alert Watch Out Be Extra Careful How many colours are missing here? Did your driving instructor or driving school […]
Many years ago my best friend missed ONE stop sign, visited the very edge of death, and lost 6 years of life, living in rehabilitation and learning to walk and talk again. As kids growing up, we did not learn to hunt for ALL FOUR STOP SIGN in an intersection. We also did not realize […]
I drove right beside a playground on my test with a playground sign and I kept my speed at 30 km/h and failed! WHY? I saw a playground sign! I saw a school crossing sign! I saw a pedestrian crossing sign. I thought it was 30! OK. The exam is not a thought exam. It […]
“If you turn right here, its faster.” “You could have made that light you know.” “You don’t need to drive the speed limit you know. You can go faster!” “Slow driving is dangerous and there are laws against it in the rules of the road.” thrill versus relaxed “If you turn left here its slower […]
Over 50km/h must you move to right lane on a multi lane road. Important for Class 5 Tests on the highways. Read more about Keeping Right and Letting Others Pass Frequently Asked Questions about the Keep Right Law. Drivers should think twice about hogging the left lane on high-speed highways when new rules come into […]
My method adds in old school elements to these parks but to start these driving school tips are great. Enjoy! And it’s a must-do move on both class 5 and class 7 drivers test in B.C.!
In Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act has the right of way is mentioned once. SEE HERE In British Columbia’s Motor Vehicle Act has the right of way is mentioned 7 times. SEE HERE However in both places, has the right of way is only mentioned in relation to pedestrians crossing the road at intersections, or lights, […]
I have recently been working with a group that all seem to carry very similar beliefs, which results in them repeating the same behaviour while driving. Using their short-term memory, they can perform the new requests, ok. But over time, or under stress, they revert to their habits, those older ways of thinking, those patterns […]
Core beliefs start at birth and get stronger as we age. Rarely do we change these cores. I call them habits-of- our-thinking. For many, we never question these core beliefs. We allow them to rule. But under stress, while driving, like on an exam, these core beliefs may kick in and overrule what your eyes […]
“Turning right here! It is a better route to work,” states my co-worker. Yes, every passenger has a differing opinion on how best to travel. Most people choose the FASTEST as the benchmark to GOOD driving. “Ha ha I beat you there. Jeez man you drive too slow!” This public or common sense opinion never […]
Generally, as we learn, we can hold about 5+ pieces of information at the same time in our attention or in our short term memory. hold the steering wheelpush more on the gastrack the speedometer to keep it at 50kscan far ahead to see the green changing to yellowtrack the lines on the sides to […]
‘You can catch that light you know!’ ‘If you go left here its faster.’ The Bugatti. If you do not know this name, just say it at the next dinner meeting and watch what sex KNOWS. It’s the faster production car one can buy. It can go as fast, if not faster than the F1 […]

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