Many, if not the majority of new Canadians, teach me their vigilant search for crossing red traffic at intersections on our first driving session together.“What if they don’t stop?”“Am I supposed to trust that they will stop?”“What do you mean I cannot slow down to look when I am on the Green light?”Is it possible […]
My beginning decade of teaching driving lessons with classroom training, saw many individuals not able to ask for help, beleiveing that asking was a weakness, an attack on their own I-CAN-DO-IT-MYSELF and I DON’T NEED ANY HELP! The corporate business world during drving lessons or driver training, boldly told me loud and clear “AH BORING! […]
Who pays when a biker crashes into a car? Who pays when a car crashes into a biker? What about all these EV’s Electric Vehicles racing around. Who pays? Where does the money come from when you break an arm or cannot work for a month? Do cyclists need insurance now? Is there such a […]
Both are spoken regularly in driver education as being important. Emergency braking and fast reactions. I can’t entirely agree with both. Or maybe it’s time someone can convince me of both. With my extensive driver education expertise, I am always willing to become a beginner once again. Until someone saves my misunderstanding, let me talk […]
Try and view this from a simple WHO’S GOT THE POWER point of view. Who’s the hazard here? Go beyond the laws and the right and wrongs. WHO IS CARRYING THE DAMAGING POWER HERE? Do driver education centers help you understand these kinds of POWER, POWERFUL, UNBELIEVABLE POWER associated with driving. It is presented in […]
First time I missed a 30 km/h in a school zone. I drove over the speed limit and failed. –SPEEDING The second time I missed seeing a pedestrian entering a crosswalk. The pedestrian was behind the steel beam that held up the roof of my car. –DANGEROUS ACTION The third time I did a three-point […]
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Relocated to British Columbia in 2019 following 13 years of teaching in Ontario, focusing on full insurance programs for new drivers and company drivers defensive driving programs. Spent an additional three years conducting applied research studies on various risks and crash potentials including cell phone usage. Established a practice in British Columbia in 2020, specializing […]
My best friend ran a stop sign partially covered by a tree at age 19. The dump truck nearly killed him as it smashed his 550cc motorbike into unrecognizable pieces. He spent the next five years relearning to walk and talk. We had been driving everything motorized since the age of 12. We thought we […]
Mom and son are on the way to school. Mom is living through multiple leading causes of external stress. Divorce, recently closed her own salon and obvious financial strain. Plus in the opening scenes, she’s fired by her lead client. Forgetfulness, being consistently late, and being disorganized are obvious behaviours she demonstrates as a result […]
SAFE DECISION Speed fails are based on going more than 54 in a 50 or 33 in a 30. Speed fails also include too slow and going 42 43 in a 50 WHEN ITS TOTALLY CLEAR and there are no issues to justify slower than 45. Speed fails also include too fast for conditions, such […]
INFORMATION OVERLOAD Many clients come to me from other trainers, confused and frustrated. The instructors dumped everything they knew onto the new driver, nonstop talking and feeding endless lists of things to do. Where are the priorities? What are the stages of learning? In what order does the learning need to occur? Is not each […]
We all accept various risks; sports, stocks, card games, walking, riding bikes, surfing and sky diving. Ride a bicycle with no brakes. Walk on an icy road with no winter boots. Leave the house in a winter storm with no winter jacket. Walk to the store to buy food but forget to check for your […]
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News & Latest Posts See what people are saying When I turned 16, my family quickly registered me for driving lessons. The instructors taught me maneuvers and how to pass the test, but they never focused on my mindset. Five years later, I took the learner driving test without confidence. The peer pressure and anxiety […]
