We BLUE CAR were changing lanes. I checked, and checked my rear mirror. The lane beside was clear. I signaled and started to move left. My friend in the front seat touched my arm and delayed my movement to my left. He saw the RED CAR moving into the same lane at the same time […]
Amazing explanation of how much technology controls intersections. air tubes – pressure plates – copper coil – loops – video detection
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 […]
https://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/new-drivers/Documents/driver-experience-log.pdf Your First Twenty Hours The fine muscles in your ankles and wrists take time to develop and give your foot and hands accurate enough control to move the car smoothly. Merging your hands and feet with your eyes so they all work as a single unit also takes time to develop to move smoothly. […]
Valuable Strategy to Avoid Trouble While Driving Three problems appear at the same time in the same space on your way to work: narrow roadway + fella unloading his car standing in the street side + bike rider coming towards us. Split the problems apart so you can deal with them one at a time. […]
Often partners of my new drivers suggest that it’s important to have a very high degree of skill with the car including the mechanics and how the car works. Modern cars are designed to make it easy to drive, minimal knowledge required. But once you hit the legal roads with signs rules laws bylaws and […]
You will face this tremendous internal conflict when preparing with your driving school for your big ICBC test day. The scene is Granville bridge, currently under construction with posted speed maximums at 30 km/hr. Let me set the stage first with the facts: Your driving test is five days from today. You have driven for […]
Those fine details while driving are everywhere. Switching from the simple back to the complex from big awareness back to reading the fine print is driving. WELCOME TO DRIVING!
Listening to a driving instruction is different than doing it.Doing it, like you are an actor, at least looks right.Doing it because you genuinely understand and believe it should be the goal. Understanding is deeper, longer-term learning. “Be confident.”“Act confident.”“I am confident.” Recently I have several clients say to me, “I feel confident. I feel […]
A short little toot toot! 1/10 of a second each. Easy short taps on the horn. This tells those near you to watch out and look around. Very friendly. Simple. Easy. The further away you toot, the kinder and easier it is for their ears to hear you and their eyes to flicker around to […]
DRIVER A Runs the red light. It’s daylight and the driver can see all four directions for two blocks each way. No other road users’ insight. It’s free and clear to go. The driver keeps their speed constant and drives straight through the red light. DRIVER B Runs a red light. It’s daylight and the […]
I love it when I go for a spin with a group of friends and one of them drives. Occasionally some object gets too close to our car and the driver starts to speak louder and louder, “hey hey Hey HEy HEY HEY HEY!” Often to the point of screaming at the top of his […]
My best friend missed a simple stop sign at a 4-way intersection partially hidden by an overgrown tree. He wasn’t trained to scan all signage in four directions. He only checked his side. He didn’t look for another stop sign on the other side of the road with its corresponding fat white stop line, which […]
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, […]
A very good video showing several examples of tires losing traction on the roads. You cannot steer – you cannot stop! WHAT DO YOU DO? A wide variety of slippery surfaces from dry pavement to sheet ice. Watch how different vehicles handle the situation. In one instance you will see a truck with chains on […]
