They fall asleep. They tell you that everything is easy. They talk on their cell phone and answer calls. They show you the test area over and over and over. They stop and do errands. They go everywhere including downtown, new areas and tricky areas constantly. Each lesson is interesting with new and exciting things. […]
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This workshop will allow a group of senior instructors to administer the workshop on how cooperative driving differs from other types of driving in subtle as well as in very obvious ways. Using this model may help in preparing new drivers to maintain many of the learned behaviours they acquired to pass the road test […]
Some choose to believe… Never allowing the thought ‘failure’ into your mind is exactly the same as the ‘failure’ never happening.Brainwashing yourself to believe that there is only one possible outcome is the same as there is only one possible outcome.Believing that a failure is not for you, brainwashes your brain into never being able […]
I dont need the one hour warm up. I just need your car. My business must be growing because I am starting to receive very odd requests. Can I give you $100 to use your car for my driving test? In return I want you to give me your $50,000 car. $5,000,000 in insurance coverage. […]
Introducing a new driver to a bustling, intricate roadway can be a daunting experience. There’s an overwhelming array of factors to keep in mind—almost too many to count. It’s like stepping into a whirlwind, encapsulated within a 2000 kg mass of steel hurtling forward at high speeds, alongside other cars zooming by, including massive trucks. […]
Again I encounter a driver who has somehow qualified to attempt the final Class 5 drivers exam having never driven a day in their entire life. How is this possible? It has now happened to me more than a dozen times so far. WTHeck? A Short Recap. The first test called 7 is for beginner […]
In my humble opinion as a driving instructor… Most if not all revert right back to their previous country’s way of driving within 5 minutes of passing the exam. Many are excited happy and very anxious to SHOW ME HOW THEY DRIVE like back home, now that they are licensed. I learned the hard way […]
A Police officer encountered this 76 driver in a residential area driving on the wrong side of the road. A full doctor’s medical review was passed with flying colours. The doctor gave the AOK to continue driving but still must pass the driving assessment. Driving School 90-minute lesson uncovered the following: rolled stop signsresolved by […]
Come drive complex busy congested short blocks confusing road designs busy bikers and lots of pedestrians. My extensive training in crash research with Transport Canada cell phone studies prepared me very well in handling working with new drivers downtown in complex situations. Why are we the only driving school training in the complex downtown area? […]
“If you turn right here, it’s 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 it’s slower […]
pull out your driving journalsit down immediately and write a list of essential things you need to focus onbetter yet, record yourself talking about the session to review later many times over and overenter a date & time and write what you did well and what areas concerned youquickly review in the two driver handbooks […]
This is found at on-ramps as you accelerate to highway speeds of 80 plus. Usually, you come from a residential 50 zone and must speed up to 80 BEFORE you enter the highway’s first lane. Drivers often notice this sign for the first time during their driving test day during the test! You see the […]
How we drive comes from a wide variety of different needs and motivations. Compare two differences here. A TO B DRIVING Kids Family Job Rush Hour A typical day of a busy family rushing through the schedule of education, work, sports, shopping, family and more. I call this the A-to-B-Driving where time and money are […]
LCR SCAN Left Centre Right Before driving through an intersection on a road test, you must check LCR. WHY? WHAT’S THE CONNECTION TO SAFETY AND SPENDING ICBC’s MONEY? While driving down a residential street, a car pulls out of their driveway, and you collide. Not that many drivers pull out of driveways, and when they […]
Yes, I got to practise a bit. Where did you go? Um, we did the same thing we always do. We do errands. So you drive from home to grandmothers and back? Yup! Break this A to B habit. Plan the training portion for your new driver. In the first 15 minutes, plan to circle […]
