Halloween Safety Tips for Parents & Kids: Make sure your kids are dressed in reflective gear, give them a few glow sticks or flash lights; if nothing else attach some reflective tape to their costume Teach them not to dart across the road, cross only at the corners and look left & right (always look…
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Question on Blocking Pedestrian Crosswalks – The Inevitable
Question : I have a question about crosswalks which have no traffic lights and where you are trying to turn on to a busier road. I know that I should stop before the crosswalk and wait for pedestrians to clear. Once they clear, I can cover the crosswalk and start to edge out.But, what if…
Bus Only Left Turns -Question Intersections
Question : I have been instructed on a school bus run that I may be included to take a left at a downtown busy intersection which is designated for “bus only.” I was honked at last day on route by other drivers and given the Stare. I do not want to get a driving infraction…
Tinted Front Windows on Vehicles – What You Need to Know
“Vancouver Police @VancouverPD Tuesday Traffic Test Answer: Vehicle windows can be tinted from the driver’s shoulders back, but NOT forward of the driver.” Interesting! So this means, absolutely no tinting of your front windshield whatsoever. Driver’s side windows? I suppose this would technically depend on the size of the driver and the size of the vehicle….
Driving Away? Quick Summer Road Trip Check List
Here are some ideas for summer road trips… Depending on how far you’re going, you may find some of these items not necessary. Good to think about it though. Driving a camper? Make sure your vehicle is secure and your cargo is not overloaded. GPS; preferably one you can speak to without touching and that…
Which Color Of Car Is Best? 3 Best And Worst Choices
Which Color Of Car Is Best For You? If you’re wondering which color of car is best, you are not alone. But what does ‘best’ mean? The one that stays clean the longest? The one that stays out of collisions the most? Or the one that you need to be the most inconspicuous; for whatever…
Driving A Car For The First Time? Top 5 Easy, Practical Tips
Driving a car for the first time in your life? How exciting! And terrifying, mostly for your co-pilot. Today we are presenting our top 5 most important tips for people who are driving an automobile for the very first time in their entire life! Now I am going to try and keep this very basic….
Fresh Green Light – Or Stale? Anticipating Traffic Lights
Traffic Signal Anticipation – Fresh Green Light When we talk about traffic signal anticipation, we are talking about the traffic lights changing. More specifically when they may be changing from green to yellow. Are you driving towards a fresh green light, or is it stale? Is it going to go yellow? Then what? When you’re…
Vehicle Break Down On Train Tracks – Avoid Armageddon 1 Way
Vehicle Break Down On Train Tracks, and a Train is Coming? Wouldn’t that be your lucky day, a vehicle break down on train tracks. To be driving along, minding your business, driving over some simple train tracks. And then all of a sudden you find yourself stopped in the middle of the train tracks. And…