If you had to identify the environmental and road conditions that can affect your driving, you would come up with a very long list. Many factors can affect a driver’s ability to operate a vehicle, from a major storm outside to a mosquito buzzing around the interior of the vehicle. Although some factors are easier… Continue reading How to adjust driving behavior based on driving environment and road conditions
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How Strong Positive or Negative Emotions Affect Your Driving
On the road, a moment’s inattention can be dangerous. Distractions are common, whether they are related to outside factors such as accidents on the road or noisy passengers in the vehicle or factors internal to the driver. Some of the most dangerous factors can be strong emotions, including emotions that are positive or negative, pleasant… Continue reading How Strong Positive or Negative Emotions Affect Your Driving
How Positive and Negative Social Factors Influence Driving Attitudes and Behaviours
In an unfamiliar situation, how often have you looked around to see what other people were doing? It might have been at a fancy dinner where you were unsure of which knife or fork to use or while playing sports or at other activity. Sometimes, checking to see what others are doing can be helpful,… Continue reading How Positive and Negative Social Factors Influence Driving Attitudes and Behaviours
How driver behaviour impacts other road users
People’s behaviour is often hard to notice unless it is either very good or very bad, or if it has a definite effect on another person. On the road, however, driver behaviour can have serious consequences, and road users need to be aware of the possible impact of their own actions or other people’s behaviour.… Continue reading How driver behaviour impacts other road users
How to avoid a head-on collision
Collisions on the road are never good, but some crashes are worse than others. Head-on collisions between two vehicles can be some of the deadliest accidents, as well as causing many other injuries and major damage. Drivers need to be aware of the dangers of head-on collisions and to be careful to avoid getting into… Continue reading How to avoid a head-on collision
Driving is a privilege (not a right)
Getting a driver’s license for the first time can be exciting, but it can take people some time to realize how much responsibility driving entails, especially in difficult or dangerous conditions. Driving is so much a part of Canadian culture that some people might consider the ability to hold a driver’s license and to operate… Continue reading Driving is a privilege (not a right)
Consequences of bad decision making behind the wheel
Each day, people make decisions about both major and minor issues, sometimes after much thought and consideration and sometimes almost instinctively. Some of these decisions have no particular influence on the decision-maker’s life, but others can have long-term implications. For drivers, decisions can make the difference between a collision and an accident-free ride, and sometimes… Continue reading Consequences of bad decision making behind the wheel
Registration and Vehicle Insurance in Ontario
Before getting on the road in Ontario, drivers are legally required to have: Insurance appropriate for the vehicle A permit certifying your legal ownership of the vehicle License plates with current validation stickers A further requirement is for your vehicle to meet basic safety standards. Continue down the page for more information on vehicle permits,… Continue reading Registration and Vehicle Insurance in Ontario
The Level Two Road Test
New drivers, regardless of age, are far more prone to be involved in serious or fatal collisions than more experienced drivers are, according to statistics. Ontario’s graduated licensing system, introduced in 1994 for all drivers applying for their first car or motorcycle license, is designed to help new drivers learn safer and better driving habits.… Continue reading The Level Two Road Test
G driver’s license
How to get a G driver’s license: for new drivers If you are at least 16 years old and a resident of Ontario, you can apply for a driver’s license. With the challenges of operating a vehicle ahead, you will need both practice and the experience that comes with time. Normally, the two-step process of… Continue reading G driver’s license