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Driving techniques
Is your parent too old to drive?
There’s no easy way to question your parents’ driving skills. Aging can take a toll on driving skills in some people. Reflexes can become slow, vision and hearing deteriorate and medications can impair concentration, memory and reaction times.
Tune yourself up with a refresher course
There’s always room for improvement in your driving skills too. Over the years, driving techniques change. Laws change. Cars change. We change.Ask yourself these questions to determine how you could benefit from a driver’s refresher course at any age.
How to crash-proof your teen
Teen drivers are inexperienced, susceptible to peer pressure, and prone to risk-taking behaviour. It's no surprise that, according to Transport Canada, teens as a group have one of the highest rates of traffic accidents, and these accidents account for the most injuries and deaths. Experts agreethat parental involvement while teens are learning to drive is key to reducing these risks. Here are some ideas to keep your teen safer behind the wheel (and help settle your nerves!).
Put it in park
To ensure you and your car are always as safe as possible, keep these tips in mind the next time you’re looking for a place to park.
To ensure rear-facing infant seats and forward-facing toddler seats are properly installed, ask for an inspection at your police station.
