Category Archives: Driving
Please Do Not Text and Drive!
We stress this in all of our courses, but it always bears repeating. PLEASE DO NOT TEXT AND DRIVE!!!
Paul Turcotte Our 50/50 Draw Winner November 05, 2016 Class
We congratulate Paul Turcotte for winning the 50/50 draw during our November 05, 2016 class. Our 50/50 draw rebates 1/2 of the cost of the course to the winner. We have one draw for every 10 enrolled students.
Ryan Smith and Cassandra Sheppard - Winners of the October 15, 2016 Class 50/50 Draw
Cassandra Sheppard and Ryan Smith are the happy winners of our October 2016 Class G driving instruction class in Cobourg Ontario. These students have each won a draw and received a rebate of 50% of their driving instruction tuition.
March Class 50/50 Draw Winner Thomas Corrigan
We congratulate Thomas Corrigan for winning the 50/50 draw in March. In March, we held a draw of our enrolled students, and the winner received a check for 50% of his course fee.
How Not To Write Your Beginner's License Test Starring Christopher Lloyd
The Reverend Jim “Iggy” Ignatowski, played by Christopher Lloyd (of “Back To The Future” fame), was a fictional character in the 1970s television series Taxi. A gentle soul, Jim, in his own words, was “the living embodiment of the Sixties. Burned out on LSD.”
Ontario Drivers Will See Changes in 2016
2016 will introduce some driving changes, and of course, some fee increases for Ontario Drivers. Rules of The Road Changes for Drivers: Starting January 1, 2016, drivers must remain stopped at a pedestrian or school crossing until everyone is off the road. Conversely, pedestrians are not allowed to step onto the roadway at any of […]
"The Isaac Foundation" is the Beneficiary of the November 2015 Student Driving Class
“Mike Fisher’s Driving School is pleased to announce his students voted on “The Isaac Foundation” to receive the funds raised by the November class. Mike and his students were thrilled to meet Isaac and his Dad when they attended the classroom to accept the donation, at the Best Western Cobourg. Thank you to all of […]
Ontario Passes Improved Road Safety Legislation - June 2, 2015
Press Release “New Rules Will Help Reduce Collisions, Injuries and Fatalities” June 2, 2015 12:30 P.M. – Ministry of Transportation(MTO). Today, Ontario passed the “Making Ontario’s Roads Safer” Act to help make Ontario’s roads among the safest in Canada and the United States. In order to reduce collisions, injuries and fatalities on Ontario’s roads, the […]
Distracted Driving is Deadly
In a previous article I mentioned that distracted driving is the most deadly killer in Ontario. This is more now than drinking or speeding. Drivers have been banned since 2009 from using mobile devices behind the wheel unless they are hands free. Drivers can be fined upwards of $280.00 if caught violating this law. Legislation […]
Summer Time Driving Safety
Distracted Driving Statistics Are Alarming Although 99% of drivers think that they drive safely, most of that number admit to doing things that are classified as “distracting” while behind the wheel. Seventy Six percent of people ate while driving, and fifty four percent talk on phones, or worse yet, text. Every day, I see drivers […]