My name is Mike Fisher.
Mike Fisher – Owner and Operator of Mike Fisher’s Driving School, Cobourg Ontario, and Peterborough Ontario.
I am a long time driving instructor, and I own Mike Fisher’s Driving School.
I have also spent many years as a Health and Safety Instructor.
In this blog, I hope to pass along some of the safety tips and driving tips and techniques that I have learned over the years as a Health and Safety Instructor, while driving, and training driving students.
Please read and send me any feedback or questions via the site contact form.
Julius Grozly - Memorial
Mike here: My dad (Julius Grozly) passed away February 02, 2018, with family at his side, after a courageous battle with cancer. In dad’s true typical fashion, not once complaining to family or medical staff of his situation, or even the extreme pain that he was enduring. By far the toughest man I have ever […]
Ministry of Transportation - New Traffic Rules for 2018
Beginning on January 1, 2018, the following changes to the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) came into force. For the future toll Highway 418 which joins the 407 to the 401 between Oshawa and Bowmanville, these include: • Drivers with a G1 licence will be restricted from driving on the new highway • Bicycles, wheelchairs, and […]
Latest Students to Pass their Road Tests on Their First Attempt
Congratulations to Olga Gerin, Hannah Brook, Amanda Fischer, and Nolan Stevenson. Each passed their road test on the first attempt with scores ranging from 92%-96%. This is just a small example of our students exceptionally high success rates. We will keep you posted on other students results in the future. Mike
Grand Prize Winners From Our Class of October 3, 4 & 13, 14, 2017
As always, our Class G Driving Courses continue to be well attended, with 32 students in our Oct. 3, 4, 13 & 14, 2017 class. Kaila Macklin, Michael Liscio, and Danielle Crafts each received our grand prize of $305.00 which represents a 50% rebate of their course fee. The other 29 students received gift cards […]
What Not To Expect On Your Driver's Test
This is pretty funny. Unfortunately, some of the things that I witness other drivers doing while behind the wheel makes me believe that, somewhere in the world, there may actually be drivers tests that are conducted in this way. I can assure you that this is not the case in Ontario. Mike
Difference Between No Parking and No Stopping
This question pops up sometimes: What is the difference between “No Parking” and “No Stopping” signs? No Parking means you can not stop there, unless you are loading or unloading passengers or merchandise. No Stopping means no stopping! Even for a moment.
May 2017 Class Donate to Chase McAllister
Some of the students from the May 2017 class pose with Chase McAllister. Mike was thrilled to have Chase and his mother attend the class to receive a donation totaling $695.00 to help Chase and his family through his rehabilitation.
May 2017 Winners of The 50/50 Draws
In our May 2017 class, the winners of the 50/50 draws were: Florentina Marsden, Liam Gawne, and Chase McAllister For every course, for every 10 enrolled students, we hold a draw and rebate 50% of the winner’s driving school course fee.
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!!!
Winners Of Our 50/50 Draw December 27, 2016 Class.
At Mike Fisher’s Driving School, we do our best to keep our classes interesting. One of our fun activities is our 50/50 draw. Each class, for every 10 enrolled students, we do a draw and give the winner a check for 50% of their enrollment fee. Here are the winners of our last class of […]