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.
Sharing the Road With Bicycles
In September 2015, Ontario enacted legislation in an attempt to make the road safer for people on bicycles. Drivers need to take heed of some of these changes: All drivers of motor vehicles are required to maintain a minimum distance of one metre, where practical, when passing cyclists on highways. The penalty for not leaving […]
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.”
Happy New Year 2016
As 2015 draws to a close and 2016 is about to begin, we would like to express our appreciation to all of our current and former students. It is our students that make us successful, and from the feedback that we have been getting after each course, our students feel that we are doing the […]
2015 Christmas Draw Won By Morgan Clapp
Sharon from Mike Fisher’s Driving School presents a check to Morgan Clapp, the winner of our 2015 Christmas draw. Morgan received 50% off on her training fee, and immediately went shopping after class. Congratulations to Morgan and all of our other winners in 2015.
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 […]
New Driving School Directory of MTO Approved Schools
One of the biggest problems in finding a good driving school is that it is difficult to find out which ones are ministry approved. The MTO has a listing of all schools by city, but there is no cross linking in it to towns that are close by, so the utility of the page is […]
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 […]
