John Ducker

Instead of simply watching the road, good drivers read probability. It's an easy way out for me to write continually about practicing the basics of safe driving each week.

We've all got one, or maybe more, in our lives: the friend, family member, or coworker whose driving consistently makes you tense.

Headlines signal there's a subtle but dangerous shift happening with some drivers.

Modern cars are dramatically safer for crash survival because engineers today design them to save the people inside, not the car.

Driver speed, inattention and bad weather can put emergency responders working on the side of the road and those they are trying to help at risk.

Older cars have headlights that look cloudy, yellow, or hazy. That usually means the lens coating has started to fail. They can be restored.

U.S. federal crash data shows trend toward taller, heavier passenger vehicles has contributed to thousands of pedestrian deaths over the past decade.

Electric motorcycles — often marketed as electric bikes, dirt bikes or “off-road recreation vehicles” — are appearing everywhere, without the regulations to go with them.

I feel that there's been a noticeable surge in traffic volume around the CRD these past few weeks. Can't offer anything scientific on that, but it certainly feels different out there right now.

Every year, our municipalities add more signs, more signals, more flashing warnings, more painted instructions, and more roadside “safety” features