Brad's Auto Reviews

When it comes to winter driving sometimes it takes a few people a bit more time than others to properly adjust their driving style to match weather conditions. These are usually the people you see on our roads during the winter months who speed, tailgate and simply don't take the time to properly clear snow and ice from their vehicles. Some make the mistake of believing that just because their vehicle is equipped with snow tires that they can drive how ever the please this isn't the case. In an effort to help make the roads safer for all of us this winter season I have compiled a short list of tips that will hopefully help other drivers to start taking winter driving more seriously. Top Safe Winter Driving Tips: 1 - Consider purchasing a good set of winter tires as they provide greater traction than all-season tires on snow and ice. If you can't afford winter tires make sure the ones that are on your vehicle are fully capable of...

When it comes to driving on city streets and highways I am always amazed with what I see. Now the one thing I see most frequently is people driving at high rates of speed down city streets. It seems as if they don’t understand the dangers that are involved with driving this way. Just the other day a young man in a red Honda Prelude flew past me like I was standing still weaving in and out of traffic as if the roadway was his own personal race track. All it takes is one mistake a person crossing the street or another driver changing lanes without indicating and the outcome would have been tragic. In recent weeks here in the Province of Ontario local news casts have been filled with stories of drivers and passengers who have been killed in accidents where speed was a contributing factor. Just last week a story about a motorcyclist weaving in and out of traffic at a high rate of speed in a YouTube video gained the attention of the media and eventually the police. It se...