Welcome to Bridgestone Canadian Winter Driver Training
Driving is a Necessity – Thoughts by Gerry Low
Driving is a necessity for most Canadians. Most use their cars as a transportation tool, some for pleasure and others, as part of their work. Government committees have been established to reduce the number of fatalities and serious injuries caused by collisions on our roads. At last census, the recent year over year reductions have [...]
Winter `knobbies’ history now
Each autumn, the refrain used to be the same: “Time to put on the knobbies!” Winter was on its way. There’s a good reason they were called “knobbies,” since the old-fashioned winter tires were made up of large blocks of tread – each tread block being four times the size of those on a normal [...]
Why you need four winter tires
We all like to save a little money, but scrimping on the number of winter tires on your car is not an option. Winter driving is all about traction, we all agree on that. But traction goes beyond just the power to go forward. Traction also includes the ability to stop and turn. In my [...]
Why winter tires? There are many reasons
This is the time of year when the same discussion is heard in many offices, coffee shops and homes: should I put winter tires on my vehicle? The answer is a definitive and resounding “Yes,” if you want maximum safety. Whatever you have on your car, high performance summer tires or all-season tires, you will [...]
Welcome to Bridgestone Canadian Winter Driver Training
Each winter hundreds of unskilled, untrained drivers settle behind the steering wheel of their car and head for the roads, literally taking take their lives and those of others around them in their own hands. Our goal is to make you the safest driver you can be. Our winter driving training exists to help you [...]
The telltale signs it’s time to switch to winter tires
Every morning now, the driving gets a little lumpier, as those all-season tires work out the flat spots on their bottoms from parking overnight. That thump, thump, thump is a message. The all-season rubber on your car is just not happy trying to flex any muscle to grip the pavement as temperatures drop. Those are [...]