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Summary: Great, great material, shame about the typesetting
Comment: This is probably *the* most valuable book out there - it literally may save your life!!! Really good material and it differentiates itself from, say, Roadcraft, by focusing on the mental processes involved in driving. As I read it I came across many, many, "wow, I hadn't thought about it like that" moments! Every driver should buy and read this book; I've been recommending it to friends and family.
However.... the typesetting of the book is absolutely dreadful, and this is a real shame because it makes the material visually quite hard to read. Ironic for a book focusing on mental processes! Hence the 4 stars but don't let this stop you buying it, because I can guarantee you'll learn a great deal from reading it.
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Summary: A must read for ALL drivers of any vehicles
Comment: I passed my driving test 10 months ago, I bought this book within a week of passing my test. The book is certainly worth paying a few pounds for as it could really save your life or someone elses.
As a novice driver I have come across quite a lot of really bad driving already, to the point where I now think that all drivers should have some form of re-test every 10 years or at the very minimum be forced to go to and listen to a one day lecture on safer driving and thinking.
Until that time all drivers should read this book at least once, the book shows you that driving is not something you just do automatically with your limbs you should be useing your brain to THINK about your actions and that of other road users.
A good bit of advice from the book talks about driving as a team, we are all on a team even though the other drivers may change along the way, but the ultimate aim of the team is to ensure that you and your fellow team members all get home safely.
There is so much advice and so much to think about when you are driving that you will wonder why this is not part of the driving test as standard. I quite often dip into the book to refresh my thinking about certain driving aspects.
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Summary: Perfect gift
Comment: This book (a recent birthday gift) captures superbly how to progress from a purely "functional" driver to a very "safe" one. The difference is in how much control you achieve over the dangers you are in and what happens to you. Having been in police and corporate training for over 20yrs, it shows all the things and more that I have been coaching to drivers and often struggled to fully explain.
Whether a novice just through the test or a high mileage experienced driver, it is certain to open your mind to a new level of how to keep yourself safe on the road. It is also an addictive read in itself too, and I totally recommend it.
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Summary: Surprisingly Different, very easy and totally useful
Comment: After more than 20 years of driving I wish I had found a book like this sooner. It is both different and brilliant! It does exactly what it promises, and reveals the skills that can really keep you safe on the road. After reading this book you will know WHY it is your THINKING that must keep you safe. Then HOW it works, and HOW to use it to improve your own driving. All in one package.
It is laid out clearly and in a very logical structure, so that you can easily dip in and out of the topics. The way the skills are explained is also very easy to understand and to use. There is a constant flow of helpful tips and information on every page, from start to finish.
The foreword, by the head of the Driving Instructors Association, says, "... without question it can help reduce the huge toll of fatalities and injuries on the roads". I think I agree.
The author obviously has a passion for the subject, and the relaxed style is a 'good read' in itself too.
This is an excellent book for anyone who wants to drive more safely, and more enjoyably.
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Summary: Better Thinking Skills Will Prevent Crashes
Comment: Excellent! The best road safety manual you'll ever read! As the title implies, this book is all about encouraging drivers to become thinking drivers; it is about cooperating with other road users; it is about managing risk, not apportioning blame; and, most importantly, it is about the one thing missing from driver training today - EDUCATION.
"...the true Education element of road safety has been given the least opportunity to contribute", says the author.
Stephen Haley presents the reader, in Skill 1 (`chapter' is replaced by the word `skill'), with a set of beliefs. For example:
"Safe driving is in my thinking. It is about actively managing risk with the decisions I make." (belief 2)
"Preventing a collision is more important than who would be to blame for it." (belief 3)
This book is for everyone:
*Teachers in schools educating the drivers of the future
*ADIs and anyone involved in driver training
*Those who drive regularly as part of their work
*Those who drive the kids to school, do the shopping and visit friends
*Those who passed their driving test long ago, whether or not they have had an accident in that time
*Confident drivers
*Timid drivers
*Advanced drivers
*Novice drivers
*Elderly drivers
Society needs this book. BUY IT! READ IT! LIVE BY IT!
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