Professional Driving Techniques, 4th Edition
Created by high-risk driving expert Anthony J. Scotti
who has also authored Executive Safety and International Terrorism
“When confronted with an accident producing situation, most people don’t lose control of their vehicle, they give it up. The average driver uses less
than half of the vehicle’s capability.
In fact, statistics show that in over 40 percent of all automobiel accidents,
the drivers never realized they were in trouble until they heard the screech of
tires and the crunch of steel.” Anthony J. Scotti
Whether you drive for a living or live to drive, or drive just to get yourself
around, safe driving means being aware of situations that cause accidents or
injuries and knowing what you can do to avoid or prevent them.
This book walks you step by step through the intricacies of the Driving
System--the Driver, the Vehicle and the Driving Environment. You'll learn how to maintain your vehicle--and its driver--in optimum condition for
taking to the road, and how to maintain vehicle control in both everyday and
emergency situations --in a variety of road and weather conditions.
The Essential Guide to Operating
a Motor Vehicle with Confidence and Skill
Features:
P How to recognize the five major accident situations and the human and mechanical
failures that usually cause them.
P The basics of vehicle dynamics and why the vehicle sometimes does what it wants
to do, not what the driver wants it to.
P The finer points of vehicle control in everyday driving (timing, maneuvering,
spotting hazards) and in emergency situations such as when there are five
seconds or less between the driver and a potentially serious situation.
P How to operate the controls with precision, accuracy, and in the proper
sequence.
P The necessity of both mental and physical readiness and the adverse effects of
fatigue and stress.
New
Road Rage P Braking and Traction Systems P Safe Driving and Auto Maintenance Tips from Shell Oil Company
