Drive to Survive (Motorbooks Workshop)
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (688 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760305250 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Give this to your kids" according to Steve Harrison. This would be a good book to make your teenage children read. The book basically says "pay attention to your driving" and "drive defensively." But it concretely teaches them what to do in order to put these concepts into effect.Older drivers, who already try to practice those ideas, will get some useful information from this book but they should not expect to be better drivers after reading it. Aside from a few details -- how to adjust the mirrors, for example -- the more advanced driving techniques it recommends must be learned and practiced. Most people are not going to hav. Andrew Baye said required reading for the safety conscious. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is concerned with their personal safety. It provides practical information for dealing with various types of dangerous driving situations.It is apparent though, that some reviewers who had a problem with the level of violence or risk involved in some of the tactics and maneuvers described in the book are talking from the perspective of people who haven't had to deal with much violence and have no idea what it's like to be in a life threatenning situation.Just because it's outside of the scope of their experience, doesn't mean that so. "No excuses are asked or accepted" according to Maxim Masiutin. The author looks to the problem of road safety from many points: perceptivity, awareness, consciousness, vigilance, alertness, carefulness, perfectness in high-performance driving, evasive driving techniques, prevention of kidnapping and carjacking, keeping your car always in perfect condition, wearing the seatbelt, having the right safety equipment and useful gadgets, and so on. The writer finds analogies between survival as a solder in Vietnam war and survival as a driver of a car on public roads in the U.S (and in the other countries as well). The main point of this book i
It's a hostile world out there! What do you do if you're being followed or harassed in your car? This dynamic guide teaches you evasive driving techniques such as the legendary bootlegger hairpin, J-turns, and how to run your assailant off the road. Filled with combat survival and race car driving techniques that are crucial for keeping your options open in life-threatening situations.