Covers a wide variety of driving situations and provides advice on how to handle them, including such topics as night driving, coping with road rage, handling breakdowns, and avoiding crashes. (view table of contents)

Product Description: This book addresses three questions: why are there so many antisocial drivers who are inconsiderate, selfish, rude, and frequently drive in an offensive manner that disregards the rights of other drivers to be treated courteously and safely; (2) how can antisocial drivers be persuaded to become prosocial drivers who drive carefully with due consideration for the well-being of others; and (3) how can novice drivers be prevented from acquiring antisocial driving habits? The authors answer these questions by integrating, for the very first time, three large bodies of research: traffic research that has identified personal factors associated with driving violations and risky or careless driving; psychological research that has identified personal factors associated with a variety of types of antisocial behavior; and criminological research that has identified personal factors that are the targets of programs that effectively reduce antisocial behavior...read more

Offers advice on handling roadside emergencies, preventive maintenance, avoiding car theft, coping with accidents, and driving in extreme road conditions

Product Description: The objective of this book is to provide a state-of-the-art overview of the different research methodologies and approaches used for analyzing the impact of driver information systems. The emphasis is on theoretical, simulation and empirical models, and the resulting implications for effectively and efficiently designing and implementing driver information systems...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The fifth edition (first time in color) of the popular and long-running primer on high-performance street and race track driving from top driver and driving instructor Bob Bondurant. This new edition is updated to include the latest information from Bondurant's school and will appear with a fresh new, all-color design...read more

Product Description: Who better to write a book on performance driving than Bob Bondurant? Bob knows fast driving - and he knows how to teach it! Here Bob draws from his highly-regarded law enforcement course on police pursuit and counterterrorist interception driving to fill you in on the pursuit techniques used by today's police officers...read more

Simple text and photographs describe riding in a car, including fastening seat belts, stopping for red lights, and driving at night. (view table of contents)

A four-step, behind-the-wheel training guide for parents of teenage drivers shares accessible strategies through which parents can monitor the early stages of learning, sharing advice on such topics as defensive driving under hazardous conditions, avoiding the use of alcohol and drugs, and establishing responsible driving habits. Original. 30,000 first printing.

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Product Description: Drive With Less Stress is the first book written specifically to help people deal with driving-related stress. This unique book covers everything from traffic congestion, inconsiderate drivers, "near-misses" and accidents to misplaced keys, the pressures of time, a driver's attitude and mechanical breakdowns...read more

Product Description: A Practical Resource for Understanding, Preventing, and Managing Driver Distraction It is estimated that up to 23 percent of crashes and near-crashes are caused by driver distraction, and these figures will likely increase as more and more distractions, both inside and outside the vehicle, compete for driver attention...read more

Product Description: This handbook contains all the information a driver needs when going abroad, whether in their own car or hiring a car in another country. Presented in a colourful, easy-to-follow format, it includes details on local rules and regulations, driving techniques, car preparation, documents, insurance and road safety...read more

Offers anecdotes and tips for new drivers on topics including road rage, traffic accidents, driving in bad weather, and getting a ticket.

Product Description: 20,000 Collisions Waiting to Happen - That's what faces America's driving population each and every day. No wonder. An exploding population of poorly-trained, overconfident, aggressive drivers cram themselves into a barely-growing network of pavement...read more

Product Description: This book has been generated by the EC-funded Dedicated Road Infrastructure for Vehicle Safety in Europe DRIVE collaborative research programme. it brings together work on driver behaviour, traffic safety, and human- machine interfacing to review the state of the art in Europe in terms of systems specification, design, evaluation, and implementation for near- future vehicles...read more

Product Description: The intent of this work is to present in a single concise volume an overview of the current state of knowledge with regard to the psychomotor performance effects of therapeutic agents and abused substances. Thus, in a few minutes' time, one may come to an appreciation of the number and the nature of the psychometric studies that have been performed with drugs such as bupropion, lorazepam and methylphenidate...read more

Discusses becoming a licensed driver and such related concerns as getting your first car, road safety, drinking and driving, and road rage. (view table of contents)