Can you tell when you are exhibiting signs of rage while driving? How do you know when your elderly parent should stop driving? What three hurdles should teenagers clear before learning to drive?
AAA answers these questions and more in its new book, Driving Survival, by Jim MacPherson. AAA's latest title in its Auto Guide series offers readers a comprehensive look at a wide variety of driving situations and how to handle them.
And the new book isn't just for four-wheelers. It offers advice for all drivers, including commercial truckers.
"The reality is that most fatal crashes involve people who are considered 'good' drivers," said MacPherson, noting that only 15% of these drivers were in a previous crash, while nearly 59% had no previous convictions for motor vehicle offenses.
"Whether you are just learning to drive or have been driving for decades, you need 'tools of the road' - specific techniques, knowledge and skills -- to survive increasingly complex driving environments, traffic patterns, vehicles and laws," said MacPherson. "Driving Survival is a reference book for everything from potentially dangerous situations, such as driving at night or handling breakdowns, to consumer information, such as buying a safer car or coping with road rage."
Recognizing that most crashes result from errors made by "good" drivers who often have years of experience behind the wheel, Driving Survival strives to help drivers embrace new habits and approaches to driving with the intent of reducing the likelihood of a crash, injury or death.
Throughout the book MacPherson provides information on developing safe driving habits and handling everyday situations drivers encounter, including highway driving, safety in larger vehicles such as SUVs and pickups, avoiding crime, mechanical emergencies, car crashes, severe weather, vehicle maintenance, managing risk and driving in a foreign country.
Driving Survival is available in participating AAA club travel stores and online at participating club web sites or www.aaa.com.
AAA answers these questions and more in its new book, Driving Survival, by Jim MacPherson. AAA's latest title in its Auto Guide series offers readers a comprehensive look at a wide variety of driving situations and how to handle them.
And the new book isn't just for four-wheelers. It offers advice for all drivers, including commercial truckers.
"The reality is that most fatal crashes involve people who are considered 'good' drivers," said MacPherson, noting that only 15% of these drivers were in a previous crash, while nearly 59% had no previous convictions for motor vehicle offenses.
"Whether you are just learning to drive or have been driving for decades, you need 'tools of the road' - specific techniques, knowledge and skills -- to survive increasingly complex driving environments, traffic patterns, vehicles and laws," said MacPherson. "Driving Survival is a reference book for everything from potentially dangerous situations, such as driving at night or handling breakdowns, to consumer information, such as buying a safer car or coping with road rage."
Recognizing that most crashes result from errors made by "good" drivers who often have years of experience behind the wheel, Driving Survival strives to help drivers embrace new habits and approaches to driving with the intent of reducing the likelihood of a crash, injury or death.
Throughout the book MacPherson provides information on developing safe driving habits and handling everyday situations drivers encounter, including highway driving, safety in larger vehicles such as SUVs and pickups, avoiding crime, mechanical emergencies, car crashes, severe weather, vehicle maintenance, managing risk and driving in a foreign country.
Driving Survival is available in participating AAA club travel stores and online at participating club web sites or www.aaa.com.
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