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Road Safety and Driving Skills

Practical skills that lower your collision risk on UK roads

Most UK drivers have not had any structured training since their practical test. This book is a refresher built around the techniques used in advanced driver assessments (IAM RoadSmart, RoSPA), translated into plain English. Every chapter is something you can practise on your next journey.

Contents

  1. Chapter 1 — The System of Car Control, in plain English

    8 min

    Information, Position, Speed, Gear, Acceleration — what each step actually means and how to use it at a normal junction.

  2. Chapter 2 — Observation, mirrors and the vanishing point

    4 min

    How experienced drivers read a road three corners ahead, and the simple vanishing-point check that tells you whether a bend is tightening.

  3. Chapter 3 — Wet roads, cold mornings and low-grip driving

    5 min

    The first ten minutes of rain, when standing water forms, and what understeer and oversteer actually feel like.

  4. Chapter 4 — Motorway discipline: lanes, gaps and exits

    4 min

    Lane discipline, two-second rules, smart-motorway hazards and what to do if you break down in a live lane.

  5. Chapter 5 — Using Expert Car Check before a test drive: a short tutorial

    4 min

    A walk-through of how to read a vehicle's record before you turn the key — finance, write-off categories, MOT history and mileage continuity.