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Mind Driving: New Skills for Staying Alive on the Road [Paperback]

Stephen Haley (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: DIA Publishing (15 Jun 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1873371160
  • ISBN-13: 978-1873371169
  • Product Dimensions: 14.9 x 20.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 19,865 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Synopsis

Driving is the most dangerous thing that most people do. This book explains how drivers can dramatically reduce the risk. Expert drivers use a lot more than conventional driving skills. The key is not just in what they do but, crucially, how they think. This has always been the most vital part of safe driving, but no one has found a way to explain the mental processes involved. "Mind Driving" explains how expert drivers think. Revealed for the first time are: what really causes danger on the road, how to control the danger, how to make life-saving decisions, and how to enjoy driving and do it safely at the same time. Every driver should read this book. No one involved in driver training or road safety can afford to be without it. True driving ability is still the most neglected element in the effort to reduce road casualties. It is essential that this is changed. This book will do that. "Mind Driving" is approved and recommended by the Driving Instructors Association and the Diamond Advanced driving test organisation.

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect gift 3 Nov 2006
By E Hughes
Format:Paperback
This book (a recent birthday gift) captures superbly how to progress from a purely "functional" driver to a very "safe" one. The difference is in how much control you achieve over the dangers you are in and what happens to you. Having been in police and corporate training for over 20yrs, it shows all the things and more that I have been coaching to drivers and often struggled to fully explain.

Whether a novice just through the test or a high mileage experienced driver, it is certain to open your mind to a new level of how to keep yourself safe on the road. It is also an addictive read in itself too, and I totally recommend it.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Different, very easy and totally useful 4 Oct 2006
By Andy Walker
Format:Paperback
After more than 20 years of driving I wish I had found a book like this sooner. It is both different and brilliant! It does exactly what it promises, and reveals the skills that can really keep you safe on the road. After reading this book you will know WHY it is your THINKING that must keep you safe. Then HOW it works, and HOW to use it to improve your own driving. All in one package.

It is laid out clearly and in a very logical structure, so that you can easily dip in and out of the topics. The way the skills are explained is also very easy to understand and to use. There is a constant flow of helpful tips and information on every page, from start to finish.

The foreword, by the head of the Driving Instructors Association, says, "... without question it can help reduce the huge toll of fatalities and injuries on the roads". I think I agree.

The author obviously has a passion for the subject, and the relaxed style is a 'good read' in itself too.

This is an excellent book for anyone who wants to drive more safely, and more enjoyably.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for ALL drivers of any vehicles 28 Aug 2007
By M. Smart
Format:Paperback
I passed my driving test 10 months ago, I bought this book within a week of passing my test. The book is certainly worth paying a few pounds for as it could really save your life or someone elses.

As a novice driver I have come across quite a lot of really bad driving already, to the point where I now think that all drivers should have some form of re-test every 10 years or at the very minimum be forced to go to and listen to a one day lecture on safer driving and thinking.

Until that time all drivers should read this book at least once, the book shows you that driving is not something you just do automatically with your limbs you should be useing your brain to THINK about your actions and that of other road users.

A good bit of advice from the book talks about driving as a team, we are all on a team even though the other drivers may change along the way, but the ultimate aim of the team is to ensure that you and your fellow team members all get home safely.

There is so much advice and so much to think about when you are driving that you will wonder why this is not part of the driving test as standard. I quite often dip into the book to refresh my thinking about certain driving aspects.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars Heavy going
Started reading, hoping to improve my driving.
Found it very dry and abstract.
Despite my best efforts, I gave up after 2 chapters, without having gained anything for my... Read more
Published 2 months ago by mr a r wood
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Brilliant!
Amazing book! In my opinion this should be required reading for anyone using the road, and that includes pedestrians. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Bolfunga
1.0 out of 5 stars No a great read and poor quality
Not a great read and nothing new in terms of the information provided. Poor images and graphics and overuse of different coloured text, which isn't pleasing to the eye. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Brian
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent and useful read...
This book has a very different approach to other advanced driving guides, and is well worth a read. As the name suggests, it addresses the psychology behind safe driving, as well... Read more
Published on 26 Jan 2010 by Nathan Burden
5.0 out of 5 stars The one to buy
Hi to everyone reading this review,i teach driving as a driving instructor and must say that this is a great book for experienced drivers and novice drivers too. Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2009 by M. E. Whelan
5.0 out of 5 stars Simple explanations of a difficult subject
As the book explains in the opening section, driving is actually a complex task which few people could ever explain. Read more
Published on 27 April 2009 by Mr BD
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a driving instructor's dream!
As a driving instructor for many years I firmly believe that the current 'L' test does not fully prepare a learner 'mentally' for the skills required to become a good, safe and... Read more
Published on 23 April 2009 by diane hall
4.0 out of 5 stars Great, great material, shame about the typesetting
This is probably *the* most valuable book out there - it literally may save your life!!! Really good material and it differentiates itself from, say, Roadcraft, by focusing on the... Read more
Published on 17 Sep 2008 by Dan
5.0 out of 5 stars Better Thinking Skills Will Prevent Crashes
Excellent! The best road safety manual you'll ever read! As the title implies, this book is all about encouraging drivers to become thinking drivers; it is about cooperating with... Read more
Published on 24 Sep 2006 by J. O. Willis
5.0 out of 5 stars MindDriving by Steve Haley
"MindDriving" is both educational and an interesting read. Driving is one of the most dangerous activies that people in the UK do, on a day-to-day basis. Read more
Published on 24 Sep 2006 by Harry Butler
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