The importance of adopting the correct driving position was outlined in Safety at the Wheel. To r...
A systematic and planned approach to every action you take behind the wheel is the basis of advan...
Positioning is an important part of safe driving, both in helping to show other road-users what y...
Few situations in motoring are more traumatic than to be at the wheel of a vehicle that stalls in...
Just as it takes two to have an argument, so it takes two, in most cases, to have a...
When the roads are covered in ice or snow, driving becomes much more dangerous. The tyres have l...
One of the largest single expenditures in running a car is fuel, and great savings in motoring c...
Some electrical failures will stop the car dead, but others you might not notice until you switc...
The assumption that the good grip of modern tyres means you are always safe on wet roads in a...
When driving in your car, you can concentrate fully only if you are correctly positioned, well lo...
It can be an unnerving experience when a windscreen shatters, and the danger of a subsequent acci...
One of the good things about a modern car is the way it adapts automatically to climate changes....
Overtaking is probably the most dangerous manoeuvre you can make in everyday motoring. Although t...
If you are planning to tow a trailer or a caravan there are several regulations you have to bear...
Four-wheel drive has long been fitted to cross-country vehicles, such as Land Rovers, but in the...
Towing a trailer or caravan is potentially dangerous, and requires considerable skill. The traile...
Sudden engine failure as you are driving along is immediately apparent, but a lot of engine probl...
It's annoying enough being stranded at the roadside when the engine packs up, and matters are ma...
Consideration for other road-users is one of the most important assets a driver can have. Not al...
The road junction is a zone where care and judgement are always needed. There are many different...
Awareness of what is going on behind the car is a vital part of safe driving, yet some drivers st...
Proper use of the brakes is an integral part of advanced driving and involves rather more than si...
Two aspects of safety at the wheel are covered in this article. First, it is important to adopt t...
To be an advanced driver you need to become a skilled observer. Good powers of observation, which...
As we saw in Braking, a car travels a long way while its driver is simply reacting to a...
Extra risks face motorists wherever roads meet and diverge, whether at crossroads, T-junctions, r...
Considering the importance of tyres from the safety point of view, it is surprising that so many...
So many drivers tow trailers of one kind or another platforms for boats, horses or racing cars, a...
Skilled drivers know how to get the most from their cars when circumstances demand it, and an ess...
Although British winters are mild for most of the time, a cold snap always makes roads treacherou...
Few drivers seem to have a good word for motorways these days, moaning about congestion on some o...
Just occasionally all of us find the pleasure of motoring heightened by a drive through beautiful...
A driver never has anyone to blame but himself if he goes off the road on a bend. The results...
Ever since the oil crisis of the early 1970s, everybody has become more interested in fuel econom...
While fog occurs most frequently during the winter, it should be treated as a hazard which can be...
Every driver hopes never to be involved in an accident, but the chances of avoiding one throughou...
Twenty-five years ago it was considered quite adventurous for a British driver to take his car on...
When you are driving you use signals in order to inform, not to instruct. Giving the correct sign...
You might expect summer to be the easiest time of the year for driving, but do not be misled into...
Car ownership is a right which can be enjoyed by every adult of sound body and mind, but there mu...
A basic understanding of what goes on under the bonnet as you drive will give you a greater appre...
Night driving is an essential part of motoring for most people, so if you have just passed your ...
There is a great deal more to using a car's power than meets the eye. A car should not be...
Every aspect of overtaking is related to one of the basic rules of safe driving and therefore dis...