Driving Development Driver's Handbook: Index

• Index
• Intro
• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4

Index

Part 1 Effective Driving

• 1.1 What is effective driving?
• Safety
• Efficiency
• Enjoyment
• Effective driving isn't...
• Effective driving is a habit
• Beyond driving
• 1.2 The structure of effective driving
• The three levels of effective driving
• Relationships between the levels
• Developing your performance on all levels
• 1.3 Key elements of effective driving
• The first key element: responsibility
• The second key element: awareness
• The third key element: mental models
• Avoiding stupidity
• 1.4 Becoming a more effective driver
• Step 1: define your desired outcome
• Step 2: know the current reality
• Step 3: take action
• 80/20 rule of performance development
• Coaching

Part 2 Personal State Management

• 2.1 The senses and sensitivity
• Sight
• Hearing
• Touch
• Smell
• 2.2 Driving fitness
• Fitness and performance
• Illness and medication
• Drink
• 2.3 Energy management
• Fatigue
• Energy cycles
• Effective energy management
• Energy drains
• Energy boosts
• Rest
• Nutrition
• Exercise
• Energy emergencies
• 2.4 Stress management
• What is stress?
• Drivers are at particular risk
• Relieving driving stress
• Avoiding driving stress
• 2.5 Relaxation
• Muscular tension
• Creating a comfortable environment
• Posture
• Awareness of tension
• Relaxation techniques

Part 3 Vehicle Management

• 3.1 Vehicle safety
• Primary safety
• Secondary safety
• Safety checks
• 3.2 Tyres
• Tyre grip
• Tyre safety checks
• 3.3 Handling characteristics
• The slip angle
• Understeer, oversteer and neutral steering
• Front-wheel drive
• Rear-wheel drive
• Four-wheel drive
• 3.4 Optimum set-up
• Clothing
• Footwear
• Driving position
• Seat belts
• Head restraints
• Mirrors
• Climate and air quality
• Noise
• 3.5 The importance of car control
• 3.6 Basic control skills
• Steering
• Acceleration & deceleration
• Braking
• Gears
• Cornering
• 3.7 Manoeuvring and parking
• Planning
• Getting the big picture
• Speed control
• Awareness of the car's extremities
• Using visual aids
• Practice
• 3.8 Emergency skills
• Emergency braking
• Skidding

Part 4 Road and Traffic Management

• 4.1 Observation
• Eye movement
• Focal distance
• Peripheral vision
• Observation to the rear
• Mental triggers
• Visualising
• Anticipation
• 4.2 Space and speed
• Separation distance
• Dealing with tailgaters
• Safe speed
• 4.3 Positioning
• Maximising safety margins
• Improving your view of the road ahead
• Helping others to see you
• 4.4 Signalling
• Who needs a signal?
• Which signal is best?
• When do I signal?
• When do I stop signalling?
• 4.5 Dealing with hazards
• Hazards defined
• Recognising hazards
• The basic hazard system
• Be flexible
• Strategies for dealing with specific hazards
• 4.6 Bends
• Gathering information
• Using the vanishing point to judge safe speed
• Unconscious warnings
• Positioning on the approach to bends
• Optimising your cornering line
• 4.7 Overtaking
• Know your car's performance
• Always question the need to overtake
• Plan carefully; act positively and precisely
• 4.8 Towns and cities
• The risks
• Obstructions
• Using lanes
• Minimising stopping and gear changing
• Other road users
• 4.9 Country roads
• Typical hazards
• Observation
• Road surfaces
• Anticipation
• Space and speed
• 4.10 A-roads
• Observation and anticipation
• Special dangers
• Junctions with minor roads
• Cross-roads
• Roundabouts
• Lay-bys
• Filling stations
• Driveways and entrances to premises
• Oncoming traffic
• Cyclists
• Pedestrians
• 4.11 Motorways
• Joining a motorway
• Using the lanes
• Leaving a motorway
• Back on ordinary roads
• 4.12 Night driving
• Night vision
• Using lights
• Visual information
• 4.13 Rain
• Visibility
• Road grip

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