Advanced and Performance Driving

Reg Local is an ex-police driving instructor. With a number of years operational experience as a traffic officer and several years teaching police drivers at standard and advanced level, including pursuit tactics and VIP protection driving, he has a wealth of experience to share with the reader. In this book, Reg explores not only the practical skills required by a good driver, but also the mental aspects of driving in a wide range of scenarios. As well as exploring overtaking, cornering, acceleration and braking sense, Reg has included chapters on emergency response driving, motorway driving, dealing with the mistakes of others and how to check your own abilities in a realistic way. The book is useful for drivers at any stage in their driving career, from the newly qualified driver to the experienced emergency services driver and everyone in between. The book can be read on its own, or as part of a course of advanced instruction. It complements other driving manuals, especially the police driving manual - Roadcraft.In this new-for-2021 second edition, Reg has written some extra chapters, covering subjects such as automatic & dual-clutch gearboxes, electric cars & left-foot braking, together with links to his relevant Youtube videos & a surprise post-script.

Author:

Reg Local

Publisher:

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date:

Apr 02, 2015

Number of pages:

398 pages

Binding:

Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10:

150853540X

ISBN-13:

9781508535409