Highliner: The Nature, Philosophy and Science of Automobile Driving
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Let's face it-not everybody knows what they are doing out there. Unlicensed drivers, drunk drivers or drivers under the influence of drugs or other substances, drivers with revoked, suspended or no licenses, and drivers with little to no patience-these drivers are unqualified to be in control of a motor vehicle, yet they are allowed to mingle with drivers who know what they are doing and have fulfilled their responsibilities, legally and ethically. This means overly congested roads, slow speeds, too many traffic lights and road rage. The inability to get anywhere because of overcrowding with unqualified drivers.
Fully half of the drivers out there are unqualified, yet the state lets them drive because of money. When money comes before safety, then others are in dangers and they need a tool that will help them deal with this horrible inadequacy in the driving system. It's not more roads that we need, it's fewer drivers. And nobody _really_ wants to take public transportation, accounting for less than four percent of the commuting population, yet drivers are made to pay for a large part of that due to government bureaucracy and again, money coming before safety and people. A test was done over two decades, and due to overcrowding, busses that take up the valuable "diamond" lane that should be freed up for everyone, and too many unqualifieds using up the roads when they should be at home or getting around some other way, the average speed over the course of a year in any given vehicle in all conditions was 15.9 miles per hour.
Traffic controls at almost every intersection, speeders, tailgaters, unsafe lane changes, failing to yield and people who just don't know what "sharing the roads" means-it's all explained in Highliner and how to deal with them. If this was truly a safe society, then three things would need to occur: all cars would have to be fitted with a scanner and transmitter so that the car would not start without a valid license. Second, the car would not start if the driver was intoxicated. Third, the car would not start unless liability insurance was in effect. If these three requirements were in place, then half of the drivers would have to catch a ride with somebody else, and it would free up the thousands of miles of road space. As a reward for meeting these checkpoints, insurance companies would agree to cut the cost of liability insurance and uninsured motorist premiums in half. Since we appear to be a long way from that, Highliner can help you deal with the unqualifieds right now by showing you exactly how they drive with over 900 photographs and 200 special diagrams that show residential driving, freeway driving and arterial driving, as well as how to drive properly. Entry angles, approach angles, approach speeds, headings, lines of sight, exit angles-these may sound technical, but they really are not. Everyone needs to understand what they are, and because many of them do not know exactly what they are doing, we see all kinds of unskilled and bad driving that leads to over fourteen million traffic accidents and over 40,000 deaths each year in the United States alone. It's not supposed to be that way, and Highliner will tell you why.
Whether for teen drivers or senior drivers, or drivers who have earned their privilege (NOT a "right") to drive, then road rage and traffic accidents and liability across the board would all but vanish, and so would losses-losses of human lives, property and sanity. There is no other book like Highliner-The Nature, Philosophy and Science of Automobile Driving. Look inside and see for yourself. The instructions are as good today as they will be in a hundred years, since skilled and tempered driving never goes out of style. Free of religion and personal feelings, Highliner is all meat and no fluff. For intelligent drivers and those seeking knowledge. Buy it today, and you will be totally satisfied.
Fully half of the drivers out there are unqualified, yet the state lets them drive because of money. When money comes before safety, then others are in dangers and they need a tool that will help them deal with this horrible inadequacy in the driving system. It's not more roads that we need, it's fewer drivers. And nobody _really_ wants to take public transportation, accounting for less than four percent of the commuting population, yet drivers are made to pay for a large part of that due to government bureaucracy and again, money coming before safety and people. A test was done over two decades, and due to overcrowding, busses that take up the valuable "diamond" lane that should be freed up for everyone, and too many unqualifieds using up the roads when they should be at home or getting around some other way, the average speed over the course of a year in any given vehicle in all conditions was 15.9 miles per hour.
Traffic controls at almost every intersection, speeders, tailgaters, unsafe lane changes, failing to yield and people who just don't know what "sharing the roads" means-it's all explained in Highliner and how to deal with them. If this was truly a safe society, then three things would need to occur: all cars would have to be fitted with a scanner and transmitter so that the car would not start without a valid license. Second, the car would not start if the driver was intoxicated. Third, the car would not start unless liability insurance was in effect. If these three requirements were in place, then half of the drivers would have to catch a ride with somebody else, and it would free up the thousands of miles of road space. As a reward for meeting these checkpoints, insurance companies would agree to cut the cost of liability insurance and uninsured motorist premiums in half. Since we appear to be a long way from that, Highliner can help you deal with the unqualifieds right now by showing you exactly how they drive with over 900 photographs and 200 special diagrams that show residential driving, freeway driving and arterial driving, as well as how to drive properly. Entry angles, approach angles, approach speeds, headings, lines of sight, exit angles-these may sound technical, but they really are not. Everyone needs to understand what they are, and because many of them do not know exactly what they are doing, we see all kinds of unskilled and bad driving that leads to over fourteen million traffic accidents and over 40,000 deaths each year in the United States alone. It's not supposed to be that way, and Highliner will tell you why.
Whether for teen drivers or senior drivers, or drivers who have earned their privilege (NOT a "right") to drive, then road rage and traffic accidents and liability across the board would all but vanish, and so would losses-losses of human lives, property and sanity. There is no other book like Highliner-The Nature, Philosophy and Science of Automobile Driving. Look inside and see for yourself. The instructions are as good today as they will be in a hundred years, since skilled and tempered driving never goes out of style. Free of religion and personal feelings, Highliner is all meat and no fluff. For intelligent drivers and those seeking knowledge. Buy it today, and you will be totally satisfied.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1980492840
ISBN13:9781980492849
Release Date:March 2018
Publisher:Independently Published
Length:680 Pages
Weight:2.56 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"
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