Car Driving Topics

Are You a Good Driver? (2–Part Series)
What is a good driver? How can anyone tell? Who can individuals compare themselves to as a yard stick? Looking at human nature behind the wheel

Chinese Takeaway With Crackers
This article tells the story of one 3.7–mile journey that recealed several examples of the apalling UK driving standards that are all too common.

Chrysler PT Cruiser or Ford Mustang
A Ford Mustang or a Chrysler PT Cruiser? Which would you choose if you had the offer? Heart wrenching though it may have been, the choice was easy.

Do You Need Advanced Driver Training
There is no continuation of learning culture in the UK, and the basic driving test is seen as the only target. The value of advanced driver training.

Driving Scared
The pace of modern day life means that perceived pressure to perform to a high standard all comes at a price. It is unsustainable so something has to give.

Family Cars & My Cars
What cars did you grow up with? Julian Smith of Ride Drive tells the story of his young life experience of growing up around cars.

Life Stories

Very Bad Motorway Crash
Dealing road collisions becomes very much part of a police officer’s job, but this story is about a collision that was everything it shouldn’t have been.

4x4 Off–Roading

Land Rover 4x4 Experience
Chris Hall takes a look at the Land Rover off–road driving experience to do some professional off–road driver training at Eastnor Castle.

Land Rover – 60–Years Old
A celebration of 60–years of Land Rover at Buckingham Palace when the British Red Cross were presented with 60 Land Rover’s. Chris Hall was there.

MacMillan 4x4 Challage 2010
An endurance test for both vehicle and driver, Janet McPherson takes part in the 2010 event and raising funds for MacMillan Cancer Support.

Truck Driving

View From The Cab (4–Part Series)
John Covington takes us out on the road in his 44–tonne rig to give us an idea of what kind if view there is of the world from his cab.

Driving Publications Reviewed

Mind Driving – Book Review
As a police class–one advanced driver, Julian Smith of Ride Drive examines Stephen Haley’s book about how be more effective on the road.

Naff Motors – Book Review
In this small hard–backed publication features those automotive lemons you love to hate and which the manufacturers would love to forget.

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