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Take
Safety Along for the Ride
Nearly all experienced roadtrippers
are already excellent drivers. A common love of seeing
"what's around the next bend" tends to hone
our collective abilities when we sit behind the wheel
and pursue our hobby of taking road trips. But I have
yet to meet a single individual—professional drivers
included—who would not benefit from taking refresher
or advanced driving skill classes. While researching
this article, I took a
practice quiz on the DrivingDirectory.com Web site
and was astonished that I did relatively poorly on the
highway sign identification test. Since I drive hundreds
of miles each month, and I am particularly interested
in highway signage, it occurred to me that other slightly-more-casual
roadtrippers might benefit from a page of resources
that provides tips and suggestions for enhancing their
own driving skills. We've added such
a page to RoadTrip America this week, and we hope
you find it useful. (As always, suggestions are welcome!)
In case you haven't already discovered
"Drive
Safe with Uncle Bob," allow me to introduce
Robert "Uncle Bob" Schaller, RoadTrip America's
defensive driving expert. Each week, he adds another
rule to his growing compendium of safe driving tactics.
This week,
Uncle Bob has provided tips and suggestions for ensuring
that your vehicle's tires are kept in their best operating
condition. He provides a compelling economic argument
for ensuring that tires are kept inflated at their correct
pressure and one that every owner of a car or truck
should consider carefully. As a result of reading Uncle
Bob's columns each week, I know my own driving skills
have improved, and I highly recommend a spin through
his articles...[Read
more]
