How to Drive by Collins, Ben -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Copyright Contents Preface: How Not to Drive Introduction: How to Drive Part 1: A Very Short History of Driving

1.1 Roads Aren’t Straightforward 1.2 Burning Rubber 1.3 Road Rage

Motor Racing

1.4 The Driving Test 1.5 King of the Road

Part 2: The Basics

2.1 Are You Sitting Comfortably

Feet, Not Legs Arms Seat Belts Mirror, Signal, Maneuver . . . and Reversing

2.2 The Beast

Light Touch Balance

2.3 Smooth Operator

Pulling Away

2.4 Shifting Gears

Gear Selection How to Hold a Manual Gear Stick Shifting Up (i.e., Going Faster) Slowing Down, Braking, Shifting Down the Gears

Engine Braking Rev Matching (Manual Transmissions Only!)

Common Fallacies about Gear Shifting Skipping Gears Downshifting using the Clutch Braking and Entering

2.5 Steering

The Shuffle The Push and Pull Rotational Steering, or Hand-Over-Hand Technique

2.6 Braking

Braking Force Everyday Smooth Braking Braking in the Real World Stopping in an Emergency

Thinking Distance Stopping Distance Your Car Tread Depth vs. Braking Distance Technique

Braking with ABS Braking at the Limit

The Limit Technique

Rock, Paper, Scissors Trail Braking Left-Foot Braking

2.7 Curves: The Art of Turning a Corner

Viewing the Curve Rhythm The Physics of Turning a Corner: The Tire vs. Isaac Newton

Weight: m Speed: v2 Bend: r

The Racing Line Slow in, Fast out Cutting Corners Benefits of “Late Apexing” Premature Ejection The Real World Types of Curves The Road Surface (The Missing Link from Taruffi’s Equation)

Type Temperature Weather Incline Camber Foreign Bodies Big Bailaderos Summary

Part 3: The Open Road

3.1 Avoiding Accidents

State by State Mind the Gap Death by Slow Motion Not Now, I’m having an Accident Chasing Ghosts

Summary

3.2 Intersections

Bogey at Seven o’clock Intersection Etiquette Controlled Intersections Roundabouts Rural Roads

3.3 Passing

Space Body Language Approaching Cars: The Second Most Likely Cause of Accidents General Observations Speed, Momentum, and Positioning Final Checks

3.4 Multilane Highways 3.5 Freeways/Interstate Highways

Rules Warm Up The Field The Shoulder Merging Exiting The Game Space, Time, and Relativity Following Distance Communication Blind Spots The Players Mergers and Acquisitions Game-Changing Weather

Sun Fog, Spray, and Smoke Rain Snow Black Ice

3.6 In the Zone 3.7 Free Your Mind (and the Rest Will Follow)

Emotional Baggage

Time Pressure Perceived Wrongdoing/Rage

Commuted Distraction Dead Weight Drugs and Alcohol Environment

3.8 Vision

The Mark 1 Eyeball Peripheral Vision The Visual Strategy of a Racing Driver Hell is Other People

3.9 Night Driving

Drinks Eats Sleeps

3.10 Basic Instinct 3.11 Visualization: The Perfect Lap

Summary

Part 4: Skidding

4.1 The Limits of Grip

Common Causes of Skids Understeer Coming ’Round the Mountain Oversteer

Lift-Off Oversteer Power Oversteer Opposite Lock Opposite Lock Explained Overcorrecting The “Tank Slapper”

Recovering from a Spin

4.2 Driving in Wet Weather

After it Rains Read the Road Tires in Rain Avoiding Hydroplaning Factors Affecting Hydroplaning

Summary

Handling Hydroplaning Floods

4.3 Winter Driving

Snow and Ice Prep the Car Plan a Route

Get Moving on Ice.

Stuck in a Rut Driving in the Snow Braking Steering Accelerating Read the Script Hills Uphill Essential Gear

4.4 Worst-Case Scenarios

Tire Blowout Sticking Throttle Brake “Failure” Brake Overheating Total Brake Failure Parking Brake Failure Steering Failure Breakdown at a Railway Crossing Escape from a Sinking Car Hood Flies Up/Broken Windshield

4.5 Stunt Driving

Drive Through Hand-Brake Turns

The 180 Preferred Parking: Stunt 180 Parallel Parking: Stunt 90

J-Turn Donuts and Burnouts

Basic Donut Donut: The Black Belt Edition

Drifting

Getting Started Hand Brake Clutch Scandinavian Flick Linking the Chain—Figure 8 Style

Epilogue: Drifting through London Acknowledgments Bibliography Source Material Index About the Author Chronicle Ebooks

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