driver-qualification-handbook-english
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Consequences of road crashes ..................................30Key points summary ...............................................31Risk management – Who you are as a <strong>driver</strong> and a person. ...........32Confidence and overconfidence ......................................32How good a <strong>driver</strong> do you think you are? ..............................34Key points summary ...............................................34Causes of crashes and acceptance of mistakes. ....................35Drivers are people and people make mistakes ...........................36Key points summary ...............................................37Motivation and driving behaviour. ...............................38Key points summary ...............................................39Risk taking and driving. .......................................40Risk and sensation seeking ..........................................40Risk taking, sensation seeking and driving ..............................41High risk driving behaviour ..........................................42Aggressive driving behaviour ........................................43Key points summary ...............................................44Alcohol and driving ...........................................45Key points summary ...............................................50Other drugs and driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Key points summary ...............................................52Fatigue and driving ...........................................53Effects and signs of fatigue ..........................................53Fatigue and crashes ................................................54Fatigue and ‘sleep debt’ .............................................55Reducing the risk of fatigue-related crashes .............................55Key points summary ...............................................56Driving distractions and crash risk. ..............................57Sources of distractions that lead to crashes .............................57Passengers and crash risk ............................................58Driving to distraction ...............................................58Reducing distractions means reducing crash risk .........................59Key points summary ...............................................59Managing risk in the driving environment. ........................60Night driving .....................................................61Coping with adverse driving conditions ................................61Key points summary ...............................................62Driver <strong>qualification</strong> <strong>handbook</strong> 3