Welcome Tracy Young to DrivingUniversity.com

Session 1 - Progress

When you got your first driver's license, what were you thinking about?  Freedom, fun, dating, looking cool?  Were you worried about identifying street signs on the test?  Were you sweating the parallel parking demonstration?  After you had your picture taken and the keys in your hand, did you laugh with nervousness on the way home, alone at the wheel for the first time?  Too often, though, the laughter and fun turn to tears and misery because some driver forgets that he is behind the wheel of a dangerous machine.

How often do you think about the actual mechanics of driving?  Are you in awe of the power that it takes to move a ton of metal across concrete at 65 mph?  You should be.  You are in control of a piece of machinery capable of great destruction.  The only thing separating you from disaster is the touch of your hand on the steering wheel.  Are you giving that touch the attention and respect it deserves?  Are you thinking of the consequences of even the slightest misjudgment or smallest lapse of attention?  Mere inches separate your ton of steel from the ton traveling in the lane next to you, both moving at speeds capable of killing.

	Change the radio station?	How far does your car travel and how much do you miss when you take your eyes off the road?
	Dip a French fry in ketchup?
	Dial the phone?
	Look at a map?
	Hand the baby a bottle?
	Read a billboard?
	Put cream in your coffee?
	Glance at the accident scene across the street?

YOU CAN KILL WITH YOUR CAR!  Too many people die every day because someone forgot that they were operating a dangerous machine.  Traffic deaths would decrease if drivers started treating their cars like the weapons they are.

This course is designed to remind you of the seriousness of driving.  You will read about real life situations and the practical aspects of driving in Alaska.  You will come out of the course with a renewed appreciation for the complexity of driving.  You will begin to think about the enormous obligation all drivers assume when they get behind the wheel.  You will learn some things you didn't know before, and you will rethink some of the habits you've picked up during your driving career.