Julie B. reviewed Changed the way I drive on 5/24/2009 + 65 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 5

Much of what we believe about traffic is wrong. The author effectively drives that point home at many times throughout this book. He converted me on two issues: roundabouts and cell phone usage while driving. I still hate driving through roundabouts, but I regret my neighborhood's pressure to put in a stop light instead of a roundabout ate an intersection by a school in our neighborhood. Looking back, I was wrong in my belief the traffic light would provide more safety for the hordes of children walking to school through the intersection every day.

I've also given up cell phones while I drive. I did believe I was compensating while talking, but I was, in fact, doing exactly what the author said cell phone users do: drive like a teenager by fixating on the road in front of me. I wonder though, how they differ from having a conversation with a passenger.

I do think he got one issue backwards. He briefly mentioned red light cameras as improving safety, but I've read they typically increase the accident rates at intersections because they increase rear end collisions caused by people slamming on their brakes to avoid a ticket.

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