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DRIVERS WORLD

 Learners Instructors General

The rain forests of the world have been depleted to the point of extinction by the huge and never ending output of the written word. A large percentage is in the form of books, many of which concern driving or driving related matters.

With 21 million driving licence holders in the U.K. alone and the whole of the rest of the 60 million or so population needing to use our roads at sometime or other it is little wonder that the range of titles and subject matter is so vast.

If you search on AMAZON for example you will find a book on almost any driving related subject imaginable - and the choice can be bewildering, and not only books.
You'll be amazed at the selection of items you can find there. 

It is not the intention here to write or re-write all the existing material on the market concerning the various aspects of either learning to drive or teaching the subject. There are limits as to how many ways something can be explained and many authors have burned many candles doing so already.

Instead it was felt more appropriate to point you in the right direction � to help you find whatever it is you need to meet your own requirements.

Here DRIVERS WORLD has attempted to make your search just a little easier and has divided what is available into three main categories, identifying what is considered to be essential reading in each.

LEARNERS

There are several books available, written mostly by the D.S.A. and a few by private authors, which are considered to be essential reading for any learner driver. They are detailed below with a very brief summary of their contents.

Many of these books are available in CD-ROM or DVD formats.

 There are many other books available to help learners, written by both the D.S.A. and private authors, which can supplement your driving skills and help you to become a safe driver. These can be obtained on the Internet via Amazon, W H Smith, Waterstones or Borders. There is also a whole range of books dedicated to drivers of large vehicles such as HGVs and PCVs which are available from the same source.

INSTRUCTORS

 There are several books which are thought to be essential reading for those who are considering, or who are already training for, a career as a Driving Instructor. Details of these are shown below.

Those books outlined above are considered to be the minimum reading requirements for those wishing to become driving instructors. There are many other publications available, by both official and private authors, which it would be wise to study if you want to be confident of passing all three tests in the qualifying examinations. A browse through Amazon, W H smith, Waterstones or Borders on the Internet will show what is available.

 You can never be too well prepared.

 GENERAL

 The availability of titles on the general subject of DRIVING is colossal and what you prefer to read is very much a matter of personal choice. Little of what is available can be considered as essential reading, but there is a lot which could be classified as �highly recommended�.

However, it would be impossible here, and probably unfair, for DRIVERS WORLD to recommend one book, or range of books, in preference to another. Libraries are absolutely crammed with publications and have indexes and catalogues detailing just about every book written on the subject. Indeed Amazon has built a highly successful business by making most of them available to the Internet user at advantageous prices. Duplicating these reference facilities is not what DRIVERS WORLD is about.

There are many categories of subject matter relating to all aspects of driving. Just a few examples are listed below. It is suggested that if you have read a book in one of these categories which you consider to be a �good read� then let us know via either the Forum or Email and if appropriate it will be listed for the benefit of others.