This section contains an overview of the Don’t Drive Like This Project, links to download a short presentation and data sheet, and the table of contents of the initial offering, the paperback book.
Meet Ashford and Ashley They teach us what not to do on the road. Their aggressive and unsafe antics are, unfortunately, too common. We need to start training learning and younger drivers not to Drive Like an Ash!™
By using a combination of story-filled illustrations, funny section titles, humorous limericks, and hundreds of conversation prompts, Don’t Drive Like This uses your skills and various teaching styles to ensure students learn and retain information and habits.
Too many of us encounter aggressive behavior on the road. Sometimes we are on the receiving end of the behavior. Sometimes we are the unsafe driver. (C’mon, admit it.)Are you both categories? Do you have a child, spouse, or friend that needs coaching? Do you need to explore ways to calm down and not “lose it” in a car? That’s what this project is all about.
“The visual, conversational, and humorous learning styles in these materials support the instruction I’m already doing. They provide new approaches to help my students: New drivers in-car and in-classroom; Experienced drivers in points reduction classes; and Individuals who struggle in traditional classrooms. As a driver education instructor with 20+ years of experience, I appreciate the time and effort invested in this project.
–Sonya Friar, 1st Gear Driving School, New Hampshire
The impact of poor decisions and responses is dramatic to all of us. We all pay in terms of time, money, stress and mental health, injuries, and even lives lost. It’s up to all of us to drive change! (Pun intended.)
This project isn’t This project is NOT a driver manual. Instead, it is intended to supplement materials you already use and students (and others) already study to learn the rules.
Here is the table of contents of the book:
43 story-based illustrations, limericks, overviews, and 7 to 9 conversation prompts for each section.
19 brief but powerful sections on the root causes of aggressive driving and avoidance techniques interspersed throughout.
About This Project
Why Aggressive Driving? How Do We Avoid It
The No Right on Red Rager
The Troubling Testy Tailgater
The School Bus Scofflaw
The Spontaneous Street Stopper
The Threatened Tractor Trailer
The Careless Crosswalk Killer
The Miserable Motorcycle Muddle
The Loathsome Litterbug
The Lane Leaping Lunatic
The Bloody, Bambi Blunder
The Belligerent Brake Check
The Automobile Anger Apprentice
The Dubious Donut Derby
The Scared and the Sprayed
The Menacing Merging Misfit
The Besieged Bicyclists
The Risk-taking Roadway Reverser
The Specs, Drugs, and Self Control
The Competitive, Confrontational Commute
The Zip It, Don’t Clip It!
The Wild West Weapon Wielder
The Kill ‘Em with Kindness
The Rogue Road Racers
The Furtive Funeral Finagler
The Left Turn Laceration
The Stressed-Out Student Driver
The Four-Way Stop Situation
The Abrasive Accessibility Abuser
The Parking Lot Pull Through
The Left Lane Exit Escalation
The Reckless Rescue Rubbernecker
The Literally Nobody Behind Me Turn
The D3: The Distracted, Dangerous, Driver
The Parallel Parking Putz
The Impaired Imbiber, Inhaler, or Injector
The Wheel! Of! Impairment!
The Rural Railroad Rager
The Wide Berth Bumper Buffer
The Power Outage Panic
The Left Lane Loiterer and Triggered Tailgaters
The Lazy Left Losers
The Box Blocking Bonehead
The Flipped Script of Win!
