Why You’ll Love It
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No preachy BS
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Story-based illustrations
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It’s “bathroom reading” – one section at a time, short
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Promotes discussion with your kids
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A gentle gift to help your spouse from driving aggressively and having you slink back in the seat so that nobody can see you.
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Reduce stress (theirs, yours, and your neighbors), collisions, and property damage.
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Being used by driver education professionals
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NOT a driving manual. A new approach to reduce aggressive, distracted, and impaired driving.
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Get one for the kid, one for that pesky aggressive- or distracted-driving spouse
Don’t Drive Like an Ash!
Ashford and Ashley are show us what not to do and help us recognize and reduce aggression.
Humor lowers defenses and works for young kids, middle schoolers, and learning drivers. Maybe even some spouses and parents!
The “Stop Aggressive Driving” Book That Actually Works (Because It’s Funny)
“Thanks to Don’t Drive Like This, my 17-year-old does not drive like an Ash. This book has been so awesome for our driving discussions. Before we got it, I’d drive him nuts with my yelps and direction from the passenger seat. Now we point out Ashfords and Ashleys together on the road. It has made teaching my kid to drive a whole lot more fun… for us both!” – Zach Messler, Parent
Engaging approach
Visual + conversational + humorous = Attention, retention, and better habits.
Needn’t be consumed all at once. Pick out real life examples and discuss what could have been improved.
Repetition before permit tests, solo drives, and busy holidays.
What’s in it?
43 story-based illustrations with funny titles and 7–9 discussion prompts per section
19 quick explainers on root causes and how to avoid aggressive driving.
Section title cheat‑lines to redirect such as “Zip it, don’t clip it,” Don’t “Kill ’Em with Kindness,” and “Don’t Drive Like an Ash!”
How to use
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Visual + conversational + humorous = attention, retention, and better habits.
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Needn’t be consumed all at once. Pick out situations when they happen in real-life to discuss what was positive and what could have been improved.
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Pick a page, ask a prompt, done in 10 minutes.
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Keep it in the car for parking‑lot discussions.
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Revisit before permit tests, solo drives, and busy holidays.
Learn to be aware of
- Aggression: Tailgating, brake‑checks, road rage, left‑lane camping.
- Distraction: Phones, food, maps, passenger chaos.
- Impairment: Alcohol, cannabis, meds, and fatigue.
Parent, guardian, or grandparent for-the-win!
- Fewer arguments, more eye‑opening moments.
- Shared language for safer choices in the moment.
- Illustrations match real-life.
- Be the calm coach Model language for cooling down and de‑escalation.