TY - BOOK AU - Collins,Ben TI - How to drive: the ultimate guide - from the man who was The Stig SN - 9781447272847 PY - 2015/// CY - London PB - Pan Books KW - Automobile driving N1 - Originally published: 2014; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - MOTOR CARS: GENERAL INTEREST. Driving is the most dangerous thing each of us does on a daily basis - and yet the average learner receives just eighteen hours' training - less than a Starbucks barista. In this inspirational, fully illustrated, highly entertaining book, Ben Collins uses his super-charged experience of racing, stunt-work and cutting-edge scientific knowledge to tell you all of the things you didn't learn on your test - and in the process will make your driving safer, more economical and a lot more enjoyable. The skills described here, from skid control to gear changes that are as smooth as a cashmere codpiece, have been honed on racing tracks by the greatest drivers in the world. This is the stuff your instructor missed, your dad forgot and your mates pretend to know ...but don't. Packed with illustrations, gobsmacking driving anecdotes, humour and wisdom, this is the ultimate book for anyone who wants to be better at something they do every day of their life ER -