About the Author

Phil's passion is teaching defensive driving. He has gone the extra mile and studied the driving behaviour of young adults in Australia and overseas.

Phil has been a commercial driving instructor for more then twelve years. He is also a TAFE qualified trainer/assessor and a telephone counsellor for Lifeline. He is currently in his final year of TAFE undertaking the Community Services Certificate IV for drug and alcohol counselling.

With some horror, Phil has studied the alarming statistics for teenagers worldwide in regard to death and serious injury in motor vehicle accidents. He has discovered some enlightening facts as to why the accident rate is so high in this particular age group, that is (17-20 year olds). This book simplifies these facts and looks at how you can protect yourself, your students and children on Australian roads.

Phil has been driving for 35years - has worked as a truck driver, bus driver and has ridden motor cycles for many years. He has been around the block a few times and has a lot of common sense, working on the principle of "keep it simple" (KIS).


"I have been wanting to write a book on defensive driving techniques for many years because I naturally want my students to be as safe as possible after they pass their driving test. often when young adults get their provisional license, that taste of freedom is a little overwhelming, which can lead to accidents. So as well as assisting them to get through the test, I also teach them defensive driving techniques so that they have a greater chance of survival. I paint a very clear picture of how dangerous it is driving on Australian roads."

 

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