20,000 Collisions Waiting to Happen.That's what faces America's driving population each and every day. No wonder. An exploding population of poorly-trained, overconfident, aggressive drivers cram themselves into a barely-growing network of pavement. That's why crashes shut down parts of our metropolitan arteries almost daily. It's why bad weather always brings a spike in the number of incidents. And it's why driving remains the most dangerous thing most of us do in our lives. The Driving Challenge was written to help reduce the odds that you'll be involved in one of those 20,000 daily collisions. It is drawn from Phil Berardelli's years of painstaking observations and research, and from his own experiences as a reformed aggressive driver. Just as in Safe Young Drivers, his acclaimed book for parents and teens, Phil provides sound advice and simple rules that can make a big difference in your safety - starting with the next time you slip behind the wheel. You can be safer and happier on the road. All it requires is a willingness to change - to refuse to accept the status quo on the roads any longer.

During 2020, when millions and millions of people obsessed - sometimes to the point of outright panic - over a contageous virus called COVID, a different plague, which had been gradually receding, began re-emerging with a vengeance. It turned out that 2020 was also a landmark year for deaths and injuries from highway collisions. Both rose by stunning amounts over the previous year. Overall, the jump in highway deaths per miles traveled spiked by 24 percent, the worst such figure in the entire century-long history of such statistics. Why did this happen? It seems that as traffic diminished because of the country's limits on travel and business and social gatherings, those who remained on the roads exhibited unrestrained boldness, with tragic but predictable results. In the 20 years since Phil Berardelli first published The Driving Challenge, experience has shown his safe-driving techniques to be reliable and easy to follow. Now, with the carnage on our highways again spiraling upward, drivers need Phil's advice perhaps more than ever. So, make a small investment in your safety -- take The Driving Challenge!

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