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Fear of driving – defensive driver training
There happens to be no medical term for a fear of driving, unlike many other common fears that people are afflicted with.
Stourbridge,
West Midlands,
United Kingdom
(sardnews.org)
04/05/2013
There happens to be no medical term for a fear of driving, unlike many other common fears that people are afflicted with.
Fear of driving can mean anything avoiding a particular street or junction each day to those who cannot turn left or right, ore even those with practical things they simply won't do within the car such as opening a door.
Many people won't drive on the motorway, drive around roundabouts or drive up narrow streets.
A new book by Joanne Mallon called How to Overcome Fear of Driving has just been published, and she says that the number of people with a driving fear is unknown as many won't admit it and feel that they are unique, when in fact there are many people who have this fear of driving.
any people are scared of driving due to incidents that have happened in the past and affected how they now feel about driving in a vehicle or on a motorway.
Paul Beresford runs Defensive Driver Training. DDT offers defensive and advanced driver training to help keep the roads, and its drivers safe and secure. DDT helps to train company, fleet and personal drivers keeping insurance and repair costs down. He says:
A fear of driving is actually quite common and a previous experience is often the root cause of a phobia of driving. Many people have an incident that even though may not result in serious injury can have a shock factor and lasting negative effect on how they feel about being on the roads. People feel they have no control and cannot be persuaded to get into a car after one of these incidents.
Here at Defensive Driver Training, we work with people who have a phobia of driving, building up their confidence, speed levels and instilling some self-belief.
Notes to Editors
Defensive Driver Training Limited has over 23 years' experience providing cost effective Defensive and Advanced Driving Courses in all types of vehicles. Click here to find out more about us.
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About Defensive Driver Training Limited
Defensive Driver Training Limited has over 23 years’ experience providing cost effective Defensive and Advanced Driving Courses in all types of vehicles.
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