There are a couple of reasons why I wrote this. One is because driving is a subject in which I have a lot of interest and experience. In the last decade I've driven over 120,000 miles on the road, competed in dozens of races and taken advanced driving classes. I also studied vehicle dynamics as an undergraduate.

But the main reason I wrote this is because I'm still alive. I came very close to having a fatal accident once and it was only through luck and being alert that saved me. One Saturday night when I was 17 years old I was on my way home from a friend's house. The entire trip was two miles (more)...