The Bad Driver's Handbook: Hundreds of Simple Maneuvers to Frustrate, Annoy, and Endanger Those Around You [Paperback]

Zack Arnstein (Author), Larry Arnstein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2005

Myths of the "good" and "bad" driver are debunked by describing in detail the liberating truths about driving that have long been suppressed. Comical commentary and tongue-in-cheek observations are provided on such topics as intimidating pedestrians, making one's car louder, the dos and don'ts of sleeping at the wheel, and driving when one can no longer see. There is an exhaustive list of Did You Knows? such as: Did you know if you get boxed in by other, smaller cars in a parking space, you have the legal right to bash your way free? This entertaining guide is also full of safety tips, such as do not drive with your feet until you have mastered driving with your knees, and definitions like Pedestrian: annoying obstacle infringing upon your right to drive at any speed you choose. Hidden meanings behind ordinary traffic signs are revealed, including the coyly worded No U-turn sign, which actually means "look both ways for police officers, and if you don't see any, go ahead and make the U-turn."

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The most indispensable book ever written for the motoring public . . . deserves a Pulitzer for mayhem" —Salt Lake Tribune

"A hysterically funny guidebook to the most stupid, outrageous ways we act out on the road." —Detroit Free Press

"Takes a common, everyday bugaboo and turns it on its ear." —BookPage

About the Author

Zack Arnstein failed his driving test three times before finally passing on his fourth try. He recently graduated from college. Larry Arnstein has written for the television shows Saturday Night Live and Not Necessarily the News, for which he won two Writers Guild of America Awards. They are the coauthors of The Dog Ate My Resumé and they live in Santa Monica, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Santa Monica Press (August 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1595800042
• ISBN-13: 978-1595800046
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #880,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very needed read, December 8, 2009

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Robert Milliken "Robert E. Milliken is a long... (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bad Driver's Handbook: Hundreds of Simple Maneuvers to Frustrate, Annoy, and Endanger Those Around You (Paperback)

A very needed read by most Americans and well wrote if I may say so myself.

Robert E. Milliken author of, Stupid In Montana As America

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bad Driver's Handbook, March 15, 2007

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This review is from: The Bad Driver's Handbook: Hundreds of Simple Maneuvers to Frustrate, Annoy, and Endanger Those Around You (Paperback)

This is a hilarious book. My two 17-year-old boys laughed out loud reading it, and I think they may have learned something in the process.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At Long Last, Voices of Reason!, August 20, 2005

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Dale G. Copps (Windsor, VT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bad Driver's Handbook: Hundreds of Simple Maneuvers to Frustrate, Annoy, and Endanger Those Around You (Paperback)

Finally, a common-sense guide to managing yourself on the open road! This father/son team of writers has done it again (see The Dog Ate My Resume). Their level-headed advice is priceless regarding the wisdom of picking and choosing among the bewildering array of traffic rules and regulations, amending them at will, in order to get from here to there with a minimum of fuss and interference by other drivers. A thousand and one laughs--don't read it while driving!