Customer Reviews

Bob Bondurant on Police and Pursuit Driving

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Police and Pursuit Driving (P&P) is far superior in every way to Bondurant's High Performance Driving (HPD). Whereas over half the content of HPD is anecdotes from Bob's racing days and plugs for Bob's school and sponsors, P&P skips all that. Instead, P&P is written for busy people -- cops -- who want "just the facts." Unless you are actually going to become a racer -- in which case, the last chapter of HPD, on buying a race car and finding sponsors, may be interesting to you -- there is no useful information in HPD that isn't also covered in P&P. The special Bondurant braking techniques, cornering techniques, seating position, etc. -- they're all in here. Furthermore, the presentation in P&P is geared toward applying your skills on the street -- where almost all of us spend most of our time driving anyway -- rather than on the track. Finally, if you are interested in participating in the "high performance driving schools" sponsored by local chapters of car clubs such as the BMW Club or the Porsche Club, then Police and Pursuit Driving is even more useful, because it goes over optimal techniques for the cone exercises that these clubs do in their entry-level schools, whereas High Performance Driving, despite its title, does not.

This is probably the most advanced book on the subject of police driving in emergency and pursuit mode. Bob Bondurant and his co author bring together some new ideas on steering and vehicle control. The book has lots of pictures which help to explain the ideas expressed in "Police and Pursuit Driving." Well Done. This book should be in every EVOC Instructor's library.

Police Constable R.J. Spencer CN Police Service Edmonton, Alberta.

Police and Pursuit Driving is a really good book that explains clearly to the reader how to do. It start out very basic such as how you should sit in the car, hold your hands etc to shifting weight, breaking techniques, skid control etc. Usually I never give a 5 star to any book (have never happened)unless it is very, very good but this one is almost as perfect as it could be, so for the first time a 5 star it is.

Excellent book! Describes several concepts of how a car functions during driving and describes how to use them to your advantage. Highly recommended!

Can't learn to race from a book, but it does make me want to take the Bondurant course in person.