When a rally champion tells you how to drive defensively, you take their word for it. 😊

So grab your headphones 🎧 because we’ve got a very interesting podcast, dedicated to fans of “defensive driving.” Alongside Andi Moisescu, our guest is Bogdan Marișca, a professional racing driver, two-time rally champion and founder of Napoca Rally Academy.

Here are a few takeaways, but we suggest you hit play on the podcast. You won’t regret it.

• Defensive driving is a form of education and means more than just knowing the rules of the road. The purpose of these courses is to reduce traffic accidents by anticipating dangerous situations.

• Staying balanced behind the wheel means being neither very angry nor irritated, nor overly happy, because these states lead to inattention.

• Some companies send their employees to defensive driving courses. Such a course lasts one day and includes both theory and practice.

• The main cause of road accidents is speed and not adjusting speed to road conditions.

• A few measures that could help cut the number of road accidents: defensive driving courses; higher fines; lower speed limits for beginners, below the general legal limit, or having them drive under supervision for a period; requiring a driving record when hiring.

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