Kubrick, Stanley Born July 26, 1928 Died March 7, 1999 American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career. In 1962, Kubrick moved to England to film Lolita, and he would live here for the rest of his life. The original motivation was to film Lolita in a country with laxer censorship laws. However, Kubrick had to remain in England to film Dr. Strangelove since Peter Sellers was not permitted to leave England at the time as he was involved in divorce proceedings, and the filming of 2001: A Space Odyssey required the large capacity of the sound stages of Shepperton Studios, which were not available in America. It was after filming the first two of these films in England and in the early planning stages of 2001 that Kubrick decided to settle in England permanently Kubrick's final film was Eyes Wide Shut, in 1999 starring then-married actors Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. He died of a heart attack in his sleep and was buried next to his favourite tree in Childwickbury Manor, Hertfordshire, England, His acclaimed motion pictures include "Spartacus" (1960), "Lolita" (1862), "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964), "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968), "A Clockwork Orange" (1972), "The Shining" (1980), "Full Metal Jacket" (1987), and "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999). He won an Academy Award for Best Special Visual Effects in 1968 for "2001: A Space Odyssey", and was nominated twelve other times.
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Driver
Awareness The
Psychological Approach to Driving.
If you think this column is going to be a dull, boring article about driving, then please think again. I’m going to tell you about many aspects of driver thinking that will probably be new to you - and you should also find it entertaining. This country is in a mess in relation to road safety and the current system of trying to educate drivers can only be described as ‘a failure’. Trying to educate people using these methods is the worst possible ‘driver education’ environment that there could ever be! In fact, it’s a disaster. There are a number of aspects in life which are very personal to each of us and to criticize, or even suggest that people are wrong in their views can cause great offence. For example, criticize the way they DRIVE A VEHICLE!!!! You could make an enemy for life! In respect of ‘Driving’, a totally new approach is required which is very effective and enjoyable: saving lives, reducing injuries and, possibly, reducing insurance premiums. Like all good things in life, this PSYCHOLOGICAL approach is simple; it’s a new way to think and drive. Attend any kind of driving course and at some time the instructor will TELL you to keep two hands, opposite each other, on the steering wheel. You will do it (at the time) but without the ‘HOW TO AND WHY’, the instruction will fall on deaf ears. Here’s a different, psychological approach: What occupies motorway patrol officers the most during their period of duty?
Not speeders, not dangerous drivers. The answer is What is this ? Answer on page 28.
‘Dealing in some way with punctures’. Punctures cause crashes, debris on the carriageways, and vehicles stopping on the hard shoulder. It’s almost always punctures. So what’s causing them? Nails and glass on the road surface, or something else? It’s tyre deterioration; especially weak tyre walls. Why are they weak? Because they’ve been scrubbed against a kerb, bumped up onto the footpath, driven with incorrect tyre pressures. All of these will have an adverse effect on your tyres. When a motorway patrol officer has to remove a shredded tyre from the carriageway, he/she will never touch it with their hands. Why not? Because it’s too hot to handle! What happens to air when you heat it up? It expands. You can be driving (especially at speed) on any road and your tyres can become untouchably hot. It can go ‘bang’ without any previous warning.
If it’s a front tyre, your steering wheel will be wrenched
Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp post how it feels about dogs. Christopher Hampton
out of your hands and the wheel hub will dig into the road surface; unless you are holding the steering wheel with two hands opposite each other at around the ‘ten to two’ position. You’ll probably survive this kind of puncture because modern vehicles are wonderful. The vehicle is designed so that it remains virtually in a ‘straight’ line – even on three wheels, provided you have sufficient leverage on the steering wheel to hold it. Remember this if you ever find yourself driving, resting your hand on your knee, the window ledge, the arm rest or, even holding onto the roof! If you’re illegally using a mobile, having a drink, fiddling with the radio or Satnav, you now know the risks you take. It’s your decision but don’t blame anyone, or anything else if it all goes wrong. It’s futile to say to drivers “Do this,” “Don’t do that” without the ‘How’ and ‘Why’? “There’s lots of good stuff to come over the next few months. Here are some questions for you: Answers in future editions of The Herald. 1.
In relation to essential ‘space’ what is meant by never losing
sight of ‘T on T’ in a queue? 2. When following other vehicles, the slogan “Keep your distance” sounds good but doesn’t really mean anything. What’s your correct distance at say 57 MPH?
It’s far easier to remember
the rhyme “Only a fool breaks the………….. /” 3. What’s the minimum distance that a driver should allow a cyclist during an overtake – and why? From reading this column, you may now have new knowledge on ‘How to do and why’. There are hundreds of other useful items to come. It’s not your fault that you might be unaware of helpful driving information but you can follow up and learn more by either contacting Driver Awareness’ (
www.driverawareness.co.uk) or by purchasing the book ‘Mind How You Go’ – available online from
www.mindhowyougo.co.uk or at selected book shops. You can also contact me, Adrian Shurmer
(
adrian@shurmer.com) or telephone 10.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill
01254 602960. Adrian Shurmer; Former Police Driving and VIP Protection Driving Instructor, a firm believer in ‘proper’ driver education where people WANT to improve their awareness in an entertaining way.
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