REVIEWS
Ken
I just wanted to drop you a quick note to say that
everybody at ALERT International was impressed with
your workshop presentation and the subject of visual
attention while driving was very important to them.
Many are awaiting the arrival of your book. Thank
you very much for coming and your great presentation.
(approximately 100 law enforcement driving instructors
from around the U.S.)
Bruce
Cabral, Past President, ALERT International
Dr.
Mills,
I want to thank you for addressing our 2004 annual
conference of Law Enforcement driver trainers in Baton
Rouge, La. Your insight was presented in a new way
to our attendees and we all enjoyed the fresh perspective.
It was particularly well done how you were able to
verify, in a more understandable way, things we have
observed over the years in teaching driving.
As you develop your theories and provide more ways
for us to benefit from your research, we hope you
will return and convey that new information to us.
Again, thanks for your help.
Karl
Schmidt
Vice President- ALERT International
2004 Conference Chairperson
Ken,
this was a very informative class. It covered a lot
of material, some of which we may have known, but
have not considered in the light you portrayed it
in. I do think that it will be very helpful in future
classes, both with recruits and seasoned Officers.
I know that it gave me a lot of tools to bring back
and share with other EVO instructors and our local
driver education officials. It's nice to see this
issue being looked at and showing the importance of
how our visual attention can improve our driving,
in turn saving lives.
Cpl Curt Shankel
EVO instructor
Nampa Police Dept
Nampa, Idaho
shankelc@ci.nampa.id.us
Dr.
Mills,
I thoroughly enjoyed your Disciplined Attention seminar
at the 2004 ALERT International Conference in Baton
Rouge, La. on Wednesday October 20th. I teach the
CDL Program to our City and County employees in Charlotte,
NC and your information ties in very effectively for
CDL drivers. Since CDL drivers are usually in control
of large commercial vehicles, it is of the utmost
importance that they be alert and give driving their
full-attention. In order to do this, they must be
able to constantly visualize everything that is going
on around them.
Your seminars and information teaches them how to
do this as well as how to control their attitude.
You explain in a very common sense approach just how
your full time attention, your vision and your attitude
all work together to help you enjoy driving more,
to reduce accidents and save lives. The exercises
that you recommend to improve your visual input are
simple and easy to use. Best of all, they work. Thanks
for your time and effort on making driving safer for
everyone and on a job well done.
Mike Dial
Driving Range Master
Charlotte Vehicle Operations Center
Risk Management Division
