Editing Defensive driving (section)

==Benefits of roadcraft==
British research{{which?|date=December 2023}} has shown advanced drivers who use the [[roadcraft]] system of car control are safer and have better [[fuel efficiency]] too.  The [[roadcraft]] system was devised in 1937 by racing driver Mark Everard Pepys, 6th [[Earl of Cottenham]], to reduce accidents in police pursuits. A study by [[Brunel University]] found advanced drivers who had successfully completed the [[Institute of Advanced Motorists]] training were nearly 70% better in all aspects of their driving – from steering to judging distances and speed.<ref>{{cite journal |first1=N. A. |last1=Stanton |first2=G. H. |last2=Walker |first3=M. S. |last3= Young |first4=T. |last4=Kazi |first5=P. M. |last5=Salmon |year=2007 |title=Changing drivers' minds: The evaluation of an advanced driver coaching system |journal=Ergonomics |publisher=The [[Ergonomics Society]] |issue=8 |volume=50 |pages=1209–1234 |doi=10.1080/00140130701322592 |pmid=17558666 |s2cid=23120196 |url=http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/186423/ |access-date=22 November 2014 |name-list-style=amp|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Earlier research by Britain's [[Transport Research Laboratory]] that concluded drivers are less likely to crash if they have reached a measurable higher driving standard. Unpublished research by IAM Surety (an insurance company) showed that insurance claims by members of the [[Institute of Advanced Motorists]] were far cheaper than comparable non-members. Additionally – according to the Association of Motor Insurers – there is a reduction in claims for the first four years after passing the [[Institute of Advanced Motorists]] test.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}