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The safety bubble
As they travel around the earth at 1000's of miles per hour, astronauts don't need the skill of controlling the space around their 
rockets - there is virtually no chance of them bumping into another spaceship coming the other way, nor of them being hit from behind by an impatient 'space boy racer' ...
Down here on the earth's surface things are very different - especially for drivers. Drivers need to keep a safe space between their vehicles and other road users, bollards, trees and walls, etc., and the need to do this all the time their vehicles are moving (or stopped in traffic) - it's useful to think of this space as 'the safety-bubble'.
You can think of a safety bubble as being something like a giant space helmet around your car - an invisible bubble. The following pages suggest ways in which you can maintain this safety cushion at all times when driving.
This section considers these essential areas:
The safety bubble ...
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