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Articles by Jeremy Williams
Road-safety articles by Jeremy Williams, posted on this website between 2020 and 2025. Dates are when each article was originally posted here; many were first published on LinkedIn, as noted at the end of each article.
Tyres - Often Forgotten - Free Gifts
Why tyre pressure and condition are easy to overlook, with a 2025 course offer that has now ended.
Skill or Effort?
Argues that a driver's motivation and effort matter more to safety than skill alone.
Alpine 4WD Course 2025
An announcement of Alpine 4WD training for the 2025 winter season.
Socrates and The Unexamined Life
Encourages drivers to review their own driving and thinking before an incident, not only after one.
Prevent FIFO 4WD Rollover 2025
On preventing 4WD rollover and loss-of-control crashes for fly-in fly-out workers.
Low Risk Driving Instructor - Master Class 2025
An announcement inviting expressions of interest in a planned 2025 master class for driving instructors.
What is Low Risk Driving - Response
Jeremy replies to a reader's question about the gap between how drivers rate themselves and what experts observe.
What is Low Risk Driving?
How Low Risk Driving differs from defensive driving courses, drawing on the NSW Low Risk Driving Teaching Model.
Nihilism and Driver Safety
Why nihilistic attitudes and the physical facts of driving don't mix, and what supervisors can watch for.
COVID Risk Down - Driving Risk Up
Written in February 2022, on driving risk as pandemic restrictions eased.
Telling Isn't Teaching
Why telling drivers what to do is not the same as teaching them, with reference to cognitive biases.
Why Don't People Listen?
On why safety messages are often not heard, drawing on Hugh Mackay's book of the same name.
As Designed
How road users often work around safety features that are designed to protect them.
Relative Risk or Absolute Risk? Why You Should Care
Explains the difference between relative and absolute risk, and why it matters when judging road risk.
The Good News About COVID
Written in August 2020, a road-safety view of the early COVID-19 pandemic.