Main content | back to top
Shell Driving Booklets
As part of the Count on Shell driving safety campaign, these information booklets provide driving safety tips we believe will be helpful in many emergencies. The series has been written in cooperation with organizations such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the Federal Highway Administration, and the National Safety Council.
To learn about handling hazardous driving situations now, download a booklet in PDF format from the list below:
Smart Car Care (PDF, 505.22KB) (pdf, size 505 kB) - opens in new window
Proper car maintenance could prevent 5 million breakdowns each year. Each one of these breakdowns costs consumers an average of 00 annually in motor vehicle damage and other expenses, totaling more than billion a year due to car neglect.
Alone Behind the Wheel (PDF 239.49) (pdf, size 239 kB) - opens in new window
Two violent crimes are committed in the U.S. every minute of every day. Drivers traveling alone can be particularly vulnerable. There are a number of things you can do, however, to keep yourself safer. Both inside your car and out. Read about those things here. Then pass the information along to anyone who might be alone behind the wheel.
Deadly Distractions (PDF, 178KB) (pdf, size 178 kB) - opens in new window
Driver distractions or inattentive driving play a part in one
out of every four motor vehicle crashes. That’s more than one-and-a-half million collisions a year — more than 4,300 crashes every day!.
Kids in the Car (PDF, 196KB) (pdf, size 196 kB) - opens in new window
When used properly, child safety seats are life preservers. They reduce an infant's risk of death by 69% and a toddler's by 47%. Yet millions of children ride without the right kind of restraint. More than a thousand die every year who are completely unbuckled. Understanding some basic safety seat principles will help you protect your littlest passengers.
Break Down (PDF, 3.03GB) (pdf, size 276 kB) - opens in new window
Each year, nearly 3,000 people die in car accidents on the shoulder or median of the road. Sometimes, these fatal scenarios begin with a simple breakdown that forces the vehicle off the roadway. Learning how to prevent breakdowns and how to protect yourself and your passengers if a breakdown occurs can save your life.
Sharing the Road (PDF, 244KB) (pdf, size 244 kB) - opens in new window
Today, there are more vehicles on the road than ever. That's why it's important to be aware of vehicles around you as well as where you're driving. For example, police reports indicate that 68 percent of all fatal accidents between cars and trucks begin with an error on the part of the car driver. Knowing how to safely share the road with everything from motorcycles to trucks could save your life.
Foul Weather Driving (PDF, 191KB) (pdf, size 191 kB) - opens in new window
In the United States in 1999, about 5,000 people were killed and about 500,000 were injured in automobile crashes attributed to inclement weather. Knowing some basic safety tips could help save your life.
Crash Course (PDF, 238KB) (pdf, size 238 kB) - opens in new window
Each year, thousands of drivers and passengers die in the few minutes after an auto collision. Many of them could be saved if the first people on the scene-people like yourself-knew how to respond quickly and correctly.
Driving Dangers (PDF, 190KB) (pdf, size 190 kB) - opens in new window
The leading cause of death among Americans below the age of 38 is motor vehicle crashes. And 75% of the time, the factors contributing to these crashes are driver-related. This booklet offers advice on how to cope with sudden driving dangers. Learn from it and pass on that learning to someone else.