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President Bartlett questions a religious zealot in the White House. 

I wanted to ask you a couple of questions while I have you here, 

I'm interested in selling my youngest daughter into slavery. As sanctioned in Exodus 21:7, she's a Georgetown. Sophomore, speaks fluent Italian, always clears the table. When it was her turn, what would a good price for her be? 

While thinking about that, can I ask another? My Chief of Staff, Leo McGarry, insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly says he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself, or is it okay to call the police?

Does the whole town really have to be together to stone my brother John for planting different crops side by side? (Leviticus 19:19),

Can I burn my mother in a small family gathering for wearing garments made of two different threads? Deuteronomy 22:9-11

I don't say homosexuality is an Abomination, Mr. President, the Bible does, yes, it does, Leviticus 18:22 chapter and verse, which reads,  “If a man has intercourse with a man as with a woman, both commit an abomination. They must be put to death.” So the Bible's stance is not just to bash homosexuals but to murder them. Why anyone wants to associate themselves with such barbarous and inhuman texts is beyond my comprehension.

1. **Drive Like You're Invisible** 

  Keep your head on a swivel. Always be aware of what's happening in front of you, around you, and behind you. Scan your mirrors frequently.

4. **Assume every driver is distracted** 

  Assume that everyone driving around you is, at best, distracted. At least 50% of drivers lack the basic skills, and shouldn't be driving at all!

2. **Look Far Ahead** 

  Never fixate on the vehicle in front of you. When possible, glance several cars ahead. One of the biggest mistakes I see on the road is not looking far enough ahead.

3. **Maintain an Escape Route** 

  Always strive to have an escape route. Never tailgate; leave extra space to react and time to make decisions, whether it’s braking or swerving. Again, always maintain an escape route before you need it.

5. **Adjust Your Mirrors Correctly** 

  Ensure your mirrors are correctly positioned. If you can see the side of your car in your side view mirrors, a vehicle could be parked in your blind spot, and you wouldn’t know it. When time allows, always check twice.

6. **Look Both Ways** 

  Most people read from left to right and develop a left-sided bias, making them more likely to see something coming from the left than from the right. When scanning your environment, always look both ways twice. This practice can help you overcome the left-sided bias and improve your overall awareness on the road.

7 **When entering a left-turn lane** 

When at speed entering a left turn lane, take part of control of that lane but maintain ownership of both the left turn lane and the lane you're leaving before you start slowing down your speed. This gives you options. Because if somebody jumps into the left turn lane, then you have somewhere to go because you still retain ownership of the lane you are exiting from. Sometimes the best defense is a good offense. Maintaining two lanes for a short period is a great way to do it, and that gives you options.

8  **Disengage Power When Losing Traction** 

  If you lose traction while stopping, always disengage power from your wheels. You can do this with a clutch or by shifting to neutral in an automatic vehicle. This allows the wheels to regain grip more quickly. In slippery conditions like snow and ice, shifting your vehicle into neutral will increase your chances of stopping by a large margin. You will also regain steering much quicker when you do this.

9 **Four-wheel drives**

Most people think that if you have a four-wheel drive, you're automatically going to have better braking in slippery conditions. This is not true. You will have better traction, but because the front wheels are under power, you have far less braking. Again, by using a clutch or shifting to neutral, you can stop your vehicle much quickly.

10 **Dealing with soft shoulders and gravel roads** 

When traveling on a road with a soft shoulder of gravel, if you find yourself running off the road, do not aggressively steer back onto the Roadway; doing this can cause loss of control and a possible spinout or even rollover. Once you have fallen off the Roadway onto the gravel, take your foot off the Accelerator and slowly reenter the payment. 

11. **Visibility of Moving Targets** 

  A moving target is always easier to see. If you see a driver approaching your lane, ensure your lights are on, flash your brights, and wiggle your steering wheel slightly. This sideways movement may be more noticeable to them than a direct head-on approach. 

12 . **Signal When Braking** Fundamentals of breaking, 

  Whether you’re using rolling resistance or engine braking, remember that the people behind you cannot tell you are slowing down, so use your brake pedal to signal your intentions.  Repeat gentle taps to your brake pedal to warn people that you are slowing down. Also, use this as a way to signal drivers to pay attention.

12a    **Braking from your dog's perspective.**

 Most people, when they brake, start slowly and then increase their braking rate as they approach the stop. And you end up with a very abrupt stop by breaking a little harder early, then gently decreasing as you come to a stop. Stopping Fido from crashing into your dashboard..

13 **Using your emergency lights**

When you're driving on the freeway and you see a significant Slowdown, turn on your emergency signals. You often will see truck drivers do this, and in many states it's the law. 

14 **Avoiding deer**

Especially at dawn and dusk, dear will be moving. Most people look for deer at the height of a deer. You'll never see them that way. There's an offen a drainage Ditch next to the highway, and if they're standing in it, the best you're going to see is maybe their head. So when you're driving, look for deer like you'd be looking for a rabbit and you'll see many more Deer.

15 **Be Cautious with Double Yellow Lines** 

   One common accident I’ve seen involves crossing a double yellow line, often at an intersection in heavy traffic or making a left turn across stationary traffic. This can be dangerous as you may not see fast-approaching vehicles in the lane you’re turning into. That’s why you typically see a double yellow line within 150 feet of an intersection. Dont cross them.

16. **Stay Focused while Driving** 

   Never allow yourself to be distracted. One of the simple joys of driving is living in the moment, so let nothing disturb your concentration. Enjoy the beauty of driving.

17. **Know Your Limitations** 

   Ride your own ride. Be aware of your driving skills and limitations, and drive within them.

18 **Understeer and oversteer**

Understeer and oversteer describe a car's handling characteristics during cornering, specifically how the vehicle responds to steering input. Understeer occurs when the front tires lose grip, causing the car to turn less than the driver intends, making the car "plow" or slide straight ahead. Oversteer, conversely, happens when the rear tires lose.

19 **To safely handle high-speed curves**  

First,  reduce speed before entering the curve, use smooth steering inputs, and look ahead through the turn. Avoid braking in the curve, and instead, maintain a steady speed or accelerate gently through it.

20 The Apex is the point at which you are the closest to the inside of the corner

“Slow in, fast out” is a fundamental principle that involves slowing down before the corner to achieve a smoother, faster exit.

21 **Hispeed merging**

First and always! Enter freeways at the posted speed or faster. It is much easier and faster to slow down than it is to speed up. Speed gives you more options. 

22  **Parking in a crowded parking lot.**

When parking in a congested parking lots It is generally better to back into a spot. Because as you pull in, you have much better visibility of all the movement around you. So instead of backing out of a spot where you might have visible issues, but by backing in first, you'll have much better situational awareness pulling out.

**Learning how to operate a manual transmission**

 Tracy's how to drive a stick. I was trying to teach somebody how to drive a stick one day, and this person told me that he just couldn't get it. His parents and even the military tried to teach him, but he felt he would just never be able to do this.

 So I came up with this idea that we're all overcomplicating the process of teaching driving a manual transmission. In reality, it's a straightforward process: step on the accelerator, let out the clutch, and drive. It's not as complex as we often perceive it to be. But teaching all three at the same time can be overwhelming. 

 When teaching someone to drive a manual transmission, it's crucial to strip it down to the basics. The primary hurdle most people face is mastering the clutch. Instead of overwhelming them with the accelerator, clutch, and gear-shifting, let's stick to the fundamentals of working the clutch.

 Begin by placing them on level, straight ground in first gear, then have them master the clutch without touching the accelerator. Without any extra acceleration, they must master the precise point at which the engine's torque is transferred to the tires. At that point, you have to hold the clutch there and let it out slowly as the vehicle starts moving. By removing the accelerator from the scenario, they can concentrate on feeling and finding that pressure point. And it is incredible how much faster they will master it, if you strip it down to the fundamentals on straight and above ground, on idle.

 I've used this method multiple times, and it has worked every single time. This should give you confidence that you can also master the art of driving a manual transmission, which can add a whole new dimension to the Driving Experience.