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Show BUS DRIVER IS AUTHOR OF BOOK ON DRIVING Russell A. Byrd, author-bus driver, is now out of the single-book single-book class with publication of his second book, titled ""Driving to Live," which deals, in simple but persuasive language, with the lack of instruction that exists between the mileage beginning with posses- sion of a driving license, and the mileage that approaches the rocking-chair stage. Treated in fine detail de-tail are the near-accidents, accidents acci-dents and deaths that are daily witnessed on our highways; stressed stress-ed are the necessity for alertness, courtesy, and a relaxed frame of mind, to avoid the toll of life and property caused by unschooled driving. Byrd's first book, "Russ's Bus," a chronicle of the adventures of a veteran Santa Fe bus driver, ex- , hausted its first edition of six thousand copies shortly following publication. The new book, "Driving "Driv-ing to Live," published by Pacific-Western Pacific-Western Publishing Co., of Los Angeles, has already been considered consid-ered for film rights, together with the earlier opus. With close to one million no-accident no-accident miles driven for Santa Fe Trailways, Byrd has lectured through the western area, promoting promot-ing the cause of safe and courteous courte-ous driving, with emphasis on commencing drive r-training in high school, at the age when students stu-dents are highly receptive and responsive re-sponsive to the formation of good driving habits. |