Walt Brinker '66 has assisted, free-of-charge as a hobby, well over 2,000 motorists in disabled vehicles. Deciding it was time to empower as many others as possible to avoid vehicle breakdowns and becoming stranded, he published a unique, short book, Roadside Survival: Low-Tech Solutions to Automobile Breakdowns. Most vehicle breakdowns do not require a mechanic; he is not a mechanic. His solutions, with some 56 illustrations, are simple, low tech, easily understood, and permit a disabled vehicle to be driven off an interstate highway or parking lot. Anecdotes from actual assists, several humorous, introduce, illustrate and reinforce concepts and techniques.
Two hundred million licensed motor vehicle drivers in the United States expose themselves routinely to significant risk while betting that they will not become stranded when they drive. There are two kinds of drivers: 1) those who have experienced a disabled vehicle, and 2) those who will. Generally, good luck comes to those who help themselves; this book is for those in that group. Some drivers live in denial that they could break down; this book can help them see otherwise and show them how to prevent, prepare for and contend with that eventuality.
Roadside Survival: Low-Tech Solutions to Automobile Breakdowns is expected to be published in mid-February.