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Jane I th in k th e s c h o o l h a s ch an g e d th e c h ild re n ’s an d th a t c a n c a u se a c cid e n ts. R e m e m b e r, d river B D o you k n o w w h a t y o u n eed ? T h e s e .
lives b e ca u se it h as g iv en th em h o p e. P eo p le fro m d is tra c tio n is th e n u m b er o n e c a u se o f road A W h a t a re th e y ? E arp lu g s?
o u tsid e c a m e an d listen ed to th em an d ca red ab o u t a ccid en ts. B Y es. E a rp lu g s! W h e n th e baby s ta r ts c r y in g you
th e m . B u t it’s n o t o n ly th e ch ild ren w h o se lives H o s t N ow I k n o w y o u ’ve b een d o in g a lo t o f te sts ju s t p u t th e s e in . Y ou ca n still h e a r th e c ry in g ,
have ch a n g e d . A d elan te A fr ic a h as a lso ch an g ed w ith sim u la to rs. A c c o rd in g io y o u r te s ts , w h a t’s bu t th e n o ise isn ’t s o b a d , an d it’s n o t s o s tre ssfu l.
m e an d m y fam ily . W e have b e e n v e ry lucky in life. th e m o st d a n g e ro u s th in g to d o w h en y o u ’re A T h a t ’s a g rea t id ea! W h o to ld you io do th at?
I fe el th a t life h as giv en m e a lo t. N ow I w an t to d riv in g ? B I t’s all in th is b o o k I read . You sh o u ld g e t it.
g iv e so m e th in g b a ck . B u t it’s n o t all giv in g. I feel T o m T h e te sts w e did in a s im u la to r show ed t hat A Y e a h ? W h a t’s it ca lle d ?
th a t I g e t m o re fro m th e m th an I giv e! I love b ein g th e m o st d a n g e ro u s th in g to d o w h ile you ’re B I t’s ca lle d Commando Dad. Ii w a s w r itte n by an
th e re . I love th e ir s m ile s an d h o w th e y have su ch a d riv in g is to sen d o r re ce iv e a te x t m essag e. T h is is ex -so ld ier. H e w a s a co m m a n d o in th e arm y,
s tr o n g se n se o f co m m u n ity , an d I love fe e lin g th a t in cre d ib ly d a n g e ro u s, an d it is, o f c o u rs e , illeg al. a n d it’s e sp e cia lly fo r m en w ith b a b ie s o r sm a ll
m y fa m ily an d th e o th e r m e m b e rs o f A d elan te In fa c t, re se a rc h clone by th e p o lice sh o w s th a t c h ild re n . I t’s p re tty good .
A fr ic a are a cce p ted as p a rt o f t h a t co m m u n ity . th is is m o re d a n g e ro u s th a n d r in k in g a n d d riv in g . A R e a lly ? S o w h a t’s s o g o o d a b o u t it?
Interviewer A n d d o you have a w eb site? H o s t W h y is th a t? B W ell, it's lik e a m ilita ry m an u al. It te llsy o u exactly
Jane Y es, w e d o . It’s w w w .a d e la n te a fric a .c o m . T o m W e ll, th e re a so n is o b v io u s - m an y p eo p le use w h at to d o w ith a baby in any situ a tio n . It m akes
W e ’v e had th e w e b site fo r a b o u t fo u r y e a rs. It w as tw o h a n d s to te x t, o n e to h o ld th e p h o n e an d th e ev ery th in g easier. T h e re ’s a w eb site, to o , th a t you
o n e o f th e fir s t th in g s w e s e t up. I f y ou 'd lik e to o th e r to ty p e . W h ic h m e a n s th a t th ey d o n ’t have ca n g o to - co m m an d o d ad .co m . It h as a lot o f
fin d o u t m o re a b o u t A d e la n te A fr ic a , p lease go th e ir h a n d s o n th e w h eel, an d th e y ’re lo o k in g ad v ice ab o u t ta k in g ca re o f b ab ies and sm all kids,
th ere an d have a lo o k . T h e r e are lo ts o f p h o to s a t th e p h o n e , n o t a t th e ro ad . E v en fo r p eo p le an d I really lik e th e fo ru m s w here m en ca n w rite in
a n d even a v id eo m y so n to o k o f m e te a ch in g th e w h o c a n te x t w ith o n e h a n d , it’s still ex trem ely w ith th e ir p ro b lem o r th e ir ex p erien ces.
c h ild re n to s in g o n th a t firs t day. M a y b e it w ill d a n g e ro u s, h i th e te sts w e did in th e sim u la to r, A W h a t k in d o f th in g s d o e s it h elp you w ith ?
ch a n g e y o u r life to o , w h o k n o w s? tw o o f th e d riv ers cra sh e d w h ile te x tin g . B A ll k in d s o fth in g s . H ow to ch a n g e d iap e rs - he
H o s t A n d w h ich is th e n e x t m o s t d an g ero u s? lias a really g o o d sy ste m , how to d ress th e baby,
1 52))) T o m T h e n e x t m o st d a n g e ro u s th in g is to s e t or how to g e t the baby to sleep , th e b e st w ay to feed
Phone call 4 a d ju st y o u r G P S . T h is is e x tre m e ly h a z a rd o u s to o th e baby, h o w io k n o w i f th e b ab y is sick . It’s re ally
I h av en ’t had an y m u sic fo r th e la st th re e days, b e c a u se a lth o u g h y o u c a n d o it w ith o n e h a n d , you u se fu l an d it’s p retty fu n n y , to o , I m ean he u ses
b e c a u se m y iP o d b ro k e , s o p a d d lin g h a s b e e n g e ttin g still have to ta k e y o u r ey es o f f t h e ro ad fo r a few a k in d o f m ilita ry lan g u ag e, s o fo r ex a m p le lie
m o re b o rin g . T o p ass th e tim e I co u n t o r I n a m e se co n d s. c a lls th e baby a B T w h ich m ea n s a baby tro o p e r,
c o u n trie s in m y h ea d , a n d s o m e tim e s I ju st lo o k up H o s t A n d n u m b e r th re e ? an d th e b a b y ’s b e d ro o m is b a se cam p , an d ta k in g
a t th e sk y . S o m e tim e s th e sky is p in k w ith clo u d s Tom N u m b er th re e w as p u ttin g on m akeu p o r d oin g th e baby fo r a w a lk is m an eu v ers, an d ta k in g th e
th a t lo o k lik e c o tto n , an d o th e r tim e s it’s d a rk lik e y o u r h air. In fa ct, th is is so m eth in g th a t people d iap e rs to th e trash is calle d b o m b d isp o sal.
th e sm o k e fro m a fir e , an d s o m e tim e s it’s b rig h t o fte n d o, esp ecially w o m en , o f co u rse, w hen they A W h a t e lse d o e s it say?
b lu e. T h e day th a t I re a d ie d th e h a lfw a y p o in t in m y stop a t tr a ffic lig h ts, b u t ifth e y h aven’t fin ish ed B W e ll, it h a s all k in d s o f s t u f f ab o u t...
trip , th e sk y w a s b rig h t b lu e. I’m su p e rstitio u s so i w hen th e lig h ts ch a n g e , th ey o fte n co n tin u e w hen A A n d w h a t d o e s h e th in k a b o u t m en ta k in g c a re o f
d id n 't ce le b ra te - th e r e ’s still a v e ry lo n g w ay to go. th ey sta rt d riv in g ag ain . It’s th a t fa ta l co m b in a tio n c h ild r e n ? D o e s he th in k vve d o it w ell?
Phone call 5 o fju s t h av in g o n e h and on th e ste e rin g w h eel, and B H e th in k s th a t m en a re ju st a s g o o d as w o m en at
lo o k in g in th e m irro r, n o t a t th e road . ta k in g c a r e o f c h ild re n in a lm o s t ev ery th in g .
T h is w eek (h e m o sq u ito e s h av e b e e n d riv in g m e
H o s t A n d n u m b e r fo u r? A A lm o st ev ery th in g ?
cra z y . T h e y o b v io u sly th in k I’m easy fo o d ! T h e y
T o m In fo u rth p la ce , th ere a re tw o a ctiv itie s th a t are B Y ea h , he say s th e o n e tim e w h en w o m en a re
e sp e cia lly lik e m y fe e t. 1 w ak e up in th e n ig h t w hen
eq u ally d an g e ro u s. O n e o f th e m is m a k in g a p h one b e tte r ih a n m en is w h en th e k id s a re sick .
th ey b ite m e , a n d 1 c a n ’t sto p s c r a tc h in g m y fe et.
c a ll o n a c e ll p h o n e . O u r re se a rch sh o w ed th a t W o m e n k in d o f u n d e rsta n d b e tte r w h a t to do.
B u t I’m fe e lin g h ap p ier n o w th a n I’v e been
w hen p eo p le ta lk o n th e p h o n e , th ey d rive m o re T h e y h av e an in s tin c t. O h . N ow it’s m y tu rn . O K ,
fe e lin g fo r w e ek s. I've see n a lot o f a m a z in g w ild life
slow ly (w h ich c a n b e ju st as d an g ero u s as d riv in g 1 k n o w e x a c tly w h at th a t c ry m e a n s. It m ea n s h e ’s
th is w eek . O n e day, I fo u n d m y s e lfin th e m id d le
fa st), b u t th e ir c o n tro l o f th e c a r g e ts w o rse, h u ngry .
o f a g ro u p o f d o lp h in s. T h e r e w ere a b o u t s ix p a irs
b e ca u se th e y ’re c o n c e n tra tin g o n th e p h o n e ca ll A W o w ! W h a t w as th a t b o o k ca lle d ?
ju m p in g o u t o f th e w ater. I've a lso see n e n o rm o u s
an d n o t on w h a t’s h a p p e n in g o n th e ro ad . Bu t th e
b u tte r flie s , ig u a n a s, an d v u ltu re s th a t fly above
o th e r th in g , w h ich is ju st as d a n g e ro u s as ta lk in g 2 28)))
m e in b ig g ro u p s. Y esterd ay , a fish ju m p ed in to m y
o n y o u r ce ll p h o n e , is e a tin g an d d rin k in g , in fa ct, Kerri Y ou w o rk h ard , b u t y o u r m o n e y ’s a ll sp en t
kay ak. M ay b e it m e a n s I ’m g o in g to b e lucky. I am
i fy o u d o th is, y o u d ou ble y o u r ch a n c e o f h av in g H av en ’t g o t en o u g h to p ay th e rent
s ta r tin g to feel a little sad th a t th is ad v en tu re is
an a ccid e n t b e ca u se e a tin g an d d r in k in g alw ay s Y ou k n o w it’s n o t rig h t an d it m ak es n o sen se
c o m in g ro an en d .
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A n d fin a lly o n th e n ew s, T V h o st H ele n S k e lto n h as
w h eel. A n d th e th in g th a t’s m o st w o rry in g h ere C h a sin g , c h a s in g th o se d o lla rs a n d ce n ts...
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is th a t p eo p le d o n ’t th in k o f th is a s a d an g ero u s R o b T h a t w a s g r e a t, K e rri.
th e A m a z o n R iv e r in a k ay ak . S h e le ft fro m N au ta in
a ctiv ity at a ll, a n d it isn ’t even illeg al. Kerri T h a n k s.
P eru s ix w e ek s ag o o n a tr ip th a t m an y p eo p le said
H o s t A n d in fifth , w ell a ctu a lly six th p lace. Ii m u st R o b K e r r i,y o u u sed to b e in a b a n d , n o w you play
w o u ld b e im p o ssib le . B u t y esterd ay , sh e cro sse d the
b e liste n in g to m u sic, b u t w h a t k in d ? so lo . W h y did y o u ch a n g e ?
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Tom W ell, it’s liste n in g to m u sic y o u know . Kerri W h a t h ap p en ed w ith th e b an d is p riv a te.
w o m a n to p ad d le d ow n th e A m a z o n . H e re ’s H elen :
H o s t O h , th a t’s in te re stin g . I'v e a lrea d y said I d o n ’t w a n t to ta lk a b o u t it in
“ It’s b een h ard , b u t I’ve had an a m a z in g tim e . T h e
T o m W e fou nd in o u r te sts th a t w h en d riv ers w ere in te rv ie w s. A ll i ’ll say is th a t I have a lo t m o re
o n ly th in g I’ve re ally m issed is m y d o g B a rn e y . S o
liste n in g to m u sic th ey k n ew a n d lik ed , th e y d rove freed o m th is w ay. I c a n p la y - a n d s a y - w h a t I
th e fir s t th in g I ’m g o in g to d o w ill b e to p ick h im up
e ith e r fa ste r o r slo w er d e p en d in g o n w h e th e r th e w a n t.
a n d ta k e h im fo r a n ice lo n g w a lk .”
m u sic w a s fa s t o r slow . R o b D id y o u r re la tio n sh ip w ith th e b a n d ’s lead
2 9))) H o s t S o fa s t m u sic m ad e d riv ers d riv e fa ster. g u ita ris t a ffe c t th e b re a k up?
T o m E x a ctly . A n d a stu d y in C a n a d a a lso fou nd Kerri N o c o m m e n t. I n ev e r ta lk a b o u t m y p riv ate
T a n n e r to o k a ta x i fro m th e th e b o a ty a rd to th e
th a t i f th e m u sic w as v e ry lo u d , th en d riv ers’ life.
a irp o r t w h ere th e se a p la n e w a s lea v in g fro m . It
re a ctio n tim e w a s 2 0 % slo w er. Ify o u ’r e liste n in g R o b Y o u r D ad w a s in a fa m o u s p u n k b an d ,
to o k 4 5 m in u te s to g e t fro m th e b o a t y ard to th e
to v e ry loud m u sic y o u 're tw ice a s likely to g o an d y o u r M u m ’s a cla ssica l p ia n is t, have th ey
a ir p o r t. O n c e he g o t on th e se a p la n e , T a n n e r q u ick ly
th ro u g h a red lig h t. in flu e n c e d y o u r m u sic?
m ad e up th e tim e he s p e n t rid in g in th e ta x i. W ith
H o s t S o th e sa fe st o f a ll o f th e th in g s o n th e list is K e r r i O fc o u r s e th ey have - w h a t d o y o u th in k ?
th e p la n e fly in g c lo s e to 1 0 0 m ile s an h o u r, T a n n e r
io liste n to m u sic w e d o n ’t know . Isn ’t ev ery o n e in flu e n c e d by th e ir p a re n ts?
ca u g h t up to R u tle d g e an d A d a m n e a r S e v e n M ile
T o m E x a ctly . I f w e d o n 't kn ow th e m u sic, th en it R o b W h e n did y o u s ta r t p lay in g ?
B rid g e. A fte r la n d in g a t th e a ir p o r t in K ey W est,
d o e sn ’t d is tra c t u s. In th is p a rt o f th e te s ts a ll Kerri I s ta rte d p la y in g th e g u ita r w hen I w a s ab o u t
T a n n e r ren ted a s c o o te r fo r th e la st th re e m ile s o f
d riv ers d rove safely. fou r.
th e ra c e . Ju s t a few m o re m in u te s u n til h e a rriv ed at R o b F o u r? T h a t’s p re tty y o u n g .
th e so u th e rn -m o st p o in t o f th e U S . 2 23))) Kerri Y eah , th e g u ita r w a s n e a rly a s b ig as m e!
2 15))) A E x c u s e m e, is th is s e a t em p ty ? R o b I t h in k th a t y o u r n e w a lb u m is y o u r b e s t y et.
B Y es, su re s it d o w n . A h , h e ’s cu te . Is he y o u rs? It’s a lot q u ie te r an d m o re e x p e rim e n ta l th a n you r
H o s t A n d o n to n ig h t’s p ro g ra m w e ta lk to T o m
A Y es, y e s. A ctu ally , h e ’s a s h e . M ira n d a . e a r lie r a lb u m s.
D ix o n , w h o is an e x p e rt o n ro a d sa fe ty . T o m ,
B O h . T h r e e m o n th s? Kerri T h a n k y o u ! I th in k it’s m y b e s t w ork.
new te ch n o lo g y lik e G P S d e v ice s h as m e a n t new
A T h r e e an d a h a lf. H ow a b o u t y o u rs? R o b S o w h a t have y o u b een d o in g re ce n tly ?
d is tra c tio n s fo r d riv ers, h a sn ’t it?
B S te p h e n . H e ’s fo u r m o n th s . D id you have a bad Kerri W e ll, I ’v e b een w r itin g a n d re co rd in g
T o m T h a t ’s rig h t, N icky, b u t it is n ’t ju st te ch n o lo g y
n ig h t? so m e n ew so n g s. A n d I’ve played at so m e o f th e
th a t’s th e p ro b lem . C a r d riv ers d o a lot o fo th e r
A Y es, M ira n d a w a s c r y in g all n ig h t. Y ou know , s u m m e r fe stiv a ls in th e U K .
th in g s w h ile th e y ’re d riv in g th a t a re d an g ero u s
th a t n o is e g e ts to y o u . It d riv es m e crazy .
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