>> That assumes of course that the average driver has a sufficient feel for the real
>> risks of the speeds they are driving at. I would venture that in fact people
>> are very poor at judging risk in most situations and are probably no better at
>> doing it when driving.
The only way anyone is going to be any good at risk perception, is 'practice makes perfect'...and no British driver is going to achieve that with increased nanny stateism.
Which is why so many people sit up the 'ariss of a bus when it stops, rather than overtake it...they are quite simply not used to overtaking, so are not prepared to do it, even if it has completely stopped...(and will usually position themselves in such a manner that no one else can get past either).
or...why people pull out for overtakes on a m/way without looking in the mirrors properly...( 2 or 3 occasions of a Porsche bearing down at 120mph would ensure the mirror was used properly the 4th time).
or..(name your moan)
We are increasingly dumbing down our drivers and failing to encourage them to make their own risk assessments..to the point...many just follow the herd.... which is all very well, but when an emergency occurs they're helpless, because they're not used to reacting to anything other than the sanitised norm.
P.S. I'm not advocating a 120mph free for all either, as that would be inherently dangerous...just a happy medium.
Last edited by: Westpig on Sun 14 Mar 10 at 16:02
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