mwilk012
Well-Known Member
this is what a good driver is.Nope, not any more.
I used to be, but the reality is that I am older than I used to be. I can measure things, like vision, that are not where they were.
Most of my early driving was in the desert in my father's jeep. Then I lived along Californias Hwy 96 for many years (my job in Medford OR paid my commuting miles, so it made sense to live in my father's cabin). Somewhere in that time, I went through Californias police driving school. Then I had a job that sent me to a two-day defensive driving class every two years (the same job as the one that paid my commuting expenses).
Now, I am an old has-been (which I consider being a considerable step above "never was"). I ride my bicycle to work whenever I can, which happened to include today. I try to only drive when I have a need to.
When driving, I am that guy, the light turns green and I am the one looking both ways for light runners before proceeding. I expect people to ignore yield signs. Basically, I do all I can to make sure that I do nothing "exciting."
I am the guy that always goes out of his way to drive through parking spaced so that I can drive straight out. Why? Because many accidents occur when backing up. So, whenever possible, I don't do that. I tend to stay n my lane in traffic. Many accidents can be attributed to lane changes. So, again, I avoid doing that.
All of this is a way of saying that I can no longer rely on skill and reflexes. As such I have to avoid situations that call for those very skills.
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