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Hmm, I'm not sure this is a fair analogy though Robin. Pilots are trained to a far more rigorous programme than a car driver is and you are routinely checked so as to ensure your physical health, knowledge of the regs and ability to control the beast and react correctly to 'situations' are to the required standard are you not? It is in your own interests to brush up on your skills and knowledge else your career goes down the pan or you screw up; the majority of car drivers only find themselves in this situation once they've screwed up.

Aha! Its a perfect analogy

Hmm, I'm not sure this is a fair analogy though Robin. Pilots are trained to a far more rigorous programme than a car driver is and you are routinely checked so as to ensure your physical health, knowledge of the regs and ability to control the beast and react correctly to 'situations' are to the required standard are you not? It is in your own interests to brush up on your skills and knowledge else your career goes down the pan or you screw up; the majority of car drivers only find themselves in this situation once they've screwed up.

And didn't the whole car saftey thing start when a guy was asked to find out why so many american pilots died young, and he actually discovered the cause was their drive to work, not their job.

He then went on to disprove the people that said that seatbelts wouldn't save lives, as the deceleration would kill you anyway.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stapp

I have no problem with speed limits myself, and those that do, and choose to break them, have already made one agressive step IMO.

Not its not.

Comparing the incredible levels of training and assessment pilots go through, (levelled, recognised classes of skillsets, constant appraisal) to that which car drivers go through (about seven driving lessons, a written test where if you get one thing wrong you frankly shouldn't be let near a car, culminating in an hour long test in a generally residential environment) is sightly off whack.

Suicidal probably, and if anybody else was around possibly homicidal.

Two words:

Vortex Ring

Then you have a very strange notion of what aggressive means. It is possible to exceed speed limits by large margins, and be extremely considerate towards other road users whilst doing so.

Best wishes all,
Dave.

Yeah, but you'v already chosen to break the law.

Are you claiming that you never break speed limits, then? Not even a teeny weeny bit?

If so, are you a liar or a menace? (see sig.)

Yeah, but you'v already chosen to break the law.

Not a good start in my book.

It's not like people actually want to break the law, the real problem is how it is used/abused. Choosing to exceed an unreasonably, needlessly low limit, in a safe and considerate manner can hardly be considered an aggressive act.

It's not like people actually want to break the law, the real problem is how it is used/abused. Choosing to exceed an unreasonably, needlessly low limit, in a safe and considerate manner can hardly be considered an aggressive act.
If you disagree then please explain how.

There appears to be quite a spectrum of political standpoints on this forum.

Criticising the current Government is not necessarily derived from being either "left" or "right" wing.

Well, you know I believe most people flout the law by travelling at a speed above it that they think means thy can get back to a speed just above it if they need to.

Choosing to travel above the speed limit is certainly a statement.

From what I've seen apart from a couple of people including me, most people on here are right-wing.

Not its not.

Comparing the incredible levels of training and assessment pilots go through, (levelled, recognised classes of skillsets, constant appraisal) to that which car drivers go through (about seven driving lessons, a written test where if you get one thing wrong you frankly shouldn't be let near a car, culminating in an hour long test in a generally residential environment) is sightly off whack.