graball wrote:
I too, was taught to look on every other car around you as if it was driven by a homicidal maniac out to get you (in other words observe everything that everyone around you does and don't assume anything)
Definitely good advice ! I recall being told that too, only my driving instructor taught fighter pilots!
He was a super chap and we got on really well. I had always heard the "learn to pass the test, then you start to learn to drive" (with experience), "assume the worst" "anticipate the unexpected" and so on. He started me off (officially), although I have always loved to drive - a real 'driving passion'.
The other courses have taught me a lot more and then all the many discussions with Paul - of course.
However your comments bring to mind the close observations of other road users, this is being eroded in favour of keeping legal and preserving one's licence.
I have noticed, how on motorways (with gantries) I feel forced to concentrate on pointless speed limit changes, instead of being able to assess and fully observe (as usual), every other motorist and their positioning and movements (in my scanning obs), resulting in feeling 'blind' or 'in a tunnel'. One gets less time to concentrate on the whole environment.
This is another negative effect to safer roads, because if I am effected, what happens when someone with less interest in driving reduces their observations, and possibly without realising too ?
With so many gantries and so many limit changes (totally un-necessary) the driver education to drive better is lost in favour of a limit.
To enable education and training to help this I think is crucial.
I think fresh approaches to training can be very beneficial and I do like new concepts that maybe more effective.
Why do many motorists not keep to 2 chevron 2 sec markers? Lack of 'belief', lack of comprehension?
I'd love to have a 'motorist game' that helps show good/bad driving behaviours and techniques.
Whilst physics has it's place, is it really what will capture peoples interest ? Will it help people drive better?