I posted a response under pet peeves thread. Basically any MORON can obtain a drivers liscence in the US. No skill required, you can be half blind, senile, and semi-retarted.
IF YOU WANT TO BE A BETTER DRIVER FOR YOU AND OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD DO ONE SIMPLE THING!
Take a suplimental driver's training course. I took one sponsered by Audi Car Club of America. I REALLY thought I knew how to drive a car - I was wrong.
Credentials for thinking I knew how to drive a car:
1. I out-ran over a dozen police in cars and on motorcycles (it's a felony now so I don't do that any more).
2. I'm an offensive yet defensive while driving.
3. I owned a newer, well maintained, sports car.
Credentials for REALLY being a good driver:
1. I took a suplimental drivers training course.
Please bear with - some people have never even used their ABS systems. Most have no clue what their car is capable of which is extremely important in panic situations. When I went to the march I couuld have been in 3 serious accidents because of others stupidity (merging into me, not checking their blind spots, and not staying right on a highway when not passing).
Taking a course where you get to actually push the limits of your car, no matter what kind it is (I wouldn't recomend a dump truck) is an invaluable knoledge experience to avoiding an accident and possibly saving your life. Some from the march can verify I'm not bullshitting when I say what type of cars I own. I love to drive yet am frustrated when MORONS get behind the wheel and endanger my life because they are on the phone, have bald, under/over inflated tires, shit falling off their car (for gods sake put a coat hanger on it), and complete obliviousness while behind the wheel.
I also learned that you shouldn't do 130 in your Porsche or 165 on you CBR900RR on the highway from taking that drivers training course. If it worked for some spoiled cocky a-hole like me it will work for you. Most people would spend 100-200 dollars to save their life.
TT
Edited to add: If I ever have kids they will take one of these courses before they are allowed to drive (yes they are that good) Drivers ED is a complete JOKE!
Also: AVOID MINI-VANS and PEOPLE WITH HANDYCAP TAGS LIKE THE PLAGUE! STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM THEM! THEY WILL GET YOU INTO AN ACCIDENT!
Edited by - TTBoy on 4 October 2002 23:12:22
Edited by - TTBoy on 5 October 2002 2:14:59