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Post by bunbun / Hank on Aug 29, 2006 8:32:24 GMT -5
Trevor...Awareness of what is going on around you is a LARGE part of driving skills. Everything you pointed out is a driving skill which most people DO NOT have. Oh sure, they can put the key in the ignition, they know which pedal makes it go and which one makes it stop, but that is about it. If they go into a skid on a wet or icy road or experience a high speed blow out they can pretty much kiss their ass good by as they are done for. I don't know what the exact percentage is, but most people can't even drive a stick shift anymore. These newer cars have turned everyone into idiots! "I don't need any driving skills, the car will do it for me." You have anti lock brakes, skid control, cruise control, which most people think is an automatic pilot type thing you engage and take a nap. The car will drive itself. Mirrors. They are just for putting on your makeup. Turn signals. What the hell are those? Then lets throw in the fact half of em have NO sense of direction and have no idea where the hell they are going and it's amazing the accident rate isn't double what it is. HANK.
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Post by Sir Trevor on Aug 30, 2006 7:00:55 GMT -5
Trevor...Awareness of what is going on around you is a LARGE part of driving skills. Everything you pointed out is a driving skill which most people DO NOT have. Actually Hank, I consider the basic mechanics to be driving skills. Things like the ability to find and use the gas pedal. Same for the brake. Along with the ability to know when to use it. Like when you are coming up on the intersection/turn you are going to make. Not 3 blocks before it. Or to not stop sticking halfway out into the road causing people to have to swerve around you. The ability to turn without coming to a complete stop first. To know not to pass in a no passing zone. Or to know that getting right up on someones bumper is not a good idea. To be able to judge the middle of the road. So if you are on a back road and there is oncoming traffic, they don't have to practically drive into the ditch to avoid you. These things I consider basic driving skills. And lord knows there are enough people who haven't mastered these. Let alone the more advanced ideas I put forth in my previous post.
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Post by Lady Catharine on Aug 30, 2006 11:08:56 GMT -5
How bout this one-coming home from work today-accident, rescue squad, CPD directing traffic on main intersection.Lo and behold, those of us that was given the right away from the Police Officer, idiot on my drivers side, decided he was going to BE first! God I was praying for him to be ticketed. Alas, the officer was yelling at him, rightly so --to wait... So he was turning onto 480, I yelled at him that he deserved a ticket and wished him a nice day Morons, every one has to be first-lets go lets go.......grrrrrrrr
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Post by Kelzar on Aug 30, 2006 15:59:36 GMT -5
As I see it, good driving skills are a combination of three things. 1. Awareness. 2. Emergency condition and racing skills. 3. Attitude and willingness to adhere to a system.
2 out of 3 is 66% is 66% a good enough grade for you or your kids?, how about your employer? or employees?
1. Awareness, the biggest problem for older drivers and multi-tasking i.e. cell phone, eating, reading etc while driving
2. Emergency condition and racing skills, things happen, how well you react to tight driving conditions, immediate reaction response and very simply getting your vehicle back under YOUR control.
3. There are systems for that will aid the flow and ease of driving, but many just want to disregard the system that works better for ALL the drivers on the road because it does not work "better" FOR ME.
I have driven in the U.K., I know first hand, for a fact, that the general public CAN drive. Most in the U.S. cannot or will not do what is neccesary to accomplish ALL three and thus making driving for EVERYONE on the road easier.
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Post by Kayenne on Aug 30, 2006 20:51:35 GMT -5
What ticks me off? More often than not, the entire human race, or at least 99.99% percent of it!
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Post by Vanguard on Aug 31, 2006 10:27:30 GMT -5
the biggest thing that drives me nuts on the road is when my friend will start steering with his knee, while changing out his CD. With me begging him to let me do it, and him ignoring me. its frusterating. I dont really care how often you've done it. its still a bit reckless.
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Post by Griffin on Aug 31, 2006 10:38:25 GMT -5
I just love when people get in the 12 items or less lines at the grocery store with a half cart full of items and then dally while paying. Talk about clueless.
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Post by tomnaboley on Aug 31, 2006 22:42:40 GMT -5
I agree with Master Griffin. Then, to top it all off...they pay with a check (that has to be O'kd) when MOST 12 items or less lanes are cash only.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Sept 2, 2006 23:16:36 GMT -5
AND...Not only do they want to pay with a check. It's a check drawn on the Last National Bank of Outer Mongolia! That should only take, oh say, damn near forever to get the manager to OK that puppy.
And while on the subject of check outs: Does anyone use those do it yourself check out lanes some of the stores now have? I used one a short time ago at the new Home Depot in Chardon. Now! I've said it before, but I'll say it again. I am not the most computer literate person in the world. They had this nice sales clerk there to help dummies like me with the process. Well, she had to do about 95% of the work cuz I sure as hell didn't know what I was doing.
And, I'm thinking, since she is already there in case anyone needs help, why not just have her do the job herself like they use to do? If the damn jobs in this country are not going overseas, they are being done by robots. It's going to come to a point where no one buys anything at these stores as no one will have a job, hence, no money to buy anything. HANK.
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Post by Sir Trevor on Sept 7, 2006 8:18:53 GMT -5
Got another driving related one.
People who are making right turns, but get all the way to the left of the lane to do it. Leaving no room for you to get past them.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on Sept 7, 2006 10:17:39 GMT -5
Trevor...Like I said, they have no driving skills. Usually they are in some little itty bitty car about ten foot long, but they are just not sure they can make that "tight" turn into that side road that is 30 feet wide. It's fun to watch them try to back up also. Any area smaller then, oh say, the state of Texas, they are just not sure they can fit that big ole car (Honda Civic) into such a tight space.
People I got news for you. MOST parking spots in say a shopping center parking lot will acommadate a semi trailer in width. I know, I've parked one in such a spot on a few occasions. So GUESS WHAT! Your Dodge Neon will fit! HANK.
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Post by Kayenne on Sept 7, 2006 19:16:28 GMT -5
Most of the people driving in Chardon (especially the square) at rush hour. Pedestrians in the city (any city) or in parking lots, no I don't want to hit you, but please work with me here and look where you are going!
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Post by Sir Trevor on Sept 7, 2006 19:23:49 GMT -5
Oh yeah. Really hate in a parking lot when someone is walking right in the middle of where I need to drive. Yeah, sure, you have to walk to your car, but do you have to do it while blocking all traffic trying to get past you?
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Post by Kayenne on Sept 7, 2006 19:26:02 GMT -5
Another thing I really hate about parking lots, you pull in to a spot only to find a shopping cart dead in the middle of it. Would it really kill you to at least put it in nearby corral?
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Post by Sir Trevor on Sept 7, 2006 19:28:56 GMT -5
If not the corral at least move it so that it is in the junction of the 4 parking spots near you. That way it is out of the way for others.
Didn't used to be an issue for me. With the vehicles I drove, I didn't worry about shopping carts. I just ran them over.
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