Is driving difficult?
Poll: Is driving difficult?
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Really, is driving difficult? Because to some people it really seems as if they struggle at it when really it's quite a simple thing to do, imo.
We had a woman this morning on the A3 (A busy road!) stop in the right hand lane because she was near her junction and hadn't moved across lanes yet.. This, is f
king stupid and an indication to me she finds driving difficult.
I've also been in the car with people some times when they brake all of the time, they brake for empty roundabouts, they brake for every single corner, they brake when they see another car.. Again, driving seems difficult for these people.
This is more of just a rant
We had a woman this morning on the A3 (A busy road!) stop in the right hand lane because she was near her junction and hadn't moved across lanes yet.. This, is f
king stupid and an indication to me she finds driving difficult.I've also been in the car with people some times when they brake all of the time, they brake for empty roundabouts, they brake for every single corner, they brake when they see another car.. Again, driving seems difficult for these people.
This is more of just a rant
It does appear to be for most people.
I had a person in tesco (read woman) trying to reverse out of a parking space in a Nissan Navara that was far too big for her limited driving capabilities. After nearly hitting my car twice, she nearly flatted someone to her car. She got out of the space eventually, and threw up her hands in disbelief at my nodding of the head.
Why drive a car that is too big for you?
I had a person in tesco (read woman) trying to reverse out of a parking space in a Nissan Navara that was far too big for her limited driving capabilities. After nearly hitting my car twice, she nearly flatted someone to her car. She got out of the space eventually, and threw up her hands in disbelief at my nodding of the head.
Why drive a car that is too big for you?
- disclaimer** this was of course, at Waitrose, not Tesco, she was in a RR, and I was on the way back to my Lamborghini
It's the same with anything: Rowing, singing, ballet dancing, drinking etc.. some people are just better than others... and some people should never do it at all. I'm crap at ballet, which is why I don't do it. Fortunately, this doesn't hinder on me on a daily basis.
However.
Some people are crap driving. But this will hinder them in life, thus they gain sufficient skill in it to pass a test (and not necessarily be able to drive well) through luck, persistence etc, and then plague the roads and other motorists for years to come..
However.
Some people are crap driving. But this will hinder them in life, thus they gain sufficient skill in it to pass a test (and not necessarily be able to drive well) through luck, persistence etc, and then plague the roads and other motorists for years to come..
We all make mistakes and nobody drives the "perfect" journey everytime. There's a difference between people who struggle with the finer points of driving and those who are just too ignorant to care about other road users. There's lots of people who are capable of indicating at busy junctions and roundabouts, they just choose not to as it doesn't affect "their" journey.
I'm forever being stuck behind people who think they need to brake for a small bend despite not driving fast enough to actually justify it. I'm always saying "just turn the steering wheel" which my son finds amusing.
I'm forever being stuck behind people who think they need to brake for a small bend despite not driving fast enough to actually justify it. I'm always saying "just turn the steering wheel" which my son finds amusing.
I found it pretty difficult when I was learning. At one point it felt like I wasn't progressing at all, and I ended up taking about 5 or 10 more lessons than some of my peers. I really hated learning to drive.
Once it clicked, though, I've found it pretty straightforward. I got a day's free advanced driving instruction with my Civic Type-R, and it showed that my skills were basically sound, but could be improved.
Like everyone, I see bad driving every day, and am amazed that they ever managed to pass their test.
Once it clicked, though, I've found it pretty straightforward. I got a day's free advanced driving instruction with my Civic Type-R, and it showed that my skills were basically sound, but could be improved.
Like everyone, I see bad driving every day, and am amazed that they ever managed to pass their test.
JonnyFive said:
Really, is driving difficult? Because to some people it really seems as if they struggle at it when really it's quite a simple thing to do, imo.
Driving a car is fairly simple... even more so if auto.Driving on a ROAD is however far more difficult.
Do both well consistently is a far greater challenge.
I don't think the concept or the practical task of driving is difficult in the slightest. My biggest problem over the last 10 years of driving is that people have become increasingly lazy in their driving style and allow common bad habits to take over very simple activities.
Indicating seems to be the main. People just seem to assume that others on the road know which direction they are choosing to go. The half arsed attempt of entering a roundabout with no indication is incredibly prominent, followed up by then indicating to exit the roundabout. Seems very half arsed.
Other drivers seem to do incredibly stupid things in an effort to save time. It shouldn't be difficult, but in their half arsed manner, they actually create more difficulty in doing so.
Indicating seems to be the main. People just seem to assume that others on the road know which direction they are choosing to go. The half arsed attempt of entering a roundabout with no indication is incredibly prominent, followed up by then indicating to exit the roundabout. Seems very half arsed.
Other drivers seem to do incredibly stupid things in an effort to save time. It shouldn't be difficult, but in their half arsed manner, they actually create more difficulty in doing so.
Im now getting lifts into work with my friend, before this I had been in her car twice and she had an accident on both occaisions! (She has also written off several cars in the 3 years Ive known her) And the level of driving on my trip to work is absolutely abismal. She's always highly nervous and jerky with steerings, cant drive at any steady speed, when there is a car coming towards us on B roads she stops, right in the middle of the road and forces them to go two wheels up to get past, she admits she cannot see when its dark, she drives at 50mph everywhere- through the village where small roads and lots of pedestrians mean 30 would be too fast, but also 50mph on the dual carriageway to the city also stays in the right hand lane most of the journey forcing lots of people to undertake etc etc.
She is unbelievable, Im afraid being in the car with her but skintness means car share is neccessity, and I cant really rock the boat by screaming at her repeatedly. (plus a compo claim would probably help my financial situation jokin!)
NB Ive told her there are regular speed cameras in the village (not true) and keep telling her to pull into the left lane on DC but seems pointless, shell write this car off soon too and I know her insurance is up soon (and will be astronomical due to incredible history) so hopefully be off the road for a while at least. If it was my O/H I'd force her to take remedial lessons but thats not an option here
She is unbelievable, Im afraid being in the car with her but skintness means car share is neccessity, and I cant really rock the boat by screaming at her repeatedly. (plus a compo claim would probably help my financial situation
jokin!)NB Ive told her there are regular speed cameras in the village (not true) and keep telling her to pull into the left lane on DC but seems pointless, shell write this car off soon too and I know her insurance is up soon (and will be astronomical due to incredible history) so hopefully be off the road for a while at least. If it was my O/H I'd force her to take remedial lessons but thats not an option here
JonnyFive said:
I've also been in the car with people some times when they brake all of the time, they brake for empty roundabouts, they brake for every single corner, they brake when they see another car.. Again, driving seems difficult for these people.
This is more of just a rant
I agree with you, the ex was a panic braker, everytime some condition changed she would dab the brakes, changing lane she would inadvertently come off the throttle meaning by the time she was in the lane she was moving too slowly for it and had to move back over. This is more of just a rant
IMO driving is such an easy thing to do, and I have a massive problem with people that feel their car cannot go round a corner at +5 mph, i may be following too closely but i dont see why its necessary to slow down that much.
And does anyone else get REALLY
when you let people through and they dont say thankyou! i know its your right of way but have some politeness, If i held a door for someone and they didnt even acknowledge my existence I'd slam the bd in their face!Decky_Q said:
Im now getting lifts into work with my friend, before this I had been in her car twice and she had an accident on both occaisions! (She has also written off several cars in the 3 years Ive known her) And the level of driving on my trip to work is absolutely abismal. She's always highly nervous and jerky with steerings, cant drive at any steady speed, when there is a car coming towards us on B roads she stops, right in the middle of the road and forces them to go two wheels up to get past, she admits she cannot see when its dark, she drives at 50mph everywhere- through the village where small roads and lots of pedestrians mean 30 would be too fast, but also 50mph on the dual carriageway to the city also stays in the right hand lane most of the journey forcing lots of people to undertake etc etc.
She is unbelievable, Im afraid being in the car with her but skintness means car share is neccessity, and I cant really rock the boat by screaming at her repeatedly. (plus a compo claim would probably help my financial situation jokin!)
NB Ive told her there are regular speed cameras in the village (not true) and keep telling her to pull into the left lane on DC but seems pointless, shell write this car off soon too and I know her insurance is up soon (and will be astronomical due to incredible history) so hopefully be off the road for a while at least. If it was my O/H I'd force her to take remedial lessons but thats not an option here
Why not buy her an IAM course or something for Christmas (say you noticed she was a bit of a 'nervous driver')? It's only 100 quid and would probably save you a lot of stress. I realise it's not your fault/responsibility but I'd rather stump up a little bit of money than be in a crash any day.She is unbelievable, Im afraid being in the car with her but skintness means car share is neccessity, and I cant really rock the boat by screaming at her repeatedly. (plus a compo claim would probably help my financial situation
jokin!)NB Ive told her there are regular speed cameras in the village (not true) and keep telling her to pull into the left lane on DC but seems pointless, shell write this car off soon too and I know her insurance is up soon (and will be astronomical due to incredible history) so hopefully be off the road for a while at least. If it was my O/H I'd force her to take remedial lessons but thats not an option here
My OH wouldn't listen to anything I would say about driving (typical male backseat driver blah blah), but sticking her on the course has helped her (both in terms of driving skill and confidence) immensely
and referring to another post above about people braking too much for small bends,
theres a bend near me, in a 30 limit that i know for a fact you can easily take at 60 in a 1.2 fiesta from 1998, so why do people go round the bloody thing at 10 miles an hour, its 10 degree turn for god sake just turn your steering wheel! there is no need for any action from either foot!!
theres a bend near me, in a 30 limit that i know for a fact you can easily take at 60 in a 1.2 fiesta from 1998, so why do people go round the bloody thing at 10 miles an hour, its 10 degree turn for god sake just turn your steering wheel! there is no need for any action from either foot!!
In my opinion driving is not hard, it just requires attention, and the ability to think. I've never finished a journey and thought that it was particularly difficult.
The problem is, most people don't give driving the attention it requires. I've lost track of the amount of times I've avoided an accident as I've consciously realised someone isn't paying attention to what they're doing. People pulling out on me at junctions without even looking, people straight lining roundabouts, people switching lanes on the motorway without looking / indicating are all examples.
The problem is, most people don't give driving the attention it requires. I've lost track of the amount of times I've avoided an accident as I've consciously realised someone isn't paying attention to what they're doing. People pulling out on me at junctions without even looking, people straight lining roundabouts, people switching lanes on the motorway without looking / indicating are all examples.
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