Better driver today?

[Cutehumor]

Road Rage has developed the past 5 years. with another 40 years of driving, maybe it will go away. ha!

 

[moribundman]

Originally Posted By: GROUCHO MARX
Originally Posted By: moribundman
Originally Posted By: GROUCHO MARX
Honestly, are you a better driver today than you were 5 years ago?


Better based on what and by whose measure?


Based on your own measure and perception, mori.


Then yes, I am now a better driver than I was five years ago.

 

[rpn453]

Yes. I'm a lot smoother and calmer on the road, and about 3 years ago I became competent with a standard.

 

[tropic]

I dunno... when I got my license almost a decade ago I was reckless, fast, aggressive, and hyper-aware of other cars on the road. I liked to peel out, pass people on the shoulder, and generally act like the road was a free-for-all.

Now I'm more of a calculating driver. I probably spend a higher percentage of my road time speeding than I ever did, but now I go just slow enough to blow through a speed trap with a good chance of avoiding a ticket. I'll admit that the radius of my road awareness has grown smaller. I'm much less likely to cause an accident now, but I'm also less likely to avoid stumbling into one. I've refined my driving style so that everything I do on the road is smooth, but I think I've lost a lot of my poise.

 

[JHZR2]

I drive the same, physics-wise, but 5 years ago I had only had my license half as long or so...

JMH