Standards of driving rant

[Piggy]

As a qualified driving instructor...I always see faults, naturally. I also have OCD...if no one had noticed.

However I do agree, in the last couple of years I am bombarded by driving issues.

The one that really gets me is roundabouts...people seem to get SO confused and have no ability to navigate them...when its one of the simplest inventions since the can opener.

Pulling out is another one, I have countless occasions where I can see ahead a junction and a waiting car,it can be from 500yds away....400yds....300yds, make brief eye contact with the driver...then 100yds....they pull out!!!??

I have found the need to coal more often to back drivers away, people get STUPID close now on all roads...I think maybe its too much trust in modern cars.

I remember seeing a safety program, the guy suggested having rubber fuel tanks hanging over the front bumper, no windscreen, no seatbelts and a big spike sticking out of the steering wheel.....sounds mad but I bet people would be more careful with their driving.

I too take great pride in my driving, parking etc....and have always assumed its just ignorance or lack of concentration when others drive like morrons...but that 106 crash/onboard footage at Pugfest just shows me how bad peoples car control is.


Regular driving assessments is what is needed imo. Not a pass/fail. Just an assessment and training.