Wednesday, October 30, 2019

USA: Driving Instruction Fail

Why aren't we providing decent driving instruction to new drivers in the US.  

Many call the passing lane "the fast lane" and truly don't know the difference, and stick in it causing traffic and accidents.

Many weave right before a left turn or vice versa as if they are driving an 80 foot tractor trailer, or have forgotten they aren't racing at Le Mans that day.

Many feel a red light or stop sign is a green/go for checking one's phone, despite being part of active traffic.

Wouldn't we save far more lives by adequately providing driving instruction to young and new drivers.  Better yet, what about a graduated system as in other Western countries?  

So many people feel they are better drivers than they really are, and given an instructor I've recently talked with, I can understand why this might come about. In my opinion, this instructor wasn't a good driver himself, having learned some rules from a book written long ago without relevancy in a world of smartphones, loud stereos and a majority of drivers that lack expected common sense in an "accident" scenario.

I will find data to support.

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