Car Tech: What do you think is the biggest threat to safe driving?
- 5/30/07 11:37 AM
What do you think is the biggest threat to safe driving?
by Lee Koo (ADMIN) - 5/30/07 11:37 AM
- Bad drivers (Tell us why.)
- Car stereos (Tell us why.)
- Cell phones (Tell us why.)
- DVD players (Tell us why.)
- Eating or personal grooming (Tell us why.)
- GPS/navigation systems (Tell us why.)
- Kids (Tell us why.)
- People with road rage (Tell us why.)
- Pets (Tell us why.)
- Other (What is it?)
Other Drivers...
by per89son - 5/30/07 3:54 PM In reply to: What do you think is the biggest threat to safe driving? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
You can't control what other drivers do, you can control what goes on it and on you car...somewhat, but you can't control other peoples driving.
bad Drivers
by lightasair - 5/31/07 11:17 AM In reply to: Other Drivers... by per89sonI absolutely can't stand it when drivers don't use there turn signals .Driving along , bad drivers just change lanes , pull out in front of you, make a turn, all with out using a turn singal. For heavens sake how much time do you need to use your turn signal, put put right on the stering column, you only have to use a finger to use it .
Self centered, non defensive drivers
by kurtpochert - 5/31/07 4:27 PM In reply to: bad Drivers by lightasairExtensive good habits learned when the kids first learn to drive. Not just a knowledge of the "rules of the road, but being actually taught to exhibit courtesy and "watch out for the other guy" defensive driving. Being courteous enough toward others to actually let them know what you are going to do, like using turn signals when changing lanes, etc. A society of self centeredness (not to be confused with individual responsibility) is at the heart of many of the problems of drivers on the road. Indeed, greater individual responsibility is what it is all about, in being a good driver.
Self centered, non defensive drivers
by kurtpochert - 5/31/07 4:30 PM In reply to: bad Drivers by lightasairExtensive good habits learned when the kids first learn to drive. Not just a knowledge of the "rules of the road, but being actually taught to exhibit courtesy and "watch out for the other guy" defensive driving. Being courteous enough toward others to actually let them know what you are going to do, like using turn signals when changing lanes, etc. A society of self centeredness (not to be confused with individual responsibility) is at the heart of many of the problems of drivers on the road. Indeed, greater individual responsibility is what it is all about, in being a good driver.
Where is the drivers education in schools ?
by Dennis Flacy - 5/31/07 5:03 PM In reply to: Self centered, non defensive drivers by kurtpochertI agree with you !! Why has drivers education been sluffed off in our public schools ? Money ! The politicians can't get their cut of it so it goes on the back burner.
bad drivers
by maggiedev - 6/2/07 1:03 PM In reply to: Where is the drivers education in schools ? by Dennis Flacythe biggest mistake in texas is taking the drivers ed out of the schools. when i got my license (at age 14) i was required to take a semester of open book drivers ed in school as part of the 8th grade curriculum. after school was out for the summer, we had the option of taking a course in "behind the wheel training". those who did not take it, were destined to keep only a lerners permit until they were 18. i took the course and got full license at the age of 14.. now mind you, i am 59 years old and we are a smarter society now. the point is, our school system was very careful to get very qualified instructors drawn from the teachers on staff. my teacher was also my history teacher and in the 20+ years he taught drivers ed, his students had the best record for safe driving, less accidents and tickets. he was a great teacher as all of our drivers ed teachers were. when they took drivers ed out of the school, the people teaching the young folk cared only about the money to be made and turned out drivers that should not have been on the road. those drivers barely passed the state test. after all, getting a drivers license is only a license to allow you to go out and be a better driver. it is a license to learn is one way to put it as no one first time driver gets out there with all the knowledge at one time. a bad driver can be any/all on the list CNET gave to vote on. it encompasses it all.
Good Habits are Simple but Hard to Develop
by bigbillyt - 5/31/07 5:27 PM In reply to: bad Drivers by lightasairA few simple principles, applied accross the board would releive most problems on the road. Use hands free headset (set up before you start driving), don't tailgate, change lanes as little as possible, use the appropriate lane for the speed you are going and your intended destination, remain calm and be courteous to others, even those whose driving style you don't agree with. If poeople would stop taking their aggressive behavior and control needs with them behind the wheel we would all be safer.
Just my 2 Cents
agree with lightasair
by jerseybing - 5/31/07 7:57 PM In reply to: bad Drivers by lightasairgeeez....i only had to go two posts in....and here's someone...talking sense...really...use your frigin' signals...man...like lightasair said...how hard is that...to me...its like telling me (as the other driver)...*** you buddy...quess what im going to do...pretty ignorant...but you put people in this little "you can't touch me"...enclosure...and they feel they can do whatever works for them...screw the other guy...im gettin' where im going...and it doesn't matter who i **** off on the way...pretty much like "life"...but just a bit more dangerous...I remember this one comedians bit...where he said we should carry these dart guns..and you could shoot "perticulat sayings" on these idiots cars....example:I don't care if i blind you with my highbeams:...brake lights?-who needs them...ect...his were funnier thab my examples........jerseybing
not quite jerseybing...
by jimsbabis - 6/6/07 10:31 PM In reply to: agree with lightasair by jerseybingUsing your turn signals is one thing, but there are those that use them and do not look to see if anyone is there that did not see them signal. And then you have rude people that do not give the courtesy to those who actually took the time to think of others safety by signaling. I have to admit, I am rude to those who do not signal. I read drivers pretty well and if someone attempts to cut in front without signals, I don't let them in. I will stop for all drivers using their signals. It's too bad that the truly caring people are the only ones responding to this poll.
Oh... one more threat. Just all around rude people. Just yesterday, at two different times, people cut me off within a foot of hitting me, just to hop on the freeway or make a turn onto another street. Had they thought sooner which lane they needed to be in, they could have avoided a possible accident and road rage from a very cautious driver who had to dodge their stupidity.
Cell phone use while driving???
by tffh - 6/1/07 7:38 AM In reply to: bad Drivers by lightasairBAD, BAD, IDEA....................
I am a retired Sergeant from the Crime Lab and I have seen way
too many DEAD that were using cellphones while driving. Your vehicle
travels many feet within a few seconds while driving at highway
speeds.
If you or your teen is distracted even for a few seconds
while moving.............they or you or a third party could DIE!!!
Your passenger(s), the passenger(s) in the other vehicle(s), ped- estrians, etc... Could be history, for a moments inattention. You
don't even want to think about the pictures I have taken.
I only takes a few seconds to pull over and think about whats going
on around you and what lives you may save!!!
Bad Drivers
by felsie - 6/1/07 7:55 AM In reply to: bad Drivers by lightasairPeople who don't pay attention to the other people on the road, or just don't seem to care about the other cars. People who are talking to other people in there cars on on there cell phone. Cars that speed in and out of traffic. All this and more cause accidents. Add to that booze and drugs and you have problems. This seems to be a growing problem and not enough is done to stop it.
Agree 100%
by kyrhett - 6/3/07 6:10 AM In reply to: bad Drivers by lightasairNot using your directional signals bugs me too more than any other driver non-use (cell phones running a close second) I don't care how they switch lanes, just let me know you are going to do it. Would be nice if we drove like the Germans, they fine you for not using directional signals - too much to expect here. It just isn't fun to drive anymore!
Not using turn signals
by chuckbrewster - 6/4/07 6:14 AM In reply to: bad Drivers by lightasairfor 28 years I lived in Orange County California. Getting cut off would require the use of middle finger. Not using MY turn signal was defensive driving. If you turn on your turn signal and have plenty of space where you are wanting to be... it will be filled by the guy that is leaving that space before you can actually make the move. Just go, but don't do it if there is so little room you are cutting someone off.
I agree but....
by morninglory - 5/31/07 7:48 PM In reply to: Other Drivers... by per89sonI think by far the worst drivers and the ones who cause the most injuries and fatalities are speeders! The speed limits are posted along the roads/highways/Interstates for a reason. When a car crashes into another at 80 mph, even if the other vehicle is doing the speed limit, someone is going to be injured or killed. I live in a rural area, the posted speed limit on my two-lane road is 45 mph; I daily encounter cars, trucks, motorcycles doing at least 60 or more and this is a rather curvy road. My hope is that the oncoming vehicle doesn't lose control in one of these curves and hits me head on. (Maybe this doesn't apply to long stretches of highway out west where I understand there is a state with NO speed limit for cars but I am talking about most of the USA where there are numerous vehicles). This is too long, sorry.
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