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[OOMV6]

Driving standards. Not wishing to start a thread where everybody states all the bad driving they've seen, or pointing at certain types of cars that inherently seem to have bad drivers, or even the opposite sex; but why is it that the general population think they are a good, or at the least, an above average driver?

Just take a look at the comments on here, across numerous threads. It must be the same on other car forums surely.

As an example, I caught a minute or two of Stobart Trucking program last night. Not exactly great entertainment, but saw a 21 yr old male HGV driver, who obviously hasn't long had his HGV license, and can only have been driving legally for 4 years max. He stated that although the women truckers are good, the men are better - it is a mans job. There was a women trucker with 5 years HGV driving under her belt, and she really did seem to handle the rig well, and obviously had far more experience than him

To state again, I don't want to get into men/women drivers argument, repeating all that has been said before - but WHY do people seem to always think they are a better driver than the next person?

[mantahatch]

Could it be arrogance? could it be wanting to be the alpha male ? But I do agree there tends to be a lot of people in general who do think they are good drivers.
By what measure, I am sure I don't know 

[Omegatoy]

Hmm unless the law has changed you cant get a class 1 hgv till your 21 years of age!!

[OOMV6]

Hmm unless the law has changed you cant get a class 1 hgv till your 21 years of age!!

Yes, 21 and has HGV 1. If you refer to my "4 years experience" comment, I was referring to driving. Not necessarily HGV. Anyway, that was just a side comment along side the thread topic. So why is everybody better than the next person?

[Lizzie_Zoom]

You are missing the point - literally.

A man, when he gets in his car, becomes the best driver in the world, and the car becomes a great big extension to his "little man", as he thinks it will attract women in a way he cannot when out of it!!








I'll now await the fallout; tin hat on..............

God bless all you men

[The Red Baron]

you got that bang on Lizzie, although i was never like that myself. 

[Entwood]

You are missing the point - literally.

A man, when he gets in his car, becomes the best driver in the world, and the car becomes a great big extension to his "little man", as he thinks it will attract women in a way he cannot when out of it!!








I'll now await the fallout; tin hat on..............

God bless all you men

If that were true .. we wouldn't be driving Omega's ........   

[Gaffers]

The thing is everybody has different opinions as to what makes a good driver and that in turn affects how each person drives.  The only person with the ability to do anything about anyone's driving is the Police and there are not enough of them about.

[OOMV6]

You are missing the point - literally.

A man, when he gets in his car, becomes the best driver in the world, and the car becomes a great big extension to his "little man", as he thinks it will attract women in a way he cannot when out of it!!








I'll now await the fallout; tin hat on..............

God bless all you men

I wasn't only talking about men. So what does a car "extend" or make larger for a woman.  There are plenty of women drivers who think they are better than the next person, whether man or woman

[Lizzie_Zoom]

You are missing the point - literally.

A man, when he gets in his car, becomes the best driver in the world, and the car becomes a great big extension to his "little man", as he thinks it will attract women in a way he cannot when out of it!!








I'll now await the fallout; tin hat on..............

God bless all you men

I wasn't only talking about men. So what does a car "extend" or make larger for a woman.  There are plenty of women drivers who think they are better than the next person, whether man or woman

Nothing, as we use a car as a means to purchase shopping, transport the kids, go to medical appointments and go to work    Our hair, nails, make-up, clothes and character "extends" us enough!

To answer your second question: Only those in Chelsea tractors!

[YZ250]

You are missing the point - literally.

A man, when he gets in his car, becomes the best driver in the world, and the car becomes a great big extension to his "little man", as he thinks it will attract women in a way he cannot when out of it!!

Well that's jolly decent of you to say so Lizzie, I respect your honesty. 

[Terbs]

I believe its mostly self ego, stress, arrogance, sheer bloody-mindedness.......and to impress others.

So you are on a dual cariage way, normal traffic, you are going just under 70mph...you catch up to someone driving at 55mph, minding his own business, you want to overtake, but someone is coming up fast on the outside lane, you have to slow down.......who is the safest driver

The driver driving within the limit at 55mph,
You who was driving just under 70mph and had to slow down, probably mouthing off at the same time about slow drivers
The driver coming up fast at 70mph on the outside lane, who flashes by.

Right lets look at it....
The driver at 55mph...not breaking any law, but as its a 70mph limit, should he be driving faster???
You....driving just under 70mph. Should you not realise you were approaching slow traffic and pulled out earlier???
The driver travelling fast (70mph)  Should he have known he was approaching a car that in itself, was approaching a slower moving car, and would need to pull out, and eased off and flashed the other car out (I know 'flashing headlights) is not in the highway code, but its accepted...even the police do it)

I bet all those drivers think they are the best driver one in the right....what do you think.

[dbug]

You are missing the point - literally.

A man, when he gets in his car, becomes the best driver in the world, and the car becomes a great big extension to his "little man", as he thinks it will attract women in a way he cannot when out of it!!








I'll now await the fallout; tin hat on..............

God bless all you men

Spot on Lizzie - when I bought my Ferrari Dino, mine grew by 1" 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

You are missing the point - literally.

A man, when he gets in his car, becomes the best driver in the world, and the car becomes a great big extension to his "little man", as he thinks it will attract women in a way he cannot when out of it!!








I'll now await the fallout; tin hat on..............

God bless all you men

Spot on Lizzie - when I bought my Ferrari Dino, mine grew by 1" 

Yep, for any man that is purely natural!

[OOMV6]

I believe its mostly self ego, stress, arrogance, sheer bloody-mindedness.......and to impress others.

So you are on a dual cariage way, normal traffic, you are going just under 70mph...you catch up to someone driving at 55mph, minding his own business, you want to overtake, but someone is coming up fast on the outside lane, you have to slow down.......who is the safest driver

The driver driving within the limit at 55mph,
You who was driving just under 70mph and had to slow down, probably mouthing off at the same time about slow drivers
The driver coming up fast at 70mph on the outside lane, who flashes by.

Right lets look at it....
The driver at 55mph...not breaking any law, but as its a 70mph limit, should he be driving faster???
You....driving just under 70mph. Should you not realise you were approaching slow traffic and pulled out earlier???
The driver travelling fast (70mph)  Should he have known he was approaching a car that in itself, was approaching a slower moving car, and would need to pull out, and eased off and flashed the other car out (I know 'flashing headlights) is not in the highway code, but its accepted...even the police do it)

I bet all those drivers think they are the best driver one in the right....what do you think.

You are most probably right, in this example you chose. But why can't people be humble occasionally and say "hey, sorry man, my fault". Or acknowledge the other driver with a quick apology.

So, the point still remains. If everybody is thinking that everybody else are the crap drivers, and everybody knows that everybody thinks everybody else are crap drivers; who are the crap drivers? And by what standard anyway?