FFS! Stop texting and driving!

[kentauros]

157. You're right that most Americans would misinterpret

or simply be unable to observe the much better driving skills of the three hosts. I'm in awe of their skill, and that they're so lucky to be able to drive cars that are "toys for the wealthy." And while that's a no-no on DU to want such a vehicle, I'd still love to have the chance to drive one on a track somewhere

I know my driving skills are lax in some areas and better in others. Don't know if I could list them, other than not being afraid of the curb. There's one road here I use frequently that has some pot-holes at the junction of asphalt and the concrete strip before the curb. That strip is about a foot wide. To avoid having to veer into the next lane to the left, I hug the curb. I figure I'm just a few inches from it, yet haven't hit it.

And then I watch people that are so paranoid of hitting the curb, that they'll hug the stripe to oncoming traffic, while being at least three feet away from that evil curb!

Don't know what Germany's driving training is like, but there was one episode on TG where James May went to Finland. Part of the segment pointed out that kids have a three-year driver's education course! And that includes a skid track. I've had to learn about skids on my own

If driver's ed was as extensive, and as expensive, as those found elsewhere in the world, we'd probably only see about ten percent of the populace on the roads. Of course, we could only do that if we also had an extensive, and working, mass-transit system. Instead, we have it flipped, making it insanely easy and inexpensive for pretty much anyone to get a driver's license, while mass-transit either doesn't exist, or is horribly designed. That's probably why where so much "nanny-tech" in new cars these days...

This has been a great conversation, love_katz, and I'm glad glassunion started it