> Hey it is better than some old lady driving down the highway at 100 miles an
> hour with their eyes close
---Jim
---Jim
>> Hey it is better than some old lady driving down the highway at 100 miles an
>> hour with their eyes close
>It is that much safer if she has her eyes farther apart? :)
>---Jim
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I can't say that driving in the sims has helped my real driving,
but that's probably 'cause my real driving is done on two wheels!
Then again, much of my GP2 driving is done on two wheels also....
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Jim, you are certifiable........hehehe
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> > Hey it is better than some old lady driving down the highway at 100
miles an
> > hour with their eyes close
> It is that much safer if she has her eyes farther apart? :)
> ---Jim
<<I thought they teach you these stuff in drivers ed>>
Which driver's ed did you go to? In mine, they told us that if the car
starts to slide, turn against the spin and pump the brakes. If you do
that, especially on a busy interstate, you stand a chance of causing one
or more cars to rear-end you. With the kind of weather the original post
in this thread described, drivers pumping the brakes to stop a skid is
probably what causes those 40 car pile ups you hear about in the Rocky &
Smokey Mountains all the time.
However, If you back off on the enough for the tires to retain their grip
on the road, and stay on the gas, you can maintain your speed and thus
avoid a 40 car pile up. Especially when your on the Pole at a Road Course.
<G>
:-)
PolloLoco
You're kidding, right?
I can see it... The teachers would certainly require very high
insurance because of all the rollovers! I mean, sure you can read
about it in some book, but it's a LOT different when you're actually
in the driver's seat.
Over steering and the like were definitely NOT shown to us when I went
to driver's ed, and that was about 12 years ago! I think they spend
even less time on the road today.
I think it would be a good idea to introduce simulators into driver's
ed. Something based on the NFSSE concept, like with the cops and
other traffic-- except limit the useable cars to Pintos and Mini vans
(don't want to give the kids ideas, eh?)... Negative points for
speeding, positive points each mile without incident. Hmm, on second
thought that sounds very boring. <g>
Heh, --kodiak
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> I can see it... The teachers would certainly require very high
> insurance because of all the rollovers!
Right, which is all the more reason to learn about it in a controlled
environment where you're expecting it, than have to suddenly learn when
the shit is mere inches from the fan...
---Jim