This guy gets it.

[seafeye]

Might be a lifetime project. But the driving public needs to be educated.

[Noah930]

Very funny. Thanks.

[stevej37]

I still think that someone will make a fortune by marketing an LED display for the rear or front with pre-programmed messages. The driver could choose which to use at the flip of a switch.

[pwd72s]

Cindy: "If they can't read English it's not going to work."

[vash]

not to get all kumbayah or anything.

but i think that is annoying; the sign. nobody is perfect on the road. i make mistakes, so does everyone.

when we see a driver doing a bad thing, it is just a snapshot of that instance. forget a turn signal? merge badly? that doesnt mean the driver is like that all the time.

i drive defensively and practice forgive and forget. if i blow it and make a mistake, i usually stick up an apologetic hand..i own up to it and it has ever escalated from there.

[Danimal16]

Originally Posted by vash

not to get all kumbayah or anything.

but i think that is annoying; the sign. nobody is perfect on the road. i make mistakes, so does everyone.

when we see a driver doing a bad thing, it is just a snapshot of that instance. forget a turn signal? merge badly? that doesnt mean the driver is like that all the time.

i drive defensively and practice forgive and forget. if i blow it and make a mistake, i usually stick up an apologetic hand..i own up to it and it has ever escalated from there.

Ahh, maybe annoying to some, but funny all the same, or at least an attempt.

As far as defensive driving, that is not the way to drive. It was articulated by my Dad who explained defensive driving was just waiting for someone to hit you. He used the term "offensive" driving, which means take the lead, get ahead of the vehicle, anticipate. It is the same approach to flying, you know, stay ahead of the airplane, situational awareness and head on a swivel. Don't wait, act. Defensive implies that you should react, whereas offensive implies anticipate, act and avoid.

Who came up with that term defensive driving?

[vash]

interesting.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by Danimal16

Ahh, maybe annoying to some, but funny all the same, or at least an attempt.

As far as defensive driving, that is not the way to drive. It was articulated by my Dad who explained defensive driving was just waiting for someone to hit you. He used the term "offensive" driving, which means take the lead, get ahead of the vehicle, anticipate. It is the same approach to flying, you know, stay ahead of the airplane, situational awareness and head on a swivel. Don't wait, act. Defensive implies that you should react, whereas offensive implies anticipate, act and avoid.

Who came up with that term defensive driving?

Anyone that shares the road with a 18 wheel tractor-trailer!

I have twice had a 18 wheeler give me a choice, change my position and yield or be dead right and stay where I was. I chose to live. Once was in St Louis in the maze of interchanges, a simi decided at the last second he was in the wrong lane and just swerved into my lane. I had to squeeze into a small spot in the wrong lane and ended up going into the wrong state. I had to go across the bridge before I could turn around.

Offensive driving will get you killed with the giant vehicles on the road and idiot drivers with their faces glues to a text message.

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by Danimal16

Who came up with that term defensive driving?

Whenever I hear that I respond with "the best defense is a good offence!"

I know this is all a joke but if that picture of Mr. safety (if it is real) he has severely limited his vision out the rear windows.

[Norm K]

Way to - illegally in some jurisdictions - obscure your rear view.

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[sand_man]

SO TRUE!!!! I'm convinced people have no idea what the stalk on the left of the steering wheel is for!!!

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by Norm K

Way to - illegally in some jurisdictions - obscure your rear view.

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[sammyg2]

[masraum]

Originally Posted by sand_man

SO TRUE!!!! I'm convinced people have no idea what the stalk on the left of the steering wheel is for!!!

It's to give the other drivers a chance to speed up and take the spot that you want to move into.

[pksystems]

He needs to add something for the losers that drive around in the dark without head/taillights.

[rwest]

Originally Posted by pksystems

He needs to add something for the losers that drive around in the dark without head/taillights.

That’s because some manufacturers choose to have their dash lit up all the time giving the impression that you’ve turned your lights on.

My stupid Toyota has tinted glass over the gauges so they have to be lit to be seen and with daytime running lights I have forgotten to turn my lights on a few times- got to meet the local Police one morning because ofit. Cop said it is fairly common to see on a few brands and with drunk people!

[stevej37]

And..some drivers think that with their daytime running lights on they are ok at dusk or darker.
I don't think they have any idea that the rear has no lighting with the drl's on.

[wdfifteen]

My son says Bston drivers consider using turn signals a sign of weakness, and the weak don’t fare well on Boston streets.

[Toast54]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

My son says Bston drivers consider using turn signals a sign of weakness, and the weak don’t fare well on Boston streets.

That must explain the "Use yah blinkah!" hiway signs I see so often

[Danimal16]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Anyone that shares the road with a 18 wheel tractor-trailer!

I have twice had a 18 wheeler give me a choice, change my position and yield or be dead right and stay where I was. I chose to live. Once was in St Louis in the maze of interchanges, a simi decided at the last second he was in the wrong lane and just swerved into my lane. I had to squeeze into a small spot in the wrong lane and ended up going into the wrong state. I had to go across the bridge before I could turn around.

Offensive driving will get you killed with the giant vehicles on the road and idiot drivers with their faces glues to a text message.

You absolutely miss the point. Of course all situations cannot be anticipated. But sitting there just waiting or being indecisive or tentative, which is defensive driving, IMO, will get you killed far more often than being on your toes.

If you consider the entirety of my definition, defensive is a reactionary term, "offensive" in the context I stated is anticipatory, being ahead of the game.

In your two cases could you have seen the trucks doing that? And why not? My use of the term Offensive driving means you would have considered those *******s doing something stupid

Hunkering down is not the solution, you anticipate on the track at high speed, you should do the same on the highway.