On 6 Sep 2005 at 8:57, Bryan Savage wrote:
> According to a friend of mine (a retired traffic collision reconstructionist),
> the average driver at 65 mph is using about 95% of their skill, at 75, 100%.
> The safest way to treat the other driver is to keep your expectations low.
>
> Bryan
Huh? You think the average Joe driving down the highway is operating at over
9/10ths? Most people are
barely paying attention to their driving. How could they drive at 9/10ths and
barely pay attention at the
same time? They jabber on cell phones, read books, apply makeup, and seem to do
everything except what
they are supposed to be doing. Concentrating on their driving and the traffic
around them. More likely they
are only using 5% of their skill and that's the real problem.
John T.
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