RE: Aggressive Drivers/Passive Drivers = Safety?

[Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>]

OK, so maybe I missed something, but how come "better tests don't make
for better drivers"? If there are better (==stricter and more
comprehensive) tests, the education needed will have to be better. At
least then there will be drivers with more knowledge on the roads.

In countries with much stricter tests (e.g., Denmark and (pre-merge)
Germany, the driver's education is more structured and much more
comprehensive and driving habits are much less random than they are here
in the States.
- peter
  peterhe@microsoft.com - http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/1001
  91 200qw
  94 acura legend gs
  issaquah, wa, usa


>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Dale McCormack [SMTP:profit@mcs.net]
>Sent:	Sunday, February 09, 1997 5:41 PM
>To:	Meron
>Cc:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject:	Re: Aggressive Drivers/Passive Drivers  = Safety?
>
>Meron wrote:
>> have more comprehensive drivers tests, you will have clueless drivers who
>> George,
>> Please get off of this "elitist attitude" BETTER TESTS DON'T MAKE FOR
>> BETTER DRIVERS"
>Avi:
>Mandatory Audi content: quattros probably have the inherent traction
>capability to be the safest vehicles on the road; the driver's
>decisionmaking (and sometimes simple luck)is the weakest link. 
>
>Most probably agree there can be difficult, but irrevelant driver tests
>(Israel's?).  Do you think that a test measuring driving response in
>simulated real world situations would be useful? Ala  Bob Bondurant's
>class wherein 3 traffic lights over 3 lanes change color to require a
>driver maneuver the vehicle quickly and precisely.  Or, what might be
>your suggestion(s)?  Anyone else care to provide input?  
>> Dale
>>