Sep 28 2005
Now defensive driving is a bad thing?
Sometimes I just can’t believe the things I see on TV, tonight they had one of those fluff pieces that was about an ex-race car driver that was teaching defensive driving to teenagers (you know the kind where they put you into artificial trouble situations within a safe course to teach you how to respond), which I thought was a great thing.
Then some middle age female do gooder of a conservative safety expert comes on saying how putting teenagers in adrenaline inducing situations is exactly what we don’t want as it will only lead them to being cocky on the road and cause more accidents. Okay so now learning how to avoid accidents and control your car in dangerous situations is a bad thing? She even went so far to ask parents that were thinking about enrolling their children in the course whether they would like to celebrate their child’s 21st birthday or grieve & stand over their grave.
Give me a break!