Remember that of those surveyed, 80-93% say they are better than average drivers.
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Remember that of those surveyed, 80-93% say they are better than average drivers. This high percentage is a well-documented phenomenon known as “illusory superiority” or the “above-average effect,” where most individuals overestimate their own abilities compared to others. This is why I don't drive unless I have to.
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Remember that of those surveyed, 80-93% say they are better than average drivers. This high percentage is a well-documented phenomenon known as “illusory superiority” or the “above-average effect,” where most individuals overestimate their own abilities compared to others. This is why I don't drive unless I have to.
I really wish people had to go to a driving test every 10 years and then get graded on how poor/good their driving skills are.
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I really wish people had to go to a driving test every 10 years and then get graded on how poor/good their driving skills are.
wrote last edited by [email protected]A driving test isn’t necessarily a test of skill, it’s a test of checking boxes that gets thrown out the window for many people as they continue driving. You can be a complete moron while driving but still parallel park and use a turn signal properly for a test. If you want to weed out more bad drivers you need harder testing and greater enforcement, just getting a retest of the same shitty test isn’t gonna work, but nobody really wants that because it means more tickets and harder testing for everyone.
Source: me. I had an incredibly stubborn aged parent who absolutely should not have had a license for multiple reasons but continued to drive. They were re-tested a couple of times because of incidents and still passed. It took letters from family and a physician to have the RMV suspend their license, and even then they didn’t want to.
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A driving test isn’t necessarily a test of skill, it’s a test of checking boxes that gets thrown out the window for many people as they continue driving. You can be a complete moron while driving but still parallel park and use a turn signal properly for a test. If you want to weed out more bad drivers you need harder testing and greater enforcement, just getting a retest of the same shitty test isn’t gonna work, but nobody really wants that because it means more tickets and harder testing for everyone.
Source: me. I had an incredibly stubborn aged parent who absolutely should not have had a license for multiple reasons but continued to drive. They were re-tested a couple of times because of incidents and still passed. It took letters from family and a physician to have the RMV suspend their license, and even then they didn’t want to.
I totally agree with you, but I also feel like the level of testing and enforcement necessary crosses the line of what most people will tolerate. You'll get people screeching about the government making it too hard and too oppressive to drive (which honestly, good).
Anyways, let's rip out all the highways and replace them with rail lines already, yeah?
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Remember that of those surveyed, 80-93% say they are better than average drivers. This high percentage is a well-documented phenomenon known as “illusory superiority” or the “above-average effect,” where most individuals overestimate their own abilities compared to others. This is why I don't drive unless I have to.
What if Ive been driving for 30 years, never had an accident? You know, because I dont ride other peoples bumpers, I leave a 2 car gap. Someone drops an anchor in front of me, and Ive got loads of time to stop. Id say THIS alone, make me better than 99% of drivers on the road right now.
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Remember that of those surveyed, 80-93% say they are better than average drivers. This high percentage is a well-documented phenomenon known as “illusory superiority” or the “above-average effect,” where most individuals overestimate their own abilities compared to others. This is why I don't drive unless I have to.
in testing, the worst drivers overestimate their ability, and after completing the test even increase their self ranking
the best drivers underestimate their ability, and rate themselves even lower after completing the test
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A driving test isn’t necessarily a test of skill, it’s a test of checking boxes that gets thrown out the window for many people as they continue driving. You can be a complete moron while driving but still parallel park and use a turn signal properly for a test. If you want to weed out more bad drivers you need harder testing and greater enforcement, just getting a retest of the same shitty test isn’t gonna work, but nobody really wants that because it means more tickets and harder testing for everyone.
Source: me. I had an incredibly stubborn aged parent who absolutely should not have had a license for multiple reasons but continued to drive. They were re-tested a couple of times because of incidents and still passed. It took letters from family and a physician to have the RMV suspend their license, and even then they didn’t want to.
it's still better than nothing, and it can be funded entirely with vehicle licensing fees
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in testing, the worst drivers overestimate their ability, and after completing the test even increase their self ranking
the best drivers underestimate their ability, and rate themselves even lower after completing the test
Dunning-Kruger-effect strikes again?
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Remember that of those surveyed, 80-93% say they are better than average drivers. This high percentage is a well-documented phenomenon known as “illusory superiority” or the “above-average effect,” where most individuals overestimate their own abilities compared to others. This is why I don't drive unless I have to.
I am always very proud to say I am a bad driver for this very reason. I am a very bad driver. But I am a better than average bias-recognizer
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What if Ive been driving for 30 years, never had an accident? You know, because I dont ride other peoples bumpers, I leave a 2 car gap. Someone drops an anchor in front of me, and Ive got loads of time to stop. Id say THIS alone, make me better than 99% of drivers on the road right now.
If you leave that much space in Connecticut, two cars will fill the gap. I try though. I’ve been run off the highway by street racers also. My only comfort is dash cams so maybe it’ll be on video.
