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Post by andy on Apr 23, 2024 10:15:49 GMT
Last time I went go karting I only got beat by guys that have had way more track time than me and drive sports cars like their hair is on fire. I still don't feel confident pushing the limits of grip on the road though and that was one of the reasons I liked the Saab 95s as they were deliberately designed to be unrewarding to thrash with light steering and very little feedback...all it was ever going to do was understeer and then there was even less weight and feedback in the steering. The Subaru I borrowed a couple of times was way more fun in the corners. Anyway, not knowing the limits of the car isn't much of a problem on the roads but lack of driver discipline is. The vast majority of cars are far more capable than their drivers. Unfortunately some drivers don’t realise that and thus are not confident in driving them others lack confidence in their own abilities. Spending some time driving on a track, with a competent instructor, should instil confidence and improve safety. It might also prove instructive to the overconfident who would be able to “lose it” in safety. I'm sure it would be a fun learning experience but it's also a good way of funding climate change, scrubbing a set of tyres out in an afternoon and causing lots of expensive damage to cars. It doesn't teach people not to speed in towns, to stop at stop lines, not to hold a phone while driving or that double yellow lines don't mean park on the pavement. They were already taught all that but do it anyway. |
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Post by dorsetmike on Apr 23, 2024 10:32:58 GMT
Just SORNed mine, not driven it for a year, should have done it a year ago, would have saved £650 insurance and road tax. Anyone want a 17 year old Mazda 2 1.4L Antares, (07 reg) only done about 45600, flat battery and due MOT, similar cars on line go for abput £2500, any offers?
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Post by geoffr on Apr 23, 2024 13:21:45 GMT
The vast majority of cars are far more capable than their drivers. Unfortunately some drivers don’t realise that and thus are not confident in driving them others lack confidence in their own abilities. Spending some time driving on a track, with a competent instructor, should instil confidence and improve safety. It might also prove instructive to the overconfident who would be able to “lose it” in safety. I'm sure it would be a fun learning experience but it's also a good way of funding climate change, scrubbing a set of tyres out in an afternoon and causing lots of expensive damage to cars. It doesn't teach people not to speed in towns, to stop at stop lines, not to hold a phone while driving or that double yellow lines don't mean park on the pavement. They were already taught all that but do it anyway. I think you have missed the point. The intention would be to allow new drivers, and old ones if they desired, to learn to drive with confidence, no need to scrub a set of tyres, and the over confident to learn where "too far" comes so that they don't have accidents. The whole idea is to get these new drivers off the road for an afternoon to experience the things that, if practised on the road, could be dangerous, cause accidents or destroy their car. Ultimately it would save lives and reduce the strain on the emergency services. It might even cut carbon emissions. |
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