Defensive Driving

[Joe M]

What does defensive driving mean?

[gt4forever]

this link should answer your question, it's really informative
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defensive_driving

[gt4forever]

dang, so many people are busy reading this article. there are currently seven guys reading this thread. i bet you guys are learning something new, i sure am most people on this site are either too young to drive or are inexperienced drivers. i don't even have a license, i'm just 15

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

I thought that defensive driving was practised by bodyguards who have to keep their subjects out of danger... handbrake turns, J-turns, ramming other people off the road...

Guess we do things differently here

[clutch-monkey]

most people on this site are either too young too drive or are inexperienced drivers.

i think you are making a rather rash assumption here

[gt4forever]

i think you are making a rather rash assumption here

yeah sorry about that, it's just that i've noticed by viewing profiles that most of the members here are still in their teens and in their early twenties. key word most

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

yeah sorry about that, it's just that i've noticed by viewing profiles that most of the members here are still in their teens and in their early twenties. key word most

There are lots of underage driving clubs available almost anywhere.

There is one called the Under 17 Car Club in Britain, and another is called 'joyriding'...

[gt4forever]

There are lots of underage driving clubs available almost anywhere.

There is one called the Under 17 Car Club in Britain, and another is called 'joyriding'...

too bad us americans don't have a club like the under 17 car club, i don't think we do

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

too bad us americans don't have a club like the under 17 car club, i don't think we do

Then don't ignore the second option

There must be something. Google it.

[Sauc3]

This is considered "defensive" or "advanced"!?!?!?

NOONE should be allowed on the road without this knowledge, it is the most BASIC information that anyone should know before getting behind the wheel of a car.

If people are learning new things from this, and have been driving already, you really shouldn't have been let on the road without first having this knowledge.

[PerfAdv]

http://roadragers.com/

Road rage. Also important to understand this modern traffic, stress, and acceptability of rudeness dynamic.

The solution: Treat roadragers as "sub-human rabid vehicular vermin" and rude driving will decrease dramitically.

[magracer]

I'd say it was driving an armored tank through a war zone...

Seriously now, defensive driving IMHO is basically being aware of what other people are doing and trying to have options ready if they do what they aren't supposed to do. Or exactly the opposite of what people are doing when they are talking through their mobile phones while driving (handsfree or not).

[chris98891]

This is considered "defensive" or "advanced"!?!?!?

NOONE should be allowed on the road without this knowledge, it is the most BASIC information that anyone should know before getting behind the wheel of a car.

If people are learning new things from this, and have been driving already, you really shouldn't have been let on the road without first having this knowledge.

hahaha i definitely agree. ive been driving for about 9 months now in south carolina, usa. and before i was able to drive, i had to take drivers ed(a 9 hour class on a saturday) and 6 hours of driving time with an instructor. you cant get a license, no matter what your age, withou that approval. i hated it before i could drive because i thought it was dumb and common knowledge, but now that i get out there on the road and realize that the people that didnt have to take the class have NO idea how to drive, im now reallllly thankful for it.

[Zytek_Fan]

It's made to counter road rage

Manifestation

From the perspective of law enforcement and transportation safety officials, road rage and aggressive driving manifest themselves in actions such as:

* speeding and aggressive acceleration
* tailgating
* cutting others off
* weaving in and out of traffic
* forming a "convoy" to block access to a traffic lane
* sounding the vehicle's horn or flashing lights excessively
* rude gestures
* shouting verbal abuse, including threats
* deliberately hitting another person, vehicle or object with one's own vehicle
* hitting a person or vehicle with a weapon other than a vehicle e.g. a tire iron, golf club, or baseball bat
* threatening to use or using a firearm or other deadly weapon
* pursuing for retaliation or revenge of a perceived slight
* triggering or exaggerating traffic waves

More than 300 cases of road rage annually have ended with serious injuries or even fatalities -- 1200 incidents per year according to the AAA Foundation study (see References), and rising yearly throughout the six years of the study that examined police records nationally.

[PsychoChimp22]

It's made to counter road rage

Manifestation

From the perspective of law enforcement and transportation safety officials, road rage and aggressive driving manifest themselves in actions such as:

* speeding and aggressive acceleration
* tailgating
* cutting others off
* weaving in and out of traffic
* forming a "convoy" to block access to a traffic lane
* sounding the vehicle's horn or flashing lights excessively
* rude gestures
* shouting verbal abuse, including threats
* deliberately hitting another person, vehicle or object with one's own vehicle
* hitting a person or vehicle with a weapon other than a vehicle e.g. a tire iron, golf club, or baseball bat
* threatening to use or using a firearm or other deadly weapon
* pursuing for retaliation or revenge of a perceived slight
* triggering or exaggerating traffic waves

More than 300 cases of road rage annually have ended with serious injuries or even fatalities -- 1200 incidents per year according to the AAA Foundation study (see References), and rising yearly throughout the six years of the study that examined police records nationally.

This is why i still dont have a permit.