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REDVAN · 06-25-2007, 03:59 PM

Yes, actually I have taken more than one defensive driving course. One was for a 5-ton truck with a 20ish foot box on the back, and the other was for regular cars.

I understand how to drive those vehicles at the speed limit perfectly safely. People who speed are not some anti-Christ that slow drivers think. Ken found the quote "Speed is a factor in 30 per cent of fatal crashes and 12 per cent of all crashes." To me, that means that 88% of all crashes, and 70% of all FATAL crashes are caused by driver error. And weather doesn't count because if it was poor weather, then they would take that into account for speeding. So my point is, that poor driving skill is to blames in most cases, and not the speeding drivers.

I am sick and tired of you "safe and slow" drivers not understanding that speeding doesn't ALWAYS mean more dangerous. I am automatically not as good of a driver as you, or I am a menace to society because I go 10 over or 20 over? No. I am tired of people thinking that because I speed I am dangerous, when in fact I am pretty safe.

I have gotten zero accidents and zero tickets Jagger. And two defensive driving courses for different sized vehicles. To me driving is an art, it is something I take very seriously.

06-25-2007, 03:59 PM	#86
REDVAN Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Calgary Exp:	Yes, actually I have taken more than one defensive driving course. One was for a 5-ton truck with a 20ish foot box on the back, and the other was for regular cars. I understand how to drive those vehicles at the speed limit perfectly safely. People who speed are not some anti-Christ that slow drivers think. Ken found the quote "Speed is a factor in 30 per cent of fatal crashes and 12 per cent of all crashes." To me, that means that 88% of all crashes, and 70% of all FATAL crashes are caused by driver error. And weather doesn't count because if it was poor weather, then they would take that into account for speeding. So my point is, that poor driving skill is to blames in most cases, and not the speeding drivers. I am sick and tired of you "safe and slow" drivers not understanding that speeding doesn't ALWAYS mean more dangerous. I am automatically not as good of a driver as you, or I am a menace to society because I go 10 over or 20 over? No. I am tired of people thinking that because I speed I am dangerous, when in fact I am pretty safe. I have gotten zero accidents and zero tickets Jagger. And two defensive driving courses for different sized vehicles. To me driving is an art, it is something I take very seriously. __________________ REDVAN!