I have had enough of this %#&@& winter.

[craig]

What is an excellent driver?

Is it driving skillset?

Is it the ability to parallel park? If so, is somebody who takes 3 minutes to parallel park just as excellent as somebody who takes 20 seconds? How about people who can parallel park using (just) a reverse-180 handbrake turn?

Is it years of accident-free driving? Mileage? Number of moving violations?

Is it speed? Is it car control?

Is it attitude? Is it talent?

If there are "excellent" drivers, then that implies a grades of drivers from excellent -> good -> average -> fair -> poor (or whatever groupings/titles you want to use) ... how do you distinguish them?

There is always the George Carlin definition: "Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?"

I'm just saying that it appears that you and Kevin (and myself) have different definitions.

[badwhale]

I'm an excellent driver. You should all worship my driving skills. AND since I'm so excellent (many anonymous opinions back this up) I don't have to prove anything.

There, the bar is set.

[kevin7]

Relax ladies ,jeesh its obvious we arent worthy to chew the cheese off the crusty crotch of Will's jockstrap.

[badwhale]

Relax ladies ,jeesh its obvious we arent worthy to chew the cheese off the crusty crotch of Will's jockstrap.

*folds arms, and nods approvingly, looking around*

[cinda]

Relax ladies ,jeesh its obvious we arent worthy to chew the cheese off the crusty crotch of Will's jockstrap.

ewwwwww

[ggiese]

What is an excellent driver?

Is it driving skillset?

Is it the ability to parallel park? If so, is somebody who takes 3 minutes to parallel park just as excellent as somebody who takes 20 seconds? How about people who can parallel park using (just) a reverse-180 handbrake turn?

Is it years of accident-free driving? Mileage? Number of moving violations?

Is it speed? Is it car control?

Is it attitude? Is it talent?

If there are "excellent" drivers, then that implies a grades of drivers from excellent -> good -> average -> fair -> poor (or whatever groupings/titles you want to use) ... how do you distinguish them?

There is always the George Carlin definition: "Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?"

I'm just saying that it appears that you and Kevin (and myself) have different definitions.

Bingo!

[badwhale]

Bingo!

Jamie, you must have missed my post.

Brent

[CptnBlues63]

What is an excellent driver?

Is it driving skillset?

Is it the ability to parallel park? If so, is somebody who takes 3 minutes to parallel park just as excellent as somebody who takes 20 seconds? How about people who can parallel park using (just) a reverse-180 handbrake turn?

Is it years of accident-free driving? Mileage? Number of moving violations?

Is it speed? Is it car control?

Is it attitude? Is it talent?

If there are "excellent" drivers, then that implies a grades of drivers from excellent -> good -> average -> fair -> poor (or whatever groupings/titles you want to use) ... how do you distinguish them?

There is always the George Carlin definition: "Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?"

I'm just saying that it appears that you and Kevin (and myself) have different definitions.

George is one of my all time favorites!

You've pretty much itemized a list of what it takes to be an "excellent" driver so I'm not going to repeat it. It's all the above and the 3-C's and patience

Relax ladies ,jeesh its obvious we arent worthy to chew the cheese off the crusty crotch of Will's jockstrap.

I'm sooooo glad I didn't have coffee in my mouth when I saw this or I'd have been cleaning my monitors

96 car pile up north of Toronto Thursday on the 400 (like an Interstate), 'caused' by a localized, sudden, white out.
Or maybe just too many cheese-chewers.

-30 earlier today here, at the end of February. I need a cigar.

FWIW, I know that I am not a good driver. At least the proof of that is slowly fading from the Internet.

I saw that on the news. It never ceases to amaze me how many people don't know what "safe following distance" means. What it is....and why it's a terrific idea to maintain it! You'll know it's me ahead of you on a freeway because I'm the dude with enough room in front of his vehicle to stop should somebody have an accident in front of him.

-32 here this morning (not including the windchill) and I'm darn good and ready for some spring *sighing* Meeting a couple friends for a cigar at my one friends shop......looking forward to that!

I suspect you're a much better driver than you're admitting............LOL...........but I'd be interested in seeing some links............

You tell me your stupid driving stories and I'll tell you mine!