Moronic drivers

[Gator6x4]

The older I get the more I am of the opinion some people never drive an automobile with a working brain. It is like they go into "Zombie" mode when they touch a steering wheel.

 

[buickanddeere]

I thought you were talking about the Canadian Goobermint, until I saw you were in Florida.

As bad as the current federal government is. They are all roses compared to the corruption in the past Chr騁ien Liberal government.
If you want true foolishness, political correctness etc. check out the past and current ontario Liberal government. Completely ruined the energy market and economy with green energy.

 

[rtimgray]

For as divided of a community as we (the Tractorbynet.com braintrust, that is) can be, if there is one topic that can unite us, it is driving. One thing that we can all agree on is this: we are all above average drivers.

I stole this from the Wikipedia article on Illusory superiority. I think I've posted items regarding these surveys in prior threads about driving, but really don't feel like searching for the old threads, so here it is (possibly, again):



Driving ability

Svenson (1981) surveyed 161 students in Sweden and the United States, asking them to compare their driving safety and skill to the other people in the experiment. For driving skill, 93% of the US sample and 69% of the Swedish sample put themselves in the top 50% (above the median). For safety, 88% of the US group and 77% of the Swedish sample put themselves in the top 50%.

McCormick, Walkey and Green (1986) found similar results in their study, asking 178 participants to evaluate their position on eight different dimensions relating to driving skill (examples include the "dangerous-safe" dimension and the "considerate-inconsiderate" dimension). Only a small minority rated themselves as below average (the midpoint of the dimension scale) at any point, and when all eight dimensions were considered together it was found that almost 80% of participants had evaluated themselves as being above the average driver.

A survey by Princeton Survey Research Associates showed that 24% of drivers believe they are an above average below average driver while using phone for things like texting or email compared to other drivers who are using their phones for things like texting or email, while 44% considered themselves average, and 18% below average.



I'm pretty sure that I'm in the 93% that is above the other 50%.

Good luck, take care, drive safe!

 

[rtimgray]

And Dave Barry said this:

"The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above- average drivers."

 

[texasjohn]

Well, just following the semantics of the thread...Webster says a moron is...

a person affected with mild mental retardation

[h=2]Origin of MORON[/h]irregular from Greek mōros foolish, stupid



Synonymsairhead, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, bubblehead, chowderhead, chucklehead, clodpoll (or clodpole), clot [British], cluck, clunk, cretin, cuddy (or cuddie) [British dialect], deadhead, dim bulb [slang], dimwit, dip, dodo, dolt, donkey, doofus [slang], dope, dork [slang], dullard, dumbbell, dumbhead, dum-dum, dummkopf, dummy, dunce, dunderhead, fathead, gander, golem, goof, goon, half-wit, hammerhead, hardhead, ignoramus, imbecile, jackass, know-nothing, knucklehead, lamebrain, loggerhead [chiefly dialect], loon, lump, lunkhead, meathead, mome [archaic], idiot, mug [chiefly British], mutt, natural, nimrod [slang], nincompoop, ninny, ninnyhammer, nit [chiefly British], nitwit, noddy, noodle, numskull (or numbskull), oaf, pinhead, prat [British], ratbag [chiefly Australian], saphead, schlub (also shlub) [slang], schnook [slang], simpleton, stock, stupe, stupid, thickhead, turkey, woodenhead, yahoo, yo-yo



so...question is...is a moron a permanent state...or transient?
If a genius is texting or drunk, do they become morons...or does this occur only after an accident which, apparently, proves their moron status?
And, is this a testable attribute...maybe everyone of IQ under, say, 95, should not be issued a driver's license??

 

[Bird]

And Dave Barry said this:

"The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above- average drivers."

And while he was quite a comedian, he wasn't joking that time.:laughing: There have been many "studies" published, even long ago, all of which reached the same conclusion.

 

[Looking4new]

Most of the posters here have never driven in Toronto in a snow storm, on slushy roads, on dry roads, in the rain, whatever the road conditions there are more morons up here than you think. AND they all think it is always the truck drivers fault. Even when they cut across into the path of the truck so close that from the right the driver of the truck can't see their rear fender let alone the signal light and then stomp on the brakes. Happens all the time here.
I got taught how to drive tankers by a senior driver at Gulf Oil. He told me, never swerve to avoid the idiots, always take a piece of them. Even if they leave the scene there is always paint transfer and most times a witness, sometimes even a partial license plate number is better than nothing.
Now go ahead people, tell me I am wrong. I might be, but I have NEVER rolled a tanker trying to avoid an accident touch wood.

 

[cqaigy2]

Speaking of swerving. A neighbor's son, a newish driver, was retelling an incident about how his pickup got wrecked. He was driving in town when someone swerved into his lane and he reacted by swerving into a telephone pole that was up on the sidewalk. He said he didn't see the telephone pole before he tried to avoid the other driver and i replied that he probably didn't see any of the people on the sidewalk either. I told him, next time stay on the road and take the hit if he had to but never ever take the sidewalk. I said i assumed the sidewalk wasn't the destination he was aiming for so stay aware of your surroundings etc. I strive to live up to the advice i gave him that day.

 

[Looking4new]

A fellow I know of swerved to avoid a dog and wrote his car off. He got out with minor injuries, but now he doesn't have a car.

 

[the old grind]

I see these all too often:
- Driver approaches intersection, sees yellow light, comes to a safe stop, whips out phone while waiting for green light.
- When taking off from a 4-way stop, an oncoming driver with blinker on to turn left on rolls through stop sign with phone in hand and just misses taking off my rear bumper.
- Operating sequence: Back out of driveway. Reach for cel phone. Put selector in 'drive'. Begin dialing.
- While driving the interstate, I see a flicker of light in the rear-view mirror. Someone is a car-length behind me at ~70 and upset that I'm only going 2 mph over the posted limit. (Gee, that Android touch screen is bright ...) What do they expect? I can only block one lane at a time.

I come to realize:
- A cel phone is the new cigarette when behind the wheel.
- To be 'fashionably late', one must arrive with phone in hand to avoid redress and excuse their tardiness.

"I'm only getting two bars here." I respond, "Oh you'll get four or more in heaven if that oncoming truck is in our lane." ....

IIRC some expert on NPR claimed recently that phoning while driving (not texting, btw) is about as distracting as being over the legal alcohol limit, and for once I want to believe something I only heard on the radio. Well, it does seem to fit what I see on the road. You'd think some young drivers are playing another video game. If they stomp some pedals and make the turns they will win the race with their car restored to 100% and a full tank of gas. :confused3: