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phwe9774 t1_j1bj5ju wrote

Reply to comment by louekk in LPT: Defensive driving can be summed up in two rules: 1) Be as predictable as you can. 2) Assume everyone else will be unpredictable. by [deleted]

It's not at all ambiguous. Drive a consistent speed and avoid hard acceleration and braking whenever possible. On a multi lane road, stay in one lane as much as you can. In short, don't drive like a jackass

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louekk t1_j1bjewo wrote

Yeah, sounds easy when you put it like that. Not everyone has the same level of hand-eye coordination, reflexes, executive functioning etc. Also what one may deem predictable may not be what is predictable to the other, people solve problems in alternate ways, as it has always been the case for humans. What you're basically saying is be a good driver, well some people struggle with exactly that

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phwe9774 t1_j1bkfw1 wrote

Ok, now you're arguing for the sake of arguing. If you can't figure out what OP and I are saying, I can't help you

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pm-me-racecars t1_j1bl7gk wrote

What they're saying is "A good driver does this specifically."

Yes, some people are going to be slower to learn how to stay in the lines and such, but if someone can't do things like "Don't make sudden movements," or "Give warning before you change lanes," maybe they shouldn't be driving.

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louekk t1_j1bjnpk wrote

Again, you are warping the main message of the post. It said 'be predictable'. Not everyone has the exact same cognitive processing as you, especially under pressure

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louekk t1_j1bji4g wrote

Also when you say drive safely, what do you consider safely? Some people speed on the roads because they don't feel it is unsafe, they're 'good drivers' after all

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