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[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Too many places let you drive if you do the happy path stuff right: stopping at a stop sign, changing lanes safely, etc. But the most important time of your driving is when you're about to hit a semitruck and you need to get your car out of the way, and there is no training material for this at all. People often panic and slam the brakes and aggressively turn the wheel, which is a perfect setup for understeer and losing control of your car. They are literally getting in a situation where they are about to die and they choose to greatly increase their risk due to negligence.

It's cheaper to run simulators than purchase cars and hire trainers. Get em in nasty situations and teach them how to get out of it. For real, if mom and dad can't evade sinking their freeway missile into a van full of kids, they shouldn't be able to get behind the wheel and be presented with opportunities where this might happen any time they drive.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Maybe doing this will also make people more hesitant to get behind the wheel. If more people are aware of the risks of driving, maybe they’ll start to demand alternatives

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If you can't avoid an Infrared Homing AGM-65 Maverick Missile should you really be on the road?

[–] procrastinator 1 points 1 year ago

what is the best to respond instead of slamming brakes and turning the wheel?

[–] I_Miss_Daniel 1 points 10 months ago

Dashcam channels can sort of teach you. A defensive driving course is better though.