On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 14:49:48 -0700, "Tom S."
wrote:


"Defensive driving" and "vehicle handling" are two very distinct and
different perspectives.

If you hadn't snipped my parts of the entire post, you'd read my comparison
to a skid pan. A skid pan is NOT where they teach defensive driving.

Yes, and you seem to be emphasizing the value of "vehicle handling"
over "defensive driving". While I maintain the biggest cause of
accidents both auto and airplane are the result of poor judgement not
poor skills. Sooner or later even superior skills will fall victim to
poor judgement unless the more mundane aspects of safety training are
given and understood. That means that prevention ("defensive driving")
is better than a cure ("vehicle handling").