Better drivers?

Andrew Sarangan wrote:
I am not sure if I agree. The only car accident I ever got into was
because I was looking up at the clouds trying to figure out which
direction the wind was blowing from, and rear ended the car in front.
That's when I realized that looking up at the sky is something I have
been doing routinely while driving.

Let's see, so you are easily distracted from the task of driving by
irrelevant things, if you are the same way while flying, you probably
aren't a very safe pilot either.


There is very little similarity between the decision making processes
involved in driving and flying. Weather is a leading cause of aviation
accidents. It is just a minor incovenience when driving. Flying fast is
good, and slow is bad. The opposite is true with driving.

Not true. Driving 35 on the high way is just as dangerous as driving 75
in a housing area. Just like flying, driving needs to be done at the
correct speed for the conditions. The only time this wouldn't be true
is if you were the only animated object on or near the road. Also
flying too fast can be as dangerous as driving too fast.


Running out
of fuel in an airplane could be bad, but in a car it is just an
inconvenience. Flight planning is a must. Driving plan... I have driven
all across the country and never did anything that even comes close to
a 50NM flight plan.

Just because the things that are important to make decisions about while
driving aren't the same as they are while flying, doesn't mean the
ability to make good decisions is any different for either activity.


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Chris W wrote in news:rBEig.52766$9c6.23723@dukeread11:

Andrew Sarangan wrote:

Snipola
There is very little similarity between the decision making processes
involved in driving and flying. Weather is a leading cause of aviation
accidents. It is just a minor incovenience when driving. Flying fast is
good, and slow is bad. The opposite is true with driving.

Not true. Driving 35 on the high way is just as dangerous as driving 75
in a housing area. Just like flying, driving needs to be done at the
correct speed for the conditions. The only time this wouldn't be true
is if you were the only animated object on or near the road. Also
flying too fast can be as dangerous as driving too fast.
Snipola

I agree. One of my pet peeves is people not accelerating on the
acceleration ramp. Yes, that's the proper name for it. Not "on
ramp". That's what I was taught in drivers ed and my experince
since confirms this. You are supposed to accelerate to the speed
of traffic BEFORE merging. Many accidents occur at "on ramps"
where traffic is going at vastly different speeds. Trying to
merge onto a freeway moving at 75 while still only doing 35 is
a very bad thing.

Brian
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