Safe Speed Forums

Yes, I liked 'surprise' in Mind Driving, I now use it as a primary source of feedback on my driving. If something occurs which I did not predict as a possibility what, if anything, did I have to do handle it. I run a video camera in the car much of the time and find it is sometimes useful to review the difference between what occurred and what I thought occurred.

When taking some driver training recently I was asked how 'stressed' I felt at a few points on a motorway drive. Being asked the question made me realise that I use how hard I am working, to manage risk, as a way of determining what speed I should be doing. For me this is what leads to having a personal range of safe speeds, the speed I pick within that range is determined by how hard I want to work.

Does that make sense?

Had an interesting argument with a friend last night...

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He then spent the next 20 minutes ranting about how "speeding" and "driving too fast" are one and the same.



Comments anyone?

You might like http://www.safespeed.org.uk/arousal.html

That does it for me.

Do you think it is easier for driver to learn how to drive quicker and more safely than slower?

I think speed is a 'stressor' that accelerates learning.

I think the national average learning curve is extremely vulnerable to speed limit reductions, speed enforcement and numerical speed safety messages.

See: http://www.safespeed.org.uk/problem2.html