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Originally Posted by Prince  My driving skills haven't lapsed...they've got significantly better! I would fail because I generally hold the wheel with one hand (unless I'm driving at high speeds). I don't have to talk to myself, I don't have to check my mirrors everytime I increase my speed by 2mph and I look at junctions so much quicker than any learner does. |
This goes with what Old Git said about people thinking they are brilliant and invincible. Being confident enough to hold the wheel with one hand doesn't make you a better driver, nor does not taking as much time to approach and look at a junction, or not checking your mirrors before conciously altering your speed, regardless of how much your doing it by. (if you like I can give a very long explanation for this but cant be bothered right now
) When you have been doing something for a while, the experience will give you confidence but not necessarily make you better, and confidence will make you careless. If driving skills got better the longer you or anyone had been doing it, then surley old people would be the best drivers in the world and would never need a retest. Familiarity breeds contempt!
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Originally Posted by Prince I'm sure you agree that you learn to drive after you pass your test. |
I believe you learn how to drive after you learn how dangerous a car can be and how valuable life is. Most people don't consider these things untill they either hit their mid 20's and have somehow been involved in an accident and/or have Kids. Untill either of those points you think your invincible and "it won't happen to me", everyone does. It has to happen to someone and someoneelse usually causes it (what ever 'it' is).
Botom line is, everyone will pick up bad habits, forget things and probably become over confident, regardless of their age. We are all only human.