Turn Signals 3345Dave Head Sounds like the driver ahead of you has his poo together. He decided to change lanes...
On 9 Dec 2005 16:41:35 -0800, "Ad absurdum per aspera"
I'm not so sure about that. The following page from that web site has a somewhat sanctimonius ring to it. There appears to be more emphasis on making YOU aware of how YOU f***ed up than on conducting any kind of scientific research. Indeed, with an entirely self-selected sample, there's very little *scientific* research that can be conducted via this methodology.
Here's the link to the page I'm talking about:
A powerful way to make you a safer driver
How can submitting your near miss(es) do this!?
The easy answer is that you will learn from your mistakes.
The only consequence that most people experience with a near miss is the scary realization of what could have happened (e.g., rest or serious injury). As soon as their heart beat returns to normal, they forget it ever happened. No learning and no change in their driving practices occurs, which could have prevented an actual crash in the future.
Consider instead that, along with a rapidly beating heart, you remember that you will be able to turn this scary experience into something positive. Not only will the information you submit contribute to a larger understanding of the risk of a near miss (and, by extension, a crash), but also, a valuable understanding will be gained of what you could have done differently.
Turn Signals 3344Doubtless some people avoid using their turn signal for this reason, but it requires thinking. I'd bet that a a more common explanation is based on...
The completion of a near-miss report becomes an online self-awareness exercise with the ability to make you a safer driver, by opening your eyes to how you may have been unwittingly responsible for a potentially deadly incident.
