I am one of thaose people whom you choose to call a rebel. This does not mean that I choose to drive dangerously. I rebel in opposing inappropriate speed limits for example, but will never tailgate or drive at a speed I consdider to be innapropriate for the conditions. My 30 year accident and conviction free record is a testament to this, although I routinely ignore NSL speed limits when I feel it is safe to do so (but not other speed limits).
It is rather stupid to take rebellion to the point whee you are risking your life and those of other road users. This is the point taht needs to be made. If you don't want to learn, and don't want to improve your driving, you are a danger to others and need a very fundamental form of re-education.
Yet we all come across incompetent drivers every day. If they are driving cars with L plates, we are rightly forgiving, But many are not, and many have beeen driving incompetently for many years.
My mother, when she used to drive, scared me to rest, but she had pbutted her test and was enbreastled to drive. But I don't know how she would have coped with a friday evening on the M1 for example, something I brave every week.
I am not sure what the answer is, but my oberevation shows that there is a huge gulf beween the best and the worst drivers. I find I can usally sum up a driver fairly quickly, and if I consider them dangerous will do my best to get out of the way.
Eduction should in my opinoin be available, as some wil value their lives enough to take advantage of it. I'm not sure what we can do about the pig-headed except keep out of their way.
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