Rate your driving ability

[merlin]

I can't resist any longer, it's rate your driving ability time!

Give yourself a mark out of 10 for the following : -

1) General awareness/anticipation
2) Parking ability
3) Brakes/Clutch control - nice and smooth or bucking bronco?
4) How patient and courteous are you to other road users?
5) What is your knowledge of the Highway Code?
6) High speed control of your car in dry conditions
7) " wet/icy conditions
8) Your ability to correct your car when out of shape

Ok now to give you a guide - 1 out of 10 is bad, like...Maureen from driving school bad, and 10 is god-like.

Will post mine very shortly...

 

[merlin]

K, here's mine :-

1) 8, I'm always on the look out for how people can hurt me, very aware
2) 5, Multi Storey car parks are my worse nightmare
3) 5, Mrs is always complaining I jerk the car around
4) 9, Very rare I get flustered by even the worst of drivers
5) 7, Smarter than the average bear
6) 7, Better than average
7) 6, Better than average
8) 6.5, OK ish, driving scoobs for 6 years I'm not really used to loss of traction

 

[merlin]

These threads suck

No they don't, they're great fun

 

[merlin]

These threads all make me laugh.

The biggest problem that plagues our roads is overconfidance in your own abilities.

They make me laugh too, which is why I posted it.

Agreed, and this thread provided firm proof of that after just a few posts.

 

[merlin]

1 in all catagories. Does anyone think less of me now?

Whilst you look a lot like Maureen, but your driving is significantly better.

 

[merlin]

You've upset me now

Lol, sorry Yogi.

 

[merlin]

At school they always said there's a clear difference between teaching and learning.

Some take it in, some don't.

 

[merlin]

1) General awareness/anticipation - 10
2) Parking ability - 10
3) Brakes/Clutch control - nice and smooth or bucking bronco? - 10
4) How patient and courteous are you to other road users? - 4
5) What is your knowledge of the Highway Code? -5
6) High speed control of your car in dry conditions - 10
7) " wet/icy conditions -10
8) Your ability to correct your car when out of shape -10

Jenson? Is that you?

 

[merlin]

Most pointless thread ever?

205 replies suggests otherwise.

 

[merlin]

Unfortunately that does not give it much of a point.

Ironically your post in this thread is the most pointless post thus far.

 

[merlin]

Nearly everyone thinks they're an amazing driver, whilst everyone else is awful.

So despite you saying there was no point to thread, you've now actually nailed the point of the thread.

 

[merlin]

Np