Tangible measures of driving ability

[Mr_Sukebe]

Merlin has started with a "rate your own" ability.
Here's a few questions to make you think about how you actually drive:

1. Number of years driving
2. Average mileage per year
3. Number of accident claims that were your fault
4. Number of cars you've written off
5. Number of points you've ever acrued on your license
6. Fastest speed you've ever driven on a UK road
7. Do you ever get involved in traffic light grand prix (Yes/No)
8. Number of times you've rolled the window down to shout abuse at another road user
9. Number of times you've used the horn in anger at another road user (using the horn to warn others in a polite manner that you've there doesn't count)
10. Number of times you've been on a track, e.g. with your own car, kart racing or similar
11. Number of times you've received a parking fine, ticket or clamp

I'll add my own thoughts shortly.
Would be intersting to compare peoples thoughts against some of the above.

 

[Hilly]

1. Number of years driving - 4
2. Average mileage per year - 10,000
3. Number of accident claims that were your fault - 0
4. Number of cars you've written off - o
5. Number of points you've ever acrued on your license - 0
6. Fastest speed you've ever driven on a UK road - 125
7. Do you ever get involved in traffic light grand prix - Yes
8. Number of times you've rolled the window down to shout abuse at another road user - 1/2 times ?!
9. Number of times you've used the horn in anger at another road user (using the horn to warn others in a polite manner that you've there doesn't count) - A few
10. Number of times you've been on a track, e.g. with your own car, kart racing or similar - been on track with kart's a couple of times.
11. Number of times you've received a parking fine, ticket or clamp - 0

 

[merlin]

1. Number of years driving
2. Average mileage per year
3. Number of accident claims that were your fault
4. Number of cars you've written off
5. Number of points you've ever acrued on your license
6. Fastest speed you've ever driven on a UK road
7. Do you ever get involved in traffic light grand prix (Yes/No)
8. Number of times you've rolled the window down to shout abuse at another road user
9. Number of times you've used the horn in anger at another road user (using the horn to warn others in a polite manner that you've there doesn't count)
10. Number of times you've been on a track, e.g. with your own car, kart racing or similar
11. Number of times you've received a parking fine, ticket or clamp

Okey dokey.

1 - 16 yrs
2 - 15k
3 - One, I jumped off a humped back bridge showing off, 15 years ago
4 - One, as above
5 - 3 points in 16 years, been caught for speeding at least 7 or 8 times, once I even raced an unmarked Police car off the lights
6 - 158mph
7 - Not any more, did in the scoobs though
8 - Never
9 - Maybe once or twice, I just try to ignore idiots
10 - Twice on track in high performance cars, twice I've go-carted
11 - 3 parking fines, no clamps

 

[Confused]

1. 4.5
2. 13000
3. 0
4. 0
5. 0
6. 125
7. Yes
8. 0
9. 1-2
10. 0
11. 2 parking fines, 0 clamps

 

[mr tommo]

1. 1.5
2. 18,000
3. 0
4. 0
5. No points
6. 110 mph
7. Yes
8. Never
9. Never
10. Never
11. 0

hmmm pretty boring, but only being 18, im pretty sure all this will change

tom

 

[merlin]

I'm getting nervous about my answer to Q6.

Please someone come and improve on that! I don't want the limelight on that one tbh.

 

[Pigeon]

1. Number of years driving - 3.5
2. Average mileage per year - 16,000
3. Number of accident claims that were your fault - 0
4. Number of cars you've written off - 0
5. Number of points you've ever acrued on your license - 0
6. Fastest speed you've ever driven on a UK road - 115 (Metro )
7. Do you ever get involved in traffic light grand prix - Yes
8. Number of times you've rolled the window down to shout abuse at another road user - 0
9. Number of times you've used the horn in anger at another road user (using the horn to warn others in a polite manner that you've there doesn't count) - 2-3
10. Number of times you've been on a track, e.g. with your own car, kart racing or similar - track x4, karts x 5+
11. Number of times you've received a parking fine, ticket or clamp - 0

However I don't rate my driving ability like that!

 

[Mr_Sukebe]

1. Number of years driving - 22
2. Average mileage per year - 12,000 now, used to be more
3. Number of accident claims that were your fault - 0
4. Number of cars you've written off - 1 (aged 19, driving like a pratt. At least the tree was OK)
5. Number of points you've ever acrued on your license - 0
6. Fastest speed you've ever driven on a UK road - 144 indicated
7. Do you ever get involved in traffic light grand prix (Yes/No) - Yes, not so much in the last couple of years.
8. Number of times you've rolled the window down to shout abuse at another road user
- 3-4, that's London for you.
9. Number of times you've used the horn in anger at another road user (using the horn to warn others in a polite manner that you've there doesn't count)
- Too many, 10-20 (see above about living in London, never did it before I moved here).
10. Number of times you've been on a track, e.g. with your own car, kart racing or similar
- Approximately 20.
11. Number of times you've received a parking fine, ticket or clamp
- 1 clamp, 3 parking tickets

 

[kaiowas]

1. 11
2. Don't really know but it's not high.
3. 1
4. 1
5. 11
6. 120-125 indicated, can't remember exactly.
7. No
8. 0
9. 0 (that I can recall but there's a blurred line between politely letting people know I'm there and being ****** off at the same time )
10. 50 or so at a guess (mostly karting)
11. 0

 

[Archangelus]

1. 19
2. 10K
3. 0
4. 1
5. 7
6. 110ish, 160 as the pillion on a bike
7. sometimes...
8. couple of times when I first started driving, never now
9. rarely, especially in the last 6 years or so, calmed down a lot
10. 2, Kart racing
11. 2 parking tickets, one clamp

 

[Scottland]

1. Number of years driving
18months

2. Average mileage per year
20,000+

3. Number of accident claims that were your fault
0

4. Number of cars you've written off
0

5. Number of points you've ever acrued on your license
0

6. Fastest speed you've ever driven on a UK road
110MPH (Indicated), Xantia

7. Do you ever get involved in traffic light grand prix (Yes/No)
No

8. Number of times you've rolled the window down to shout abuse at another road user
0

9. Number of times you've used the horn in anger at another road user (using the horn to warn others in a polite manner that you've there doesn't count)
0

10. Number of times you've been on a track, e.g. with your own car, kart racing or similar
0

11. Number of times you've received a parking fine, ticket or clamp
0

 

[kaiowas]

Well so far EVERYONE who has responded is a member of the 'ton-up' club. Where have all the holier than thou "Speeding should be punished by instant death" posters got to?

 

[Pho]

1. 2.5 or so
2. 10,000
3. 0
4. 0
5. 0
6. ~90, I value my license, lots more when I'm not driving mind.
7. Once or twice
8. 0 - never had anyone do anything majorly annoying yet actually
9. Very rarely
10. 0 in a car, used to own a petrol go-kart when I was younger, 40mph ish is quite fast when you're about 10cm off the ground .
11. 0


Burn me

 

[moss]

1. Number of years driving - Almost 4
2. Average mileage per year - 30000-40000
3. Number of accident claims that were your fault - 0
4. Number of cars you've written off - 0
5. Number of points you've ever acrued on your license - 0
6. Fastest speed you've ever driven on a UK road - 140mph indicated
7. Do you ever get involved in traffic light grand prix - Have dont, but dont generally
8. Number of times you've rolled the window down to shout abuse at another road user - 0
9. Number of times you've used the horn in anger at another road user (using the horn to warn others in a polite manner that you've there doesn't count) - 0
10. Number of times you've been on a track, e.g. with your own car, kart racing or similar - 6
11. Number of times you've received a parking fine, ticket or clamp - 0

 

[Trickle]

1. Number of years driving
11
2. Average mileage per year
Guess, probably 4-5K as an average
3. Number of accident claims that were your fault
0
4. Number of cars you've written off
0
5. Number of points you've ever acrued on your license
0, but have been flashed a couple of times. Lucky
6. Fastest speed you've ever driven on a UK road
120
7. Do you ever get involved in traffic light grand prix (Yes/No)
I havent yet, but...
8. Number of times you've rolled the window down to shout abuse at another road user
Dont think I've ever shouted. I have got out of my car to go 'chat', however.
9. Number of times you've used the horn in anger at another road user (using the horn to warn others in a polite manner that you've there doesn't count)
Havent done it since I got the 200sx - sound is too gay + I dont get confrontational ever in this car. The £300 rover was a different story.
10. Number of times you've been on a track, e.g. with your own car, kart racing or similar
2
11. Number of times you've received a parking fine, ticket or clamp
1

 

[AndrewP]

1. Number of years driving - 6
2. Average mileage per year - About 5,000, didn't drive much at uni but doing 250 miles/week now
3. Number of accident claims that were your fault - 0
4. Number of cars you've written off - 0
5. Number of points you've ever acrued on your license - 0
6. Fastest speed you've ever driven on a UK road - 107 (indicated)
7. Do you ever get involved in traffic light grand prix (Yes/No) No (we don't have any multi-lane traffic lights here )
8. Number of times you've rolled the window down to shout abuse at another road user - 0
9. Number of times you've used the horn in anger at another road user (using the horn to warn others in a polite manner that you've there doesn't count) - Maybe a few
10. Number of times you've been on a track, e.g. with your own car, kart racing or similar - 4/5 times karting
11. Number of times you've received a parking fine, ticket or clamp - 0

 

[burns]

1. Number of years driving - 2.5
2. Average mileage per year - 5k
3. Number of accident claims that were your fault - 0
4. Number of cars you've written off - 1 (Fixed it then wrote it off again)
5. Number of points you've ever acrued on your license - 0
6. Fastest speed you've ever driven on a UK road - ~100
7. Do you ever get involved in traffic light grand prix (Yes/No) - Once or twice
8. Number of times you've rolled the window down to shout abuse at another road user - 0
9. Number of times you've used the horn in anger at another road user (using the horn to warn others in a polite manner that you've there doesn't count) - 0
10. Number of times you've been on a track, e.g. with your own car, kart racing or similar - 1
11. Number of times you've received a parking fine, ticket or clamp - 0.

 

[jpmonkey69]

1. Number of years driving 8
2. Average mileage per year 19000
3. Number of accident claims that were your fault 1
4. Number of cars you've written off 0
5. Number of points you've ever acrued on your license 9
6. Fastest speed you've ever driven on a UK road 70mph (officer)
7. Do you ever get involved in traffic light grand prix No
8. Number of times you've rolled the window down to shout abuse at another road user 0
9. Number of times you've used the horn in anger at another road user (using the horn to warn others in a polite manner that you've there doesn't count) 50?
10. Number of times you've been on a track, e.g. with your own car, kart racing or similar 2
11. Number of times you've received a parking fine, ticket or clamp 60/70 parking fines

 

[Ukadder]

1. 6
2. 12,000
3. 0
4. 0
5. 0
6. 138
7. Yes
8. 2
9. 5-10
10. 10-15
11. 1

 

[-westy-]

1. Number of years driving - 2
2. Average mileage per year - 20k
3. Number of accident claims that were your fault - 1
4. Number of cars you've written off - 1
5. Number of points you've ever acrued on your license - 3 (88 in a 70)
6. Fastest speed you've ever driven on a UK road - around 120mph
7. Do you ever get involved in traffic light grand prix (Yes/No) - yes, occasionally
8. Number of times you've rolled the window down to shout abuse at another road user - never
9. Number of times you've used the horn in anger at another road user (using the horn to warn others in a polite manner that you've there doesn't count) - several times
10. Number of times you've been on a track, e.g. with your own car, kart racing or similar - karting - 3/4
11. Number of times you've received a parking fine, ticket or clamp - 0