A Psychotic Gamer

I am a new driver, and that implies that my driving is not perfect. My driving is still too F1 inspired, since I cannot properly drive (perfectly) I don’t feel right criticizing other drivers about their driving. What I posted last month was just my observations. However this month ( sorry for the delay in posts) I would like to make a suggestion. It is that all drivers should under the renewal of their license (every 5 years like the current), and upon renewal one must take the G2 exit road test over again to prove that one is fit to drive. In addition, every time a person is charged with a traffic violation, they must take a defensive driving course. Though this may be a hassle, it would encourage people to regard the law because they need to uphold their good driving in order to keep their license, and also improve the general public driving skill. However I will not write any letters to the MTO until some of my readers support my idea. I will consider any comment that shows sufficient reason, and make my decision upon that. Now, discuss if you please.

-AT16

On my first day of getting a license I encountered many deficiencies the public’s overall driving skill. I encountered a woman in a Range Rover (shudder) that tailgated me for over a kilometre. A man in a 350Z with a very hyperactive right foot and no care for pavement marking as he cut over 3 of the the 404’s lanes without signals (which I did not drive on, but was a passenger), and paying no attention to the solid lines on the ground. A cell phone chatting (now illegal) woman who drove at 140km/h on snow/ice on the paved shoulder of the 401(again which I did not drive on, but was a passenger), and almost ruined her gold and under-cared for Mercedes Benz C class, by almost smashing into the side barrier. And lastly a man with no patience for waiting for me to take a right, there was no clearance to make a safe turn, though he thought his horn would remedy that.

I can only say that my trust in other drivers is very shaken and I hope that I do not turn into one of these people. Hoping to learn defensive driving, I hope I can avoid these problems.

Telling it like it is,
- AT16

Sorry for the long wait guys I needed to get adjusted with school, and also several personal problems have popped up recently, but the wait is over and my first “come back” article is about my hatred of Ricers.

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