garyhaupt wrote:
You opened the door..so, I will step thru. I have a lifetime of professional driving and as time went on, dealing with accidents became a much more dollar driven science. It went from...who was at fault to...was it preventable. And there...right there, is the defining view. Was it preventable.
Accidents..no one wins. Injuries..so what if you are in the right? The injuries sustained can change your life. Will change your life.
Without a long winded lecture that no one is going to read...try this...you see an upcoming situation. You are in the right. But..a potential accident is now in view. If you get off the go pedal..if you move over..if you throw on the 4-ways...if you take action to prevent, never mind being 'right'. Look what you gain. One of the tings is less anger. Less frustration. Taking control of a situation is key. You can do that, by driving to prevent. A 4 way stop...you know what happens, right? 3 or 4 vehicles all get there at the same time...let them go thru. Control the intersection. Control the outcome. Same same traffic circles...control the environment. You win.
Gary Haupt
I agree. This is one of the hardest things I've had to try and teach young drivers. They are all "It would be his fault" and I try to tell them it doesn't matter who's fault it was after you are dead.