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Are You A Good Or Great Driver Today, Or Do You Know, If You Dare To Share
Written by Joe Driverson   
Friday, 02 July 2010 07:37
If you are reading this it will be safe to assume that you have not killed yourself in a fiery car crash and, by extension, that you can be assumed a decent driver. Of course, every sixteen-year-old kid with their brand spanking new license in hand is convinced that they are the very best driver the world has to offer, right? Well, perhaps there are ways to tell Are You A Good Or Great Driver.
by JoeDriverson


If you are reading this it will be safe to assume that you have not killed yourself in a fiery car crash and, by extension, that you can be assumed a decent driver. Of course, every sixteen-year-old kid with their brand spanking new license in hand is convinced that they are the very best driver the world has to offer, right? Well, perhaps there are ways to tell Are You A Good Or Great Driver.

A reasonable deciding factor, or so it would seem, would be the scores one achieved on any and all licensing examinations. Reason dictates that the better drivers would score much higher than the mere average, and certainly above the worst. Grades function rather well in that respect, so where did you finish up?

Could you pass an examination on how your car actually operates? Most folks know how to point the thing in the right direction fairly well, but do they understand how the steering mechanism works? Sure, you hit the gas and go faster, but what do you know of fuel injection or carburetion?

The idea behind knowing how your vehicle operates is so you can operate the vehicle when things go wrong. If you are suddenly stranded in the middle of nowhere on a dark and rainy night, will you be self sufficient enough to at least get your car, and your self, off the road and to somewhere safe? Excellent motorists can, while less than great ones can merely panic and wish they had remembered their cell phone.

An average Joe, while driving along the highways and byways of life, will at least check the rear view mirrors occasionally, and keep an eye on the other cars around them. A crackerjack wheelman will be aware of what is going on for a great many car lengths before and behind him. Rapt attention is a required skill for automotive greatness.

Average means not running out of gas, below average means running out not once but many times. Above average means never letting the fuel gauge fall below one-quarter tank so as to be prepared to drive on a moments notice. Average checks the oil once and again, below average not until the engine is making funny noises, and so on. The best have all fluids filled properly at all times. You get the picture.

Now, everyone seems capable of driving the car through a car wash joint once in a while, or at the very least will hose off the latest road kill from the grill. The best, however, do it themselves, knowing that their investment is being protected and that clean cars run better than dirty ones. They show they are better behind the wheel because everything looks better behind their wheels.

Hopefully this can help answer the question of are you a good or a great driver. The best drivers do not have the greatest cars, or the fanciest equipment installed in them. They do, however, take batter care of their cars, and take better care of themselves while driving them. If you respect your auto, you respect the seriousness of taking it on the road, and that makes all the difference.

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