Solo, when I passed my test way back in '88 I used to have a pretty fast little car, and used to go racing quite a bit. Street racing, yeah. I was lucky in that I was never one of the crashees, but I saw a couple of little spins n shunts.
Anyways, even now if I've got somewhere open and there no sign of any traffic or anything I enjoy to have a little blast around - but ONLY if it's safe, I learned that much. I don't say I'm proud of it, but being able to 'throw a car around' HAS kept me out of a few accidents that wouldn't have been my fault. Touching wood, I haven't had an accident for 8 years, and that wasn't mine either. It's 14 years of driving since I managed to hit anything, and I can honestly say I've never managed to get anything stationary. Mind, when I'm driving people can anticipate what I'm doing easier than someone who's toddling down the road at 20mph with a line of traffic getting annoyed behind them. I'm not saying get old people off the road, I'm saying PLEASE make sure they're safe while they're there.

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btw, 2 years back my driving was still good enough to be able to pass my motorbike tests too. More fun, and my job includes having to test equipment, a lot of it in new and expensive cars and minibuses, so I do have to be careful!

Message edited on: 03/22/2005 12:15