Yes, I've been driving for almost 50 years and generally enjoy it, although I don't drive nearly as much as I used to (I've worked from home since the start of the pandemic and will likely never return to the office). A few thoughts on dead0man's post:
1.small cars are safer because they are easier to avoid accidents with (stop shorter, handle better) and because everyone is bigger than you, it forces the driver of the small car to pay attention more than the driver of the big car, thus avoiding even more accidents.
B.adding weight in the back of a car to help with traction in the snow is dumb. If the only way you can move is if you have 40lbs of kitty litter in the trunk, then you shouldn't be moving in the first place. If you do lose control with extra weight in the back (and you will), it's going to be that much harder to "catch" it because of, ya know, Newton (an object in motion tends to stay in motion).
III.being higher isn't helpful if everyone else is in tall vehicles too. Plus the handling negatives inherent in taller vehicles.
4.using a full sized pickup/SUV as a go back and forth to work vehicle makes you an asshole
e.it should be much harder to get a driver's license. While I think most drivers are good adequate drivers, it's still far to easy to get and keep a license in the US.
1. Agree completely.
B. I always thought the point of the kitty litter was to spread it (like gravel) on a slippery spot you were stuck on, not for increased weight. (I've never carried it myself as it rarely snows here and anyone who drives around here when it does is nuts.)
III. Probably true although I haven't driven that many tall vehicles. I'd agree about the handling being worse.
4. Yep.
e. Definitely! The road test in the U.S., at least in Georgia, is way too easy. I'd go even further and require everyone to retake the road test every few years, with the frequency increasing as you get older.
Related: I think I've become a better driver as I've gotten older -- more careful, defensive-minded, and experienced, and in less of a hurry. As a counterpoint, I'm at an age where my reaction time has slipped a bit. But not much, and I think it's offset by driving slower and more carefully than when I was young.
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