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Poll
Question: How well would you rate your driving skills?
Option 1: "1 - I am worse than a senile old man on crack" votes: 1
Option 2: "2 - I am medicore and can get around, but probably shouldnt be driving" votes: 2
Option 3: "3 - I am average, not bad, not good but can get around just fine" votes: 3
Option 4: "4 - I am a good driver, know what im doing and can get around in even heavy traffic fairly well" votes: 3
Option 5: "5 - I am an an extremely good driver, I know what im doing and i do it right, can get around in any type of traffic" votes: 3
Option 6: "I do not have a drivers licence" votes: 2
Title: How well would you rate your driving skills?
Post by: Animegamer on November 10, 2006 10:27 PM
So... how well would you rate your overall driving skills? (1 being worst, 5 being best)


I would give myself a 2 at best... im really incompetent behind the wheel, I don't trust myself when driving, always wondering "what if" or "should I really be doing this?" My weak driving skills are primarily due to my lack of depth perception and my bad tendancies to space out. I don't like driving close quarters it makes me really unfomfortable and it takes me 4x as long to pull into a parking space than most people when there are cars on both sides. Why? Well simpally because im afraid of hitting the other cars and am over cautious. Because I narrowly passed Drivers EDD, I have other problems as well, my sense of the right of way has always been weak, I only know probably half of the very basic signs and this usually causes a chain reaction of me driving like a pot smoking grandma.

But because of my extreme cautiousness, despite my horrible driving skills ive never got a ticket or pulled over, although ive probably deserved it various times for the pitiful mistakes ive made. Although ive had my licence for almost 3 years my behind the wheel time is probably barely 100 hours or more, since I only drive when absolutely necessary.

The fact that they give people like me a drivers licence makes me wonder "who else is out there?"
Title: How well would you rate your driving skills?
Post by: rtil on November 11, 2006 10:23 PM
I can't say I share the same problems as you. I'd rate myself a 4, I don't take crap from anybody and have been told I drive like a maniac, but I've never hurt anyone and I get places faster than most people. I can't say a 5 because I'm no professional driver that's for sure and I have never driven in extreme weather conditions (but close enough to.)
Title: How well would you rate your driving skills?
Post by: kovva on November 13, 2006 03:25 AM
i just started driving...i've been honked for taking a turn too slow. i guess i'm okay, as i'm just starting out...:/ careful and all that
Title: How well would you rate your driving skills?
Post by: ProjectAccord on November 13, 2006 03:25 AM
I would have to say one!!11!1!one.

Being COMPLETELY honest, I'm more of a 3 myself.  I've been driving a little but I'm still not experienced enough in my opinion.  I still suck extravagantly at parallel parking and despise tailgaters with a passion.  In highway traffic I often get anxious if there's not a car ahead of me so I can properly gauge my speed compared to everyone else.

So yup.  If you happen to see me coming down the road, clear a path quick.  
Title: How well would you rate your driving skills?
Post by: rtil on November 15, 2006 05:25 AM
Quote from: ProjectAccorddespise tailgaters with a passion.
then you would hate driving with me lmao i tailgate anyone that is in my way

Quote from: athingnever driven a car i just turned 15 why am I posting in this thread
what about yo video game experience????????
Title: How well would you rate your driving skills?
Post by: rtil on November 23, 2006 09:22 PM
ye that's what you are now accept it
Title: How well would you rate your driving skills?
Post by: T-Bones on December 3, 2006 04:55 PM
u should c me drive i am crashing and bashing every one
woooooooootttttttttt