A Boring Dystopia

Also true. I will call myself that because I specifically make sure that I actually account for weaknesses instead of ignoring them.

1. Stopping at stop signs isn’t just for the law, it’s because no matter how good you are you’ll have tired or otherwise distracted moments and stopping helps manage those safely where rolling absolutely does not.

2. I keep a good following distance, and I figured that out on my own. It’s not just for safety but also it’s the contributor to rush hour traffic.

3. I’m not afraid to actually use the gas pedal. Driving slowly is not universally safe, especially when merging onto the highway. At the same time I also don’t go tearing it up everywhere as if I’m reliving Need For Speed. I can also take a corner without drastically slowing down or cutting lanes unlike the lady who squished my front end between her Corolla and the curb coming out of a two-lane roundabout because I dunno I guess she didn’t like her outside lane or something.

4. I know how to drift, quite well even. Yea it’s fun as hell but it also means that I don’t become a danger to myself and others in inclement weather and I can feel problems happening with enough time to address them instead of before it’s already too late. My sister says she’s afraid to learn how to drift because she’s afraid of sliding but not having knowledge isn’t going to save her from encountering snow and ice.

I can go on and on but ultimately these are basic things that other drivers routinely fail to execute and many will even argue against them. They aren’t just not doing the right things but willingly doing dangerous things. I admit that I will also make mistakes and I work hard to make sure that they are rare.

So yea, you’re right that most people think they’re good drivers because their threshold for excellence is not having been in a major accident/blaming others but I’m pretty confident in my abilities. Certainly confident enough to say what I said.