John,
Maybe I'm wrong but in my mind there is no direct connection between
"skill" and "attention" when it comes to driving a car.
A highly "skilled" driver can drive along working a crossword puzzle,
glance up, see a problem, an take effective corrective measures in milliseconds.
A sufficiently unskilled driver can look at the same thing and not even realize
it is a problem.
Bryan
jthorn65@sbcglobal.net wrote:
> On 6 Sep 2005 at 8:57, Bryan Savage wrote:
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>>According to a friend of mine (a retired traffic collision reconstructionist),
>>the average driver at 65 mph is using about 95% of their skill, at 75, 100%.
>>The safest way to treat the other driver is to keep your expectations low.
>>
>>Bryan
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> Huh? You think the average Joe driving down the highway is operating at over
>9/10ths? Most people are
> barely paying attention to their driving. How could they drive at 9/10ths and
>barely pay attention at the
> same time? They jabber on cell phones, read books, apply makeup, and seem to
>do everything except what
> they are supposed to be doing. Concentrating on their driving and the traffic
>around them. More likely they
> are only using 5% of their skill and that's the real problem.
>
> John T.
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