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A learning driver on their first day has at least 16 years of experience with traffic (and life in general), and thus a fine model of which actions can map to i
by majewsky 9y ago
A learning driver on their first day has at least 16 years of experience with traffic (and life in general), and thus a fine model of which actions can map to injury and loss of life.
- tylersmith 9y agoThat's not even remotely true. When I started learning to drive I had 0 experience with traffic. When I was fully licensed I had less than 2 years experience.
- majewsky 9y agoSo you had literally never seen a car or crossed a road before?
- stormbrew 9y agoI'm sure there are some people who are attentive enough about traffic before they start studying for a learner's permit (at 14 most places, I believe, not 16) to be described that way, but many are not. Especially if you live and go to school in a suburban area your experience with traffic is probably largely a) crossing not very busy streets, b) riding a bike on, again, not very busy streets where traffic laws are honestly barely obeyed anyways, and c) getting on a bus or being driven everywhere, at which point maybe you pay attention or maybe you don't. There's definitely going to be some osmosis but I think you're pretty vastly overstating it (and including several years in which your ability to even comprehend what traffic is is going to be severely limited).