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You hit another vehicle, at excessive speed, in poor weather. Fortune meant that the occupants of that other vehicle were not injured or worse. Writing it off
by FireBeyond 2y ago
You hit another vehicle, at excessive speed, in poor weather. Fortune meant that the occupants of that other vehicle were not injured or worse.
Writing it off as "Oh, I was just clueless" is a little downplaying.
Yes, it's a one off instance, but the stakes in vehicles can be very high, hence our requirements for licensing and insurance.
- wat10000 2y agoWell I met those requirements and still didn’t know enough to avoid this. On one hand, there’s a responsibility to seek further knowledge and self-evaluate. I accept responsibility for not doing that here. On the other hand, having the government sign off on your training as officially adequate, then threatening to jail you and put a conviction on your record when it wasn’t, seems rather uncool. Hold me liable for damages? Sure. Ticket me? Ok. But charge me with an actual crime?
- ghaff 2y agoPeople gain more experience. Many/most also naturally become more cautious with age. I know there's a school of thought here that if we just made licensing more time consuming and expensive--whatever the cost in employment possibilities etc.--problems would go away. But I'm not sure how much classes, beyond a certain point, for a young driver really help.