Joy of Flying (hazardous conditions)

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by Rich k

Ohhh that test would be a great idea. I like it. Driving test is sooooo dopey. Drive, turn, broken k, parallell park all in broad daylight in non rush hour situations ususally in pretty great weather and not even any highway component. Ok here ya go, drive safe. Common sence would dictate that it should be more comprehensive.

i also think that reaction time tests should be implemented and would decide what YOUR speed limit is..

if you can't pass an RT test you have to drive posted speed limit.. if you ace the RT test you can travel up to 20mph over the speed limit.. with zero tolerance for failure of course..


but again, never gonna happen in the US

[GeneW]

Originally Posted by Tamago

i also think that reaction time tests should be implemented and would decide what YOUR speed limit is..

if you can't pass an RT test you have to drive posted speed limit.. if you ace the RT test you can travel up to 20mph over the speed limit.. with zero tolerance for failure of course..

but again, never gonna happen in the US

How would you tell one driver apart from the other? Would we be assigned colored coded cars? Would Big Brother live inside of our cars, checking up on us?

What if the person who tested high on reaction time was under-rested or worked a ten or twelve hour long day at work? What of zero-tolerance then? Would the car give you a little test to see if you could hack it?

What if people could take drugs that speed up reaction time? What if the drugs failed to work?

Is someone who tests well fast enough that they can carry on a conversation, dial the radio or select a CD track and still drive? How would you prove under zero-tolerance that they were in error?

Incidentally, I have a phrase for "zero-tolerance", I call it "Zero-Intelligence". I'm not hammering on you, just pointing out how often this phrase is abused for various reasons. Kids holding chicken fingers like a gun and saying "bang" get suspension while kids holding pencils and having fits are ignored because they're "under care".

Lot easier to just keep the speed limits, sort of enforce them and let things settle themselves out.

Gene