What Matt said is a great example. I'm not saying that drivers are evil for not paying attention...and I get the tragedy of going to jail for a careless mistake is slightly different than going to jail for something done with intent. All I'm saying that we need a way to make drivers pay MORE attention.
But maybe Matt is right...maybe the typical motorist doesn't have the experience to "see" potential crash situations. I totally agree that being a bicyclist has made me more aware of traffic rules and of potential crash situations. Or rather, being a VEHICULAR bicyclist has made me more aware (there are plenty of people out there bicycling on the roads who have no clue what they are doing). But even with the experience as a bicyclist, I am still far more likely to make a careless mistake while driving than while biking. Maybe it is because you are really aware when you are on your bike of how vulnerable that you are. In a car, it is easy to get lulled into a state of unawareness. On a bike you are also connected more closely to what is going on around you. This makes me think that it is even more important to do a pre-drivers ed class for middle school students. If you teach future drivers to think like a bicyclist before they learn to think like a motorist, maybe there is some chance that they will be more aware when they get behind the wheel of a car. -Dar __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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