Dangerous vs. Fast driving
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dangerous driving (reckless) vs. fast driving
state your opinions here (are there differences between the two or not?, etc.)
personally, i think they are totally different. for example, a driver can be slow, but very dangerous. the driver can be road hogging, driving way below the speed limit, not observant, in a world of his/her own, etc.
whereas, a fast driver is one who drives fast, but is alert and hopefully take calculated risks?
well .... there may be another type, inexperienced newbies. those are fast and dangerous -
Driving fast = Reckless leow mah
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So Formula 1, WRC, V8 supercars for example are reckless motorsports?Originally posted by johncooper:Driving fast = Reckless leow mah -
i was abt to bring up the same pointOriginally posted by ditzy:So Formula 1, WRC, V8 supercars for example are reckless motorsports? -
but how many fast drivers r alert eunff and take calculated risks?
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fast driving in an uncontrolled environment is dangerous. fast driving by an untrained personel is dangerous. in both case, it's reckless.
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alamak i mean in normal roads in sg lah .. doh
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Speeding is Fast driving...
and dangerous driving is that you anyhow cut lanes.... like from 1st to 3rd and then 3rd to 1st.... But this two usually comes in a package one.... when tp charge u .... they will normally put the two 2gether...
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Prae got lotsa experienceOriginally posted by Praetorian111:Speeding is Fast driving...
and dangerous driving is that you anyhow cut lanes.... like from 1st to 3rd and then 3rd to 1st.... But this two usually comes in a package one.... when tp charge u .... they will normally put the two 2gether... -
why take risks when you need not take any?
is it worth the risk if just to get there 30 seconds faster?Originally posted by eutjin:dangerous driving (reckless) vs. fast driving
state your opinions here (are there differences between the two or not?, etc.)
personally, i think they are totally different. for example, a driver can be slow, but very dangerous. the driver can be road hogging, driving way below the speed limit, not observant, in a world of his/her own, etc.
whereas, a fast driver is one who drives fast, but is alert and hopefully take calculated risks?
well .... there may be another type, inexperienced newbies. those are fast and dangerous -
hahah shld ask the class 9 driver.... by the way, where is he now... like seldom sees him online liao lorOriginally posted by Subbx:Prae got lotsa experience -
*Announcement*Originally posted by Praetorian111:hahah shld ask the class 9 driver.... by the way, where is he now... like seldom sees him online liao lor
Calling for the resident Class 9 driver, will you please respond to this post?
Note: He's probably busy with other more Interesting stuff 
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Cannot agree moreOriginally posted by the Bear:why take risks when you need not take any?
is it worth the risk if just to get there 30 seconds faster?
Better late than never. -
i agree that dangerous driving is NOT equal to fast driving. what is fast? for some ppl, 70 is fast. for some ppl, 90 is fast, for yet some ppl, 140 is fast. too, for certain road conditions, driving at 30 may be too fast while for other kinds of conditions, 70 may be too slow. it all depends.
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Article in today's Straits Times Forum states my view perfectly.
Saying fast = reckless, therefore dangerous is being very shortsighted and foolish.
It's simply taking the easy way out, especially for the authorites who can exercise "mindless control" - ie, speed has actual figures and no thought needs to be put into it to book someone, as opposed to road hogging, where some level of intelligence and decision needs to be exercised.
Road hogging, inattentive driving, lack of simple road courtesy (refusal to signal early or at all, refusal to give way in over taking lanes, driving at your own convenient speed in the overtaking lanes, speeding up on purpose to block someone who signals to change lanes, cutting in closely in front of another driver when the lane behind him if empty, etc), etc... these cause way more accidents than speeding, and therefore way more dangerous.
Just my 2cents
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Bad driving the real issue, not speed
I REFER to the report, 'New weapon to beat speeding' (ST, June 25), and to Mr Chan Ban Choon's letter, 'Time to raise speed limit to 70kmh' (ST, June 2.
Poor, inconsiderate and reckless drivers are aplenty, and they, I believe, cause more traffic problems than those who exceed the speed limit safely.
An example of inconsi-derate and dangerous drivers would be those who hog the right lane on expressways even when there are faster vehicles behind them.
The drivers of faster vehicles become more and more frustrated and the lack of a cool mind could lead to incidents on the road.
Tailgating could also arise from such a situation when the faster driver tries to indicate to the driver in front that he would like to pass.
But if the car in front stops suddenly, there is nowhere for the other driver to go except into the vehicle in front.
When such an incident occurs, whom should one blame? The tailgater or the road hogger?
Though one can argue that the tailgater was at fault, shouldn't the slower car have moved over?
Drivers who do not indicate their intentions clearly and make sudden changes are another cause of traffic incidents.
Though meant to promote road safety, speed cameras can be more of a hindrance to smooth-flowing traffic than an aid at times. Drivers who know where they are slow down just before the cameras to avoid speeding tickets.
And when the driver of the vehicle behind sees the brake lights coming on, he slows down too.
With each vehicle that slows down along that road, the speed is reduced, sometimes to a crawl under heavy traffic conditions.
Another problem is when a driver suddenly realises that he is approaching a speed camera and slams the brakes. If the driver behind is not alert, an accident may occur.
I am against people treating the public roads like their personal racetrack but that should be differentiated from speeding safely.
I have seen and driven alongside drivers who were at least 40kmh over the speed limit overseas - and it wasn't just on the highways. And they kept to the slow lanes, to allow even faster vehicles to overtake them.
They did not tailgate (because there was no need to), they left a safe following distance and indicated their intentions early and clearly.
This is what makes for safe roads and smooth-flowing traffic.
HON JERN YANG -
somehow, this reminds me of this line which people always say...
I can quit anytime I want to.
think about it...
(btw.. i proved that i had the right to say that line ) -
anyway, what prompted me to create this thread was a recollection of an article that said higher highway speeds in the US, proved to reduce accidents after watching a driver road hogging the 1st lane the other day
contrary to the general public's thoughts that higher speeds cause more accidents
however, this is not an excuse to drive at 180km/h -
The fastest I've gone on Singapore roads is 140... and that was on an almost empty highway.
Its just a little irritating when people who roadhog, refuse to signal, etc... point their fingers at others with blanket accusations - You're a little over the speed limit so you're a bad and dangerous driver! -
...and that sounds like, "Hey! So I do drugs, rob, rape and murder... At least I don't drink!"Originally posted by the Bear:somehow, this reminds me of this line which people always say...
I can quit anytime I want to.
think about it...
(btw.. i proved that i had the right to say that line )