What I see is the new drivers have no fear. The cars are quiet, fast, and stop fast. The driver has an Illusion of safety. They tail gate, speed, swerve, talk on the phone, run red lights. The more Insulated the driver is, the more reckless he/she becomes. I drive a lot for work, and sorry to say, but Women are the worst. They are the new up and coming reckless driver. Guys have already crashed, gotten tickets, and have been generally reckless. Women are much more dangerous in that it is all new to them. No fear. Until the big one happens. I ride a Motorcycle, and my Two biggest fears are Deer, and Women in Minivans or trucks. I feel very safe in my old 60's car because I grew up driving them, and recognize their faults. People today are very disconnected, because of all the technology the car offers.
A person had to really have it together to drive an old car. I explained to my oldest Son how to drive the 41' Chrysler in the shed. It was all greek to him.
1) Turn the key
a)Pull emergency brake out.
2)Pull the choke all the way out.
3)Push in the clutch
4)Put the ball of your foot on the floor starter
5)Put your heel on the gas.
6)when the engine starts push in the choke 25%
a)release ball of foot.
7)rev engine and wait.
8)push in choke 50%
9)Put shift in low and slowly release clutch
10) If the engine dies, return to step one.
11) If you have reached #10, roll down window, put out left arm and signal
12)If nobody hits you, proceed
I told him not many people drove, because they knew it was dangerous, So DAD drove.
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