I should foreword this by saying none of I am not licensed to drive, so this is all observations as a bystander/passenger/pedestrian
Is it just me or are there a ridiculous amount of stupid drivers? We live in a country where driving is very helpful, but not strictly necessary, most of my essentials are in walking distance, yet I still see a lot of cars around, and the things people do does not inspire confidence. I seem to know more about driving than people who have been licensed to drive a motorised vehicle that can very easily kill people if you don't know what you're doing. Then I see people backing up at awkward angles in the middle of the road, stopping in yellow boxes, the whole nine yards. We were hit by a car once, which is very much a painful experience, so this is something of a personal issue. Do people just forget everything after they pass their tests, or are they just handing out licences to anyone who knows the clutch pedal from the brake pedal? Is it an overconfidence thing? It might have something to do with drink driving, there's definitely a lot of talk about that and it makes sense considering where we live. The government has made several campaigns calling for people to slow down and be careful when driving, including a fair bit of new driving legislation, yet still there are a saddening amount of road deaths. The numbers aren't even going down from what I've heard. Idk, it's just very worrying, and probably why I don't want to be getting a license anytime soon.
-Ginger