On Jul 8, 2007, at 10:54 AM, Paul Johnson wrote:
I disagree. The way some people drive, perhaps it should be just to help weed out those who really have no business on the road with anything more powerful than a bicycle to begin with. Sometimes, the learning curve isnot only a good thing, but should be made mandatory.
I'd be with you if I'd ever seen any reason to believe that mechanical ability is correlated with being a good driver. Some of the craziest drivers I've known have been mechanics or tuner type folks. They tend to be interested in what they *can* get the car to do, not what they *should* be doing with it.