tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post3682562188591871780..comments2023-04-03T03:29:32.895+01:00Comments on The Desegregated Cyclist: Why Do We Glorify Cyclists and Scorn Motorists.Ian Brett Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-4029815341650871512012-10-18T02:13:32.680+01:002012-10-18T02:13:32.680+01:00Based on my experience, nearly 5% of the LCI "...Based on my experience, nearly 5% of the LCI "correct" responses are actually incorrect. For various reasons ranging from LAB doctrinal conflicts to more recent research about things like hydration, and some simply violate physics and/or common sense. Hmm, perhaps I sense a future "myth" post surge...Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-38688759931544571292012-10-15T17:49:02.301+01:002012-10-15T17:49:02.301+01:00That's another bad intersection of fate, Ian. ...That's another bad intersection of fate, Ian. "Speeding while Stupid". Concur on the 90% idea, albeit that would be a tough one to get implemented.Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-63781643765267616652012-10-15T17:28:20.095+01:002012-10-15T17:28:20.095+01:00I'd say that the passing grade should be about...I'd say that the passing grade should be about what it is on the LCI exam - 90%. After all, not everyone should be driving (a heretical notion perhaps).<br /><br />If I recall correctly, I got 92% on the LCI exam and I'd say that made me just barely competent on the road. I still had/have a lot to learn that went well beyond what was even on the LCI test, so I have kept studying. Many motorists don't keep studying after their driving test, which is where their problems begin, but a 90% passing grade would at least ensure they did the work to become barely competent. After that, I would suggest a mandatory 5-year recurring re-test for every driver - not just for older drivers.<br /><br />We have to get beyond this false notion that driving is a 'right', and that we should make testing easy so that everyone can drive. Also, I think there should be a lifetime ban for f***-ups. Drunk driving should equal a lifetime ban, as should killing someone when the driver was clearly at fault.<br /><br />But heck, this is all a pipe-dream. No such laws would ever get voted in anywhere that motorists are a majority of the population. Heck, they won't even vote for Automated Speed Enforcement System implementation, because the last thing they want is the speed limits to be enforced. After all, gosh-darn it, this is America - we should have the right to go fast.Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-3770947467844912522012-10-15T16:33:12.273+01:002012-10-15T16:33:12.273+01:00"...The permit test in New Mexico has 25 mult..."...The permit test in New Mexico has 25 multiple choice and true or false questions and the passing score is 70 percent..."<br /><br />http://education4drivers.com/new-mexico/permit-test.htm<br /><br />So I would counter the incompetence remark with my own: At least in NM, we only require mediocrity when issuing a driver's license.<br /><br />Let's hypothesize from these low standards that motorists are competent 70% of the time. The accident pyramid might suggest that we have incidents or close calls when the incompetent 30% of person A meets the incompetent 30% of person B. I think one way to cut down on crashes is to raise the bar on admissions. Lets say we go from 70% passing grade to 85% passing grade. In that case, the binary intersection of incompetence goes from 0.3 x 0.3 (0.09) to 0.15 x 0.15 (.0225). That's a factor of 4 improvement working its way up the accident pyramid. <br /><br />Just throwing that out for discussion.Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-27056390107223505642012-10-15T01:36:45.489+01:002012-10-15T01:36:45.489+01:00The good news - according to the study, 12% are co...The good news - according to the study, 12% are competent. Yay.Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-53674026536757121622012-10-15T01:32:03.223+01:002012-10-15T01:32:03.223+01:00Look at the link that sentence leads to. Incompete...Look at the link that sentence leads to. Incompetent driving is not necessarily dangerous driving. I guess it does kinda hint at one reason for the million dead though.Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-88956462526147739542012-10-14T23:22:47.004+01:002012-10-14T23:22:47.004+01:00If MOST motorists were incompetent, how would it b...If MOST motorists were incompetent, how would it be possible to safely drive a bike on the road?Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-556659013901010712012-10-14T16:51:27.838+01:002012-10-14T16:51:27.838+01:00Sometimes I miss making my own point...Sometimes I miss making my own point...Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-34290173447922322892012-10-14T16:15:33.807+01:002012-10-14T16:15:33.807+01:00Thanks Khal. You know, I didn't really get you...Thanks Khal. You know, I didn't really get your point until now. Sometimes I'm just extremely dense and incredibly slow on the uptake.Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-35863971746243536292012-10-14T14:59:25.030+01:002012-10-14T14:59:25.030+01:00Ian, I owe you on this post. That's what cause...Ian, I owe you on this post. That's what caused me to flame out on the recent Bike League post about looking normal: to me, it was a post extolling the idea that you could ride a bike and still show up looking like a motorist. Why the hell would I want to ride a bike and not flaunt it? That's not to say that the rest of the cycling community should ride down the road looking like a rolling billboard, but it does mean cyclists should eschew what the U.S. calls "normal". <br /><br />thanks for the essay on this topic.Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.com