My response to the "That's a lot like wanting to learn to do a 360 degree spin in your car." comment would have been different from NOS88's

For example, "Not necessarily. It's more like every motorist needing to know how to make an emergency stop, or stop a skid. Rather than being a maneuver limited to high performance cycling, it is a basic bike handling skill that might be needed in any number of non racing situations."