Originally Posted by
njkayaker
I think the problem is that driving for the most part is easy. That encourages an inexperienced driver to think that driving is easy all of the time. It's the rare things that are hard and it takes a fair amount of experience to handle them properly or to anticipate them (to avoid them entirely). Of course, we also have relentless media examples that drivng recklessly is "easy" and "safe".
Controlling a car at reasonable speeds is easy, definitely (although some people still can't get that part right). It's all those other things outside of the car that are difficult, confusing, and carry the potential to injure or kill someone.
That stuff (along with car recovery & control and mixed-surface driving) is what I'd like to see taught through better instruction.