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Old 07-16-2009, 06:53 PM   #20 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru
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Originally Posted by Willravel View Post
A little anxiety is understandable, but look at it this way: statistically, the dumbest person you know has probably only been in maybe one or two minor fender-benders.
This is important, and I need to keep it at the fore. Well, something like it anyway. As a pedestrian, I'll observe drivers as safe pedestrians are wont to do. Every so often, I'll inwardly criticize mistakes, bad techniques, or idiotic/ignorant/inconsiderate things people do on the road, and I vow to never do such things.

I then think to myself: Hell, I'm a better driver than they are, and look how confident they look!
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