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Old 08-17-2010 | 09:58 AM
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Default RE: Beginners - Intermediate - Advanced

My point exactly. To some people, you look like an expert, yet you know deep down that you are not.

On the other hand, there are many people with your capabilities who THINK that they are experts, until they have a mishap and don't know what to do to prevent a crash.

It's like something that I remember from many years ago (Note: This was before anti-lock breaks): A woman who lived next door to me had a minor car accident. It was raining and a car in front of her stopped and she rear-ended him.

She said, "I don't understand it. I slammed on the breaks, but I was sliding right into him. So I tried to swerve around him, but the car just kept going straight." and then she topped it off by saying. "And I'm such a good driver. I've never had an accident in 25 years!"

Well, obviously she was NOT a good driver. A good driver would know to allow more room from the car in front if the roads are wet, and that you can't turn when you have your breaks locked up. She wasn't a "Good" driver, she was a "Lucky" driver in that she had never been in a situation where an accident was imminent unless she took the correct preventative actions.