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Originally Posted by FWH
Not lost on this forum, one of the politest place around!
Of course if anyone (irregardless of age or experience) drives beyond their ability or what is suitable in a particular situation no safety technology will help. |
I think that is what NEEMSTAR and even VET were getting at and I agree that not every person who is older has experience as many people don't drive distances regularly or even drive very far at all.
Experience does come by getting out there and, in this case, driving the car. And for some people that is based on their age - as they have driven many miles and experienced many differing situations and so on. For others that means that they have gained valuable experience at a young age and so therefore can be called 'experienced'.
But, I am relatively young at nearly 34 and have been driving for many years and have driven many, many miles all over europe, but before moving to Poland I hadn't really driven in 'real winter'. So in this case I had to add to my experience and learn from those that had been doing this for years. I do think that my age and maturity did help me adjust to the situation and I was able to call upon my experience in dealing with a skid etc.
New experience is gained all the time.