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In reply to the discussion: To show your friends who think they are safe carrying a gun. [View all]Libertarian_4_life
(20 posts)Being one that carries, I can attest to the fact that one needs to constantly train in order to ACT instead of REACTING in a stressful situation. You take a group of people like this that have been driving 20 plus years, I can pretty much guarantee they would fail miserably if there where put into a stressful situation.
My wife used to get pretty made at me for practicing my driving skills. If the roads are wet or iced over, I'll purposely put myself into a skid. That way if and when I end up in an unintentional skid, I'll ACT. I did her the same way on our Goldwing. Without notice I would make a very abrupt lane change. She would instinctively grab my shoulders (worst place one can grab). But after training (and constant practice), now if I make an abrupt lane change on the motorcycle, she will instinctively grab my waste. Which is a perfect place to grab, leaving my shoulders alone so I can control the motorcycle.
Point being, practice is always a good idea.
However, as others have already pointed out, the deck was stacked against this test subject group.