Half UK drivers 'lack confidence'

Stephen Guckel wrote:

From this gained knowledge, we can practice and improve our skills. Over time confidence will increase, You will not get yourself into so many situation to get angry.

Confidence is only a state of mind and as you say, some may be highly skilled at other things. But this does not help their driving, as it is a separate action that requires concentration knowledge and self control.

I wonder how many examples of aggresive overtaking result from poor observation, starting a manoevre thinking there's enough room, then when commited realising it's a bit tighter than you thought; then being too proud to apologise? remins me of some of the things I did in my youth - I probabl ysurvived through a combination of luck and roads less crowded & cars slower than today.

With regard to the comment about being skilled at other things. Two characters come to mind, one was an RAF Unit test pilot who in a plane was a god, in a car he couldn't cope. Another was a master mariner who could bring a big ship into a difficult harbour, whose steering of a car was worrying.

With regard to driving skills I learned to drive in the middle of Birmingham, and now live in rural westcountry. I see people form the city who can't cope with our narrow high banked lanes, and crawl about as if they were driving a hearse. Where locals zip down the straight bits of the lanes, but hate driving in cities. It's what you've got experience of. Familiar = comfortable, Unfamilair = anxious.