Rate your driving!

positron · 03-12-2008 10:57am #1

http://www.thecarconnection.com/dangerous-quiz/

You scored a 72% (B)! Your driving level is: a little risk

tba · 03-12-2008 11:02am

I got an A baby, 82%... ah yeah

Berty · 03-12-2008 11:04am

You scored a 77% (B)! Your driving level is: a little risk

ninty9er · 03-12-2008 11:05am

You scored a 82% (A)! Your driving level is: very safe

Ridiculous that you lose 50% of a grade for thinking other drivers are sometimes too slow!!

JoeySully · 03-12-2008 11:06am

Mee too #
You scored a 74% (B)! Your driving level is: a little risk

eringobragh · 03-12-2008 11:07am

You scored a 76% (B)! Your driving level is: a little risk

Alas the speed limit questions were my demise :P

audismelly · 03-12-2008 11:13am

77% ..........about right

R.O.R · 03-12-2008 11:15am

You scored a 85% (A)! Your driving level is: very safe :cool:

Scottie99 · 03-12-2008 11:16am

91% very safe

I've had two speeding tickets in 5 years!:eek:

Johnny Utah · 03-12-2008 11:21am

You scored a 65% (B)! Your driving level is: a little risk

Joke of a test. You lose marks because other drivers drive too slow, (which they do on some national roads, overtaking lane of motorway*, etc)........

*Uh oh, shouldn't have opened than can of worms.... :eek:

/runs away

:D

quarryman · 03-12-2008 11:22am

72%.

Tbh, anyone who rates themselves as a highly skilled driver should lose points on that question. Those people are a hazard.

cjt156 · 03-12-2008 11:23am

88% - never asked me about murdering prostitutes, though...

S.I.R · 03-12-2008 11:25am

You scored a 97% (A)! Your driving level is: very safe

Hmm, this test is wrong, im too funking safe !!

eringobragh · 03-12-2008 11:27am

quarryman wrote: »

72%.

Tbh, anyone who rates themselves as a highly skilled driver should lose points on that question. Those people are a hazard.

S.I.R wrote: »

You scored a 97% (A)! Your driving level is: very safe

Hmm, this test is wrong, im too funking safe !!

Our first high skilled driver :rolleyes:

Tigger · 03-12-2008 11:29am

You scored a 80% (A)! Your driving level is: very safe

now just for some info
i have hit a pedestrian (hard) not proud of it and not my fault (officially)
i put i always speed (a bit on main roads how else do you over take someone doing 90kmph)
and i only rated myself as somewhat skilled

i think its fair

Mitch Connor · 03-12-2008 11:29am

ninty9er wrote: »

You scored a 82% (A)! Your driving level is: very safe

Ridiculous that you lose 50% of a grade for thinking other drivers are sometimes too slow!!

I got 75%, that Q got me too - i certainly thought the guy driving at 40km/h in an 80 zone was going to slowly this morning, and the guy do 40 through the 50, 60 and 80 zone yesterday....

RobAMerc · 03-12-2008 11:33am

Its complete bollox as a test - as you quickly figure out how to do well, however it could be very good as an eye opener to folks about sh*t they do that not so good

Mitch Connor · 03-12-2008 11:33am

Some of the questions are poor - i talk on the phone while driving, but only ever by using my bluetooth handsfree kit. I chage the radio/cd stuff, but by using the controls on my steering wheel. Surely there should be distinctions between doing what I do, and moving hands away from the steering wheel/looking at the radio and talking on your phone (non-hands free)

RobAMerc · 03-12-2008 11:35am

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Some of the questions are poor - i talk on the phone while driving, but only ever by using my bluetooth handsfree kit. I chage the radio/cd stuff, but by using the controls on my steering wheel. Surely there should be distinctions between doing what I do, and moving hands away from the steering wheel/looking at the radio and talking on your phone (non-hands free)

Talking on the phone is a MAJOR distraction I'm afraid - using hands free makes things better - but not doing it is best. I do it too btw - but you just have to realise it is decreasing your attention.

quarryman · 03-12-2008 11:36am

RobAMerc wrote: »

Its complete bollox as a test - as you quickly figure out how to do well, however it could be very good as an eye opener to folks about sh*t they do that not so good

If you are trying to "figure it out" as you are answering then why are you taking the test?

hobochris · 03-12-2008 11:38am

The score on this works like golf right?...

just kidding. I got

81% (A)

Anan1 · 03-12-2008 11:40am

quarryman wrote: »

If you are trying to "figure it out" as you are answering then why are you taking the test?

No reasonably bright person could stop themselves from trying to 'figure it out' while answering, IMO.

Mitch Connor · 03-12-2008 11:41am

Anan1 wrote: »

No reasonably bright person could stop themselves from trying to 'figure it out' while answering, IMO.

no reasonably bright person would need to try to figure it out!

ninty9er · 03-12-2008 11:41am

Actually, since when was anything below 85% considered an A in the normal course of things....I know some modules in Universities have lower A limitis, but not in the general scheme of things.

EPM · 03-12-2008 11:44am

You scored a 83% (A)! Your driving level is: very safe

Wonder could i nail it to Sean Quinn's a*s to say no thanks to their renewal quote:D

The only way to know you're a safe driver is to have a proper observer in the car

andrewh5 · 03-12-2008 11:47am

You scored a 81% (A)! Your driving level is: very safe

Anan1 · 03-12-2008 11:50am

Mitch Connor wrote: »

no reasonably bright person would need to try to figure it out!

Not true, apparently. You'd think rating your own abilities as 'highly skilled' would lead to a higher risk assessment, wouldn't you?

OldmanMondeo · 03-12-2008 11:57am

Trying to do the test properly I got 84%

Acting the tit, I got 17% anyone able to beat that?

Biro · 03-12-2008 11:57am

Anan1 wrote: »

Not true, apparently. You'd think rating your own abilities as 'highly skilled' would lead to a higher risk assessment, wouldn't you?

It should anyway.

Biro · 03-12-2008 11:59am

OldmanMondeo wrote: »

Trying to do the test properly I got 84%

Acting the tit, I got 17% anyone able to beat that?

You scored a 5% (F)! Your driving level is: very dangerous
Champion!

blackbox · 03-12-2008 12:01pm

You scored a 84% (A)! Your driving level is: very safe

I tried to answer fairly. I guess it puts a good value on experience.

Of course you could give all the "right" answers, but what would be the point of that?

Yakult · 03-12-2008 12:01pm

68% and proud.

Not that Im even gonna go by that. I would rather be thrown into situations in a test or something, not something worded.

Anan1 · 03-12-2008 12:03pm

I wonder is there a bit of a random quality to the results? I did my very worst and got 9% - how did Biro manage to get it down to 5%?

OldmanMondeo · 03-12-2008 12:04pm

Biro wrote: »

You scored a 5% (F)! Your driving level is: very dangerous
Champion!

Dam it, tried again and got 19%. Well done sir....;)

2qk4u · 03-12-2008 12:05pm

I answered it in Theory mode and got = You scored a 100% (A)! Your driving level is: very safe

Biro · 03-12-2008 12:20pm

OldmanMondeo wrote: »

Dam it, tried again and got 19%. Well done sir....;)

I'm so proud!

Biro · 03-12-2008 12:24pm

Anan1 wrote: »

I wonder is there a bit of a random quality to the results? I did my very worst and got 9% - how did Biro manage to get it down to 5%?

I did it again and got 5% again. The trick is to say you have less than a year experience and drive less than 1 - 2 hours per week.

Biro · 03-12-2008 12:24pm

2qk4u wrote: »

I answered it in Theory mode and got = You scored a 100% (A)! Your driving level is: very safe

Ya, I got the same. The first time, answering relatively honestly I got 87%.

Cookie_Monster · 03-12-2008 12:30pm

63%

In fairness though its not very accurate. Doesn't ask question like are you able to adjust your driving for conditions or how far ahead do you look etc.

(And I lost a few %age points cos you all drive too slow:D)

Anan1 · 03-12-2008 12:30pm

Biro wrote: »

I did it again and got 5% again. The trick is to say you have less than a year experience and drive less than 1 - 2 hours per week.

Ah, I had myself on the road as much as possible (you'd think, wouldn't you...)

Genny · 04-12-2008 12:09am

84% (A)! - driving level is: very safe

I've failed my test three times so far....hmmm

Esel · 04-12-2008 12:10am

S.I.R wrote: »

You scored a 97% (A)! Your driving level is: very safe

This proves that the test is obviously faulty.

Holsten · 04-12-2008 12:14am

You scored a 82% (A)! Your driving level is: very safe.

Marcus.Aurelius · 04-12-2008 12:43pm

Ordinary Driving:

You scored a 95% (A)! Your driving level is: very safe

Work Driving:

You scored a 78% (B)! Your driving level is: a little risk

I said I speed at more than 18 mph over and I do it every time I drive, as well as thinking everyone else drives too slow when I'm working. :pac:

Marcus.Aurelius · 04-12-2008 12:45pm

Genny wrote: »

84% (A)! - driving level is: very safe

I've failed my test three times so far....hmmm

Technically being dead at the wheel in a carpark is safe.

Also is driving at 10 kph everywhere.

Safe is a stupid word to use vs. actual ability.

daveharnett · 04-12-2008 12:46pm

quarryman wrote: »

Tbh, anyone who rates themselves as a highly skilled driver should lose points on that question. Those people are a hazard.

I know what you mean - many people who considers themselves 'highly skilled' are actually lacking the ability to evaluate their own actions critically, and are therefore overconfident and incapable of improving.

On the other hand, somebody who classes themselves as a highly skilled driver (in the sense of 'more competent than 90% of road users') because they have driven a million miles without incident is probably pretty safe.

As for the test, it's rubbish.

L1011 · 04-12-2008 12:50pm

"You scored a 75% (B)! Your driving level is: a little risk"

I always speed; think that contributed the most.

I don't consider myself a highly skilled driver. I've passed the IAM test, but I don't have the experience of driving anything other than car/car-derived vans nor enough of certain conditions (ice, snow, extreme speed) amongst other things to consider myself "skilled" let alone "highly skilled".