Here’s an idea – perhaps Petrolheads are the best drivers out there?

We’re the ones who will check our oil, water and tyre pressures religiously  We’re the ones who know where the limits of our talents lie because we’ve been there. We’ve taken our cars to the edge so we know where the edge is. I believe that a combination of those things, akin to being a Petrolhead, makes you a better driver.

Given the choice, I’d much rather take a Sunday drive with a person who likes and appreciates cars than someone who only sees their car as a tool. There are people out there who don’t car what they drive, who only see the car as a means of getting from A to B. That mindset worries me, because if they don’t care what they drive who’s to say they won’t have the same attitude on how they drive? Or on how well they maintain their cars?

I can already see that, even though I’ve only been doing Track Days for a year, the experience has already improved my driving. That means if and when something goes wrong and I start to slide, I’ll be ready because I’ll have experienced the same thing on the track.

In Moss’s Britain (a wonderful place where common sense reigns supreme) all drivers will be forced to participate in a minimum of three track days with the cars they’ll be driving after they pass the driving test. They’ll take their cars to the limit, learn how to deal with a skid, perfect a powerslide for good measure, and then be sent on their way. And you know what? I reckon that would make for safer drivers.

Just a thought.