What I mean is that people aren't taught how to handle situations when they arise. People are taught to simply avoid those and hope for the best.
Right - but what you mean is factually wrong. Check it out: defensive driving is actually defined by the government. Here's the meat of it: People who have been taught to drive defensively are those that have been taught situational awareness and the art of maintaining vehicular agility. In other words, the act of "defensive driving" means the literal opposite of what you think it means.Its aim is to reduce the risk of collision by anticipating dangerous situations, despite adverse conditions or the mistakes of others. This can be achieved through adherence to a variety of general guidelines, such as following the assured clear distance ahead and two second rules, as well as the practice of specific driving techniques.
So what you are telling me is that no one is taught defensive driving either. Great. That makes me feel better :p
No, what I'm telling you is that there are clueless idiots in the world not through philosophy but through cluelessness. Your discussion is ostensibly about "defensive driving" vs. "offensive driving" but as you defined the terms, "defensive driving" means "bad driving" and "offensive driving" means "everything else" which is not a useful discussion to have.
That's not my intention at all. If you have a problem with anything I am doing you may feel free to contact me in private as you are now bordering on directly attacking me. I did not say that defensive driving is bad, you did. Albeit from my imagined perspective. Don't put words in my mouth. If you want to troll, go back to Reddit.
Maybe he would feel better off I reworded it to say passive driving vs aggressive driving? Lol