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   nospam to O'Connor   
   Re: Finally, California drivers can read   
   02 Mar 14 00:49:36   
   
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   XPost: comp.mobile.android, comp.mobile.ipad   
   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article   
   , Liam   
   O'Connor  wrote:   
      
   > > in the end, it's about being a good driver versus a shitty driver. some   
   > > people are just not particularly good drivers, and more often than not,   
   > > they won't accept the fact that *they* are the problem.   
   >   
   > Heh heh heh ... Did you ever ask other people what they thought   
   > about their driving skills, if, say, you told them to rate themselves   
   > from 1 to 5, where 3 is average.   
   >   
   > Guess what almost every person I've asked said their rating would   
   > be?   
   >   
   > PS: The answer *should* be 3, most of the time, or at least if   
   > there are 1's, then the answer should *average* to 3; but it   
   > never has, in my experience.   
   >   
   > Try it.   
      
   everyone thinks they're a great driver. in fact, this is a well known   
   effect.   
      
   unfortunately, most aren't.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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