Re: Oh hey, let me blame something else on ADD…

[Anonymous]

Seems I may not have ADD after all. I take my driving extremely seriously, and, I thought, was hyper-focusing.

Whilst living in London, I joined the London Advanced Motorcyclists, a group that follows the English motorcycle police’s training manual. I reached about 85% of the police standard, and @ 90% you get a police officer follow you and grade your riding. If you pass you get cheaper insurance and kudos. Any way, on my way to work, so idiot pulled out and hit me. After recovering I vowed to never have another accident, and for the passed 10 years have never broken a traffic law. Had a few close calls, but thanks to the earlier training, managed to avoid accidents.

It takes a little practice, but now I can drive at any speed limit without looking at my speed. The fun part is when the speed limit changes, you get to the next speed as fast as possible, the object is to make as much progress as possible within the law. There is so much to concentrate on when I am driving that I don’t have time to text, talk on the phone, eat, drink, adjust the radio, change CDs etc.

When I drive, or ride, the only thing I do is drive (and perhaps sing, if I’m riding).

Perhaps I am still ADD with a realistic view of how much is involved in driving safely.

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