are aspies bad drivers?

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ive been in an accident twice and almost got into others in 2 occasions all because i 'turned off' and somehow lost concentration. i sometimes unconsciously break traffic rules like not giving the right of way even though i know the rules

HOw long have you been driving?

I'm also wondering that, love to know how you passed your test :/

When you say turned off? Are you thinking about something & you kind of day dream? Or what do you lose concentration on?

I doubt your any worse than most drivers, I consider myself a good driver but I have had the occasional scrape (and smash), They reckon here in London the average driver has some sort of accident every 2 years.

Important lessons I have learned:
1. Don't show of to mates, potential boy/girl friends, anyone else.

2. If the road is difficult (its dark, your looking for a place, there is a hazard) Turn the radio off.

3. Don't let Police, Traffic wardens etc. wind you up!

It was said that aspies men skills in this department average between a woman and a man.

Personally myself, I am a careful driver, a few people assassinates have trusted me with their children.

Aspies are better drivers then woman, and safer then NT men.

im the best driver on the road. other people dont deserve to drive on the same road i do.

I think most Aspies are safe drivers because when they drive, they are mostly careful (to the point of granny-drivers). I also think that there a lot of Aspies that recognize when they shouldn't drive. My husband takes the same route all the time or he'll get lost. When we go somewhere together, I always drive. He prefers that I drive because I'll distract him or complain about his driving. He's safe, I just get weirded out as a passenger and get on his nerves.
But I know Aspies that just don't drive at all because they know they shouldn't. I doubt an NT would admit the same thing. I know too many that drive like crap and would never admit that it's their driving that sucks. There's always some other reason.

I wouldn't say ppl wid AS r bad drivers infact i would say dey r quite careful drivers as dey stick 2 da limit n have excellent memory 4 certain routes such as drivin 2 different places without havin a GPS.

I doubt it is AS related.
I know some terrible NT driver's who have been in more than 2 accidents.

I recently started learning to drive, and according to my instructor I'm picking it up a lot faster than most people do. So, I'd hazard an estimate that AS doesn't preclude good driving, though obviously my anecdote is not very solid evidence (and may even just be my instructor being nice).

There are plenty of normal folks who are HORRIBLE drivers. It's like anything--- some people are good at it, others aren't.

http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt53942.html

i said there too, but i'm a good driver, even though im usually going 20 mph over the speed limit..