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Apparently people who know how cars work are better drivers. My wife was not a very good driver. One day I explained her how every part of the car works. She become more confident and a better driver. Now I can relax when she is driving. I'm sure this is not a coincidence. When you know how your car works, you are a better driver.

Apparently people who know how cars work are better drivers. My wife was not a very good driver. One day I explained her how every part of the car works. She become more confident and a better driver. Now I can relax when she is driving. I'm sure this is not a coincidence. When you know how your car works, you are a better driver.

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[–] • 1 pt

She didn’t cut off your balls for being a big bad maansplainer?

[–] • 1 pt (edited )

Imagine how good she would be if she read a racing school textbook instead? Yeah knowing how the clutch works and the diff works and all that helps you shift smoother, choose gears more appropriately, and maybe you can intuit engine breaking or blipping the throttle on downshift... but also there is a whole field of study around weight transfer, grip limits, braking and shifting techniques, recovery/drift, etc. Skip Barber droves a lot better than his mechanic I'm sure.

Then again if you are reading about racing you probably need to be a half decent mechanic anyway or filthy rich.

[–] • 2 pts

I would practice spinning out and recovering in my highschool parking lot.

[–] • 0 pt

More people should be taught (forced) to work on cars, so they can understand the mechanics of them, & understand how they should be properly driving to prevent excessive wear on parts.