@kritiper Yeah . . . ?
“In all of these instances, common sense rules.”
– Ok.
“And Murphy’s Law is always in effect.”
– If you’re cynical enough to experience life as Murphy’s Law “If anything can go wrong, it will”, then I suppose can it seem that way. Murphy’s Law is an ironic and cynical false truism and/or humor for coping. Or, possibly a philosophical idea that can help keep a person mindful of what could happen, so that they are prepared to avoid it if it does, or take action to avoid it in advance.
“And shit happens.”
– At some point, yes. More often, when people are doing dangerous things.
“Most of these scenarios you mention do not happen all at once in every single case, if ever.”
If ever?
In highways I have driven on quite a bit, I have seen quite a few people trying to cut into the safe passing space when there is almost no point in doing so, and/or it’s dangerous. And/or wanting people to pull over for them even when there is a series of cars ahead going as fast as they can. Seems to me on two lane highways in Washington, Oregon, and Arizona, for example, when there are enough cars on the road, it tends to happen about once per hour or more.
“So you just deal with whatever comes up, whenever it comes up. That’s defensive driving.”
– No, “you just deal with whatever comes up, whenever it comes up” is not “defensive driving.” Defensive driving is driving and maintaining a mindset organized to reduce risks and mitigate damages. Such as leaving a safe driving distance, not tailgating, not treating the other cars as annoying obstacles to you speeding more than they are, and not undertaking and cutting off other people in their safe stopping distance so you can get in front of a car going as fast as the car ahead of it.
I don’t know how you meant it, but I’m hearing it like somehow I made the impression that you think I’ll benefit from any of these expressions you’ve written. Seems like you don’t get my point, have not had the same experiences or perspectives, and so conclude that I ought to consider “you just deal with whatever comes up, whenever it comes up”? What do you think I’m supposed to learn from that?
I’m just trying to explain to Dutchess III seemingly not getting what I’m talking about.