Re: If, if, and more if's....
"Uh yeah. Right. You haven't been watching the same "bad driving UK/Oz/USA/NZ/wherever" youtube videos I have."
I've seen loads of those videos, both online and in TV programmes dedicated to them. On the other hand, I've averaged in the region of 50,000 miles per year over the last 25 years or so and I've seen far, far fewer incidents in real life. I've seen a fair few idiots doing stupid things and nearly coming a cropper. I've seen the results of accidents (and been stuck in the queues) a number of times too. But in my personal experience, the numbers of idiots on the road is relatively small. I've been the one taking evasive action a number times too, but I can't stress enough that those times and experiences are the exception rather than the rule. All just my personal experience though. YMMV :-)