The "drift and pause technique"...

My grandfather, many, many, years ago taught drivers education. He is really old now (I think 86) and he still drives. The last time I drove with him was a few years back when we went golfing together. The positive news is he is still active and interested in his family. The bad news is his driving skills have not kept up with his golf game. I remember describing to Wendy (relieved after returning from our round of golf) that he didn't seem to bother looking in his mirrors before changing lanes. I described to her that he had this technique where he'd slowly drift over to the desired lane and then pause...if he heard a honk it meant there was a car present and he would correct. Unfortunately sometimes cars are present and before they have a chance to honk, he "bumps" into them. Over the past few years he's had at least a few fender benders...that we know of. We went up to my grandparents to visit today and I couldn't help but notice more "dings" in his two cars than ever before. I hope the "drift and pause" technique is working out better for his old students than it is for him!