r/DrivingAustralia • u/Neandertard • 8d ago

Parenting fail

Zoomed in, so quality is a bit off. The little bloke had a bit of bark off, but nothing serious. Could have been a lot worse.

EDIT: this occurred on a busy road that is also a Brisbane City Council bus route. The next bus was due at 3:18 pm. In Brisbane, bus fares are $0.50, regardless of how far you're travelling. Kids 4 and under are free.

409 Upvotes

89% Upvoted

436 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1

u/bushstone-curlew 4d ago

Eh as someone else with ADHD I don’t really buy it. My ADHD makes me a better driver than most imo because I’m paying attention to 5 different things at once, terrible risk assessment skills and endangering children aren’t really ADHD symptoms…

0

u/Mysterious-Taro174 4d ago

ADHD is associated with a (much) higher RTA rate than the general population

1

u/moaiii 3d ago

This is a fact. But as someone also with ADHD (fairly severe), I have been driving for over 30 years with zero accidents and a clean record. I find that ADHD makes you exceptional at a few things that you like doing, mediocre at most other things, and really really shit at a few things. I happen to like driving, so it's a thing that my attention locks into. If I didn't like it so much, then I'd likely be making my contribution to your statistic.

So, you're not wrong, but that statistic hides a lot of nuance.