Martin wasn't driving, and I dont' think he was even in the vehicle in question. It was part of the motorcade.
As far as the drive to mediocrity in this country, I'm in agreement there. As far as I can see, there hasn't been a leader since Trudeau who had any vision for the country, and there isn't anyone on the horizon with one. Unless you count Mr Harper's vision of us as part of the US.
We need a leader with vision and the ability to inspire. Chretien simply wanted to be PM because he always wanted to be. Martin wanted to be PM because his father wasn't. Turner was a bizarre interlude. Joe Clark, and extremely intelligent man, was not a politician. Mulroney, while full of charm, surrounded himself with too many sleazy people. Kim Campbell, (who could forget our first female PM?) was simply a scapegoat hung out to dry by the PC party.