I don’t think the concern is that they cannot type really really fast as in your comparison of professional drivers who don’t race.

In any domain where typing is the dominant activity, it would make sense to invest the small effort it takes to learn to touch type, and to learn basic keyboard shortcuts. You don’t have to reach 120 words per minute for the investment to pay off.

I used to be a one or two finger typist. Eventually, I took a touch typing class. For a long while it seemed like a waste of time. I could already type with one or two fingers at 40 words per minute. However, as I became proficient with touch typing, and as my touch typing speed approached my hunt and peck speed I started to realize what a powerful technique it was. I no longer needed to look at the keyboard, and my thoughts more easily flowed into the computer. This was a qualitative difference, not just about speed.

To continue the driving metaphor, IMO a driver who has had some basic driver education, and achieved some basic level of familiarity with the machine, will be a better driver, even if they never go faster than 40 miles an hour.

> I used to be a one or two finger typist.

> as my touch typing speed approached my hunt and peck speed I started to realize what a powerful technique it was. I no longer needed to look at the keyboard

There's no connection between these things. I use two (sometimes three) fingers per hand. Do I need to look at the keyboard? Of course not.

I don't need to look at the keyboard because, when I would sneak downstairs to use the computer at night, I didn't want to turn on the lights.