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by Smeeagain
Fri Nov 11, 2016 11:23 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Explaining and developing gear selection with a 'student'.
Replies: 32
Views: 32491

Re: Explaining and developing gear selection with a 'student'.

Thanks for explaining. The former makes sense, but to say that "she's only had the book two days" clarifies it, it actually doesnt. I had been driving for 34 years before i started my advanced lessons. Two days later "I'd only had the book two days" :D But it's great to see a com...
by Smeeagain
Fri Nov 11, 2016 12:10 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Explaining and developing gear selection with a 'student'.
Replies: 32
Views: 32491

Re: Explaining and developing gear selection with a 'student'.

Apologies if Im missing the point or misunderstanding .... when you say you are teaching someone to advanced drive do you mean they can drive already but are preparing to take an advanced test or do you mean they are learning to drive and youre teaching an advanced style? If it is the former then su...
by Smeeagain
Wed Sep 28, 2016 6:07 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Replies: 14
Views: 14227

Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

The forum is 1 today :) For those who don't know the history, a year ago a random comment I had made on the old forum (ADUK) came back to haunt me... "it is easy to set up a forum..." I said - my bluff was well and truly called :) so I found a domain, downloaded the up to date version of ...
by Smeeagain
Wed Sep 21, 2016 10:52 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Looking after cyclists
Replies: 32
Views: 28738

Re: Looking after cyclists

Yes I couldn't agree more on all points
by Smeeagain
Wed Sep 21, 2016 7:46 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Looking after cyclists
Replies: 32
Views: 28738

Re: Looking after cyclists

Absolutely not - they encourage car drivers to think they can drive right up to (and over) the edge of the cycle lane, which is usually only a metre wide, or so. Then when cyclists get wise to this and cycle in the main carriageway, they get abuse from car drivers because "you've got a cycle l...
by Smeeagain
Wed Sep 21, 2016 7:43 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Looking after cyclists
Replies: 32
Views: 28738

Re: Looking after cyclists

This is a decent read, but sadly very few cyclists have heard of it. It just isn't well promoted. It's a while since Ive looked at it and I may re-read it.
http://www.cyclecraft.co.uk
by Smeeagain
Mon Sep 19, 2016 10:10 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Breathalysing proceedure
Replies: 17
Views: 15983

Re: Breathalysing proceedure

I don't want to encourage drink driving but I think there are a lot of myths around this subject. Is there any documented evidence showing that anyone has ever failed the new Scottish breathalyser test half hour or so after drinking a pint of (normal strength) bitter? Ordered with a meal it seems u...
by Smeeagain
Mon Sep 19, 2016 11:24 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Looking after cyclists
Replies: 32
Views: 28738

Re: Looking after cyclists

Speaking as someone who both drives and cycles (and I think perhaps some of you from reading the posts do also), and as someone who has had two fractures of the spine as a result of a van colliding with me, whilst I was cycling, I do think that this is a great initiative and that more could/should b...
by Smeeagain
Mon Sep 19, 2016 11:01 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Breathalysing proceedure
Replies: 17
Views: 15983

Re: Breathalysing proceedure

Yes you are absolutely correct and I think that is bonkers - to be clear by that I mean there should be one limit for this country and that it should be the lower limit. There is a still a 'you can drive or a pint or two" myth that some folk still have. Being from Scotland myself, but residing ...
by Smeeagain
Sun Sep 18, 2016 5:10 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Breathalysing proceedure
Replies: 17
Views: 15983

Re: Breathalysing proceedure

Well I don't know if they do record it or not, that's what I was asking. After we'd sorted it all outI asked if they could tell me who reported it, fully expecting them not to tell me. It was a petrol station I'd just visited. In fact they hadnt said I'd been drinking they said I'd been unsteady on ...

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