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by Gareth
Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:10 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: These shoes are made for walking
Replies: 17
Views: 409

Re: These shoes are made for walking

She doesn't understand how I can feel the pedals through the rugged soles. Maybe point out that the police seem to manage, given they must wear chunky shoes and still be able to drive to a high standard. FWIW sometimes I used to drive in walking boots, didn't seem unreasonable as they were securely...
by Gareth
Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:49 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 20mph alternatives
Replies: 56
Views: 210256

Re: 20mph alternatives

Triquet wrote:As the 20 mph is infecting most of South Oxon

Perhaps you might check the rest of Oxfordshire ... it seems to be across the whole county.
by Gareth
Wed Feb 07, 2024 1:48 pm
Forum: In The News
Topic: I was just following the satnav...
Replies: 21
Views: 1166

Re: I was just following the satnav...

Google Streetview of March '21 shows it clearly being a road, with the footpath stopping either side. On the face of it, the council extended the footpath and added one or more steps, possibly to protect people walking 'across' the lane from vehicles coming up the hill.
by Gareth
Wed Feb 07, 2024 1:38 pm
Forum: In The News
Topic: I was just following the satnav...
Replies: 21
Views: 1166

Re: I was just following the satnav...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmmgvnnjgq9o How is that an acceptable response? If it told you to drive over a cliff, would you? I wondered how easy it would be to see there's a step so I looked at Google Streetview - in early June of last year, the step was probably being installed - see http...
by Gareth
Sat Jan 06, 2024 8:04 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Drive outs 2024
Replies: 11
Views: 24490

Re: Drive outs 2024

by Gareth
Thu Jan 04, 2024 7:53 pm
Forum: In The News
Topic: Tree accident
Replies: 3
Views: 6365

Re: Tree accident

I was curious because I've twice been along that road, both times heading east, once driving, the other time navigating. NSL, after sunset, seemingly reasonable road, quite likely raining. Sometimes difficult to spot what you're not expecting.
by Gareth
Thu Jan 04, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Drive outs 2024
Replies: 11
Views: 24490

Re: Drive outs 2024

vanman wrote:Anyone fancy ...

I always thought it better to advertise a date and location, more likely to get a response.
by Gareth
Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:30 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Lighting...
Replies: 29
Views: 130992

Re: Lighting...

Thought perhaps I should say when I turn rear fogs on or off ... if visibility is enough reduced, based on how well I can see the one ahead, and I can see nothing behind, I'll turn them on. If something catches up then, unless it's really bad, I'll turn them off, again based on how well I can see th...
by Gareth
Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:09 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Lighting...
Replies: 29
Views: 130992

Re: Lighting...

I've often wondered why rear fogs aren't tied into the speedo. Either have a 40mph limiter when they're on (...), or turn them off above that speed. If it's foggy enough to need them, you probably shouldn't be doing more than 40 anyway. In a motorway context I would expect to do it the other away a...
by Gareth
Wed Dec 06, 2023 3:20 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Lighting...
Replies: 29
Views: 130992

Re: Lighting...

automatic lights I find, when they're shining in my direction, they rather too often don't dip quickly enough. I mean, when they do dip it's very quick, but that the point at which they should dip can be well before that point at which they do. I've found that some oncoming headlights dip amazingly...

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