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Mention of Heel and Toe (which I’ve never been able to do, not even ‘nearly’), led me to Google.

Found an Interesting clip, showing Ayrton Senna’s technique and footware…

https://youtu.be/kzLjZWrpzmQ

…looks like I missed out though, my own advanced test was nothing like that.

The problems I’ve been having aren’t about ‘feel’, it’s more about feet getting wedged, for example, when I try to lift off the brake pedal. The heel digs into the carpet, and/or the toe snags on the lower dash trim. Many shoes now seem to have a rather exaggerated pointy protruding heel moulded int...

Two votes for Merrells then. I know I said I was no longer looking, but might try some on anyway next time an opportunity pops up. It was a recent pair of Karrimors, that frustrated me the most. Definitely the most comfortable shoes I’ve ever had for walking, but quite impossible for driving. I wore...

Just wondering if anybody else has noticed a curious trend in shoes and trainers, of the kind aimed at “trail walking”. Various shoes of that category have been my goto all-purpose favourites for quite some years, since I no longer need to look smart. But I’ve had huge problems recently, finding a p...

To recap, we had a village survey to vote for/against a 20mph limit. The result was 43/33 in favour of keeping 30mph limit. The pro-20mph Parish Council have now published a response…. “Following the 20mph survey responses and input from the last parish council meeting, the majority of villagers who...

Well that’s next Christmas sorted, for the younger folks on my gift list.

The average age of the membership is probably increasing by one year every year. Since life expectancy is limited, even for advanced drivers, I guess that also implies an overall drop in membership numbers, year on year? More seriously, since joining IAM and telling friends and acquaintances all ab...

Horse wrote:But be prepared to jump

No problem, fit as a (fairly aged) fiddle these days, thanks to all that walking.

I’ve been spending a great deal of time walking this past few months, in an effort to get fit - with some success. And personally, when i am a pedestrian, I detest unnecessary speed limits. Nothing and nobody will convince me to cross in front of an oncoming vehicle. It’s hard to assess a vehicle’s ...

Thanks for finding that, my thirst is quenched. A flight of steps indeed, albeit a short one. :lol: It also looks to me like it might be a tempting access for pavement cyclists/scooters. I’ve personally a very low tolerance for people who cycle or scoot on the pavement but I certainly don’t want to ...