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- Fri Jan 01, 2016 10:20 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: What would you do?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 31565
Re: What would you do?
Gareth, you are correct, the bend is less that 90 degrees then it swings to the left. A fast motorcycle towards at that point has already negotiated two or three bends with solid white lines, his speed and positioning ought to be appropriate, however we all know that isn't always the case and it's a...
- Fri Jan 01, 2016 1:04 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: What would you do?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 31565
Re: What would you do?
Some good points, our approach to the right hander has, by running limit point analysis, paid due respect to the not inconsiderable number of signs and paint, we have considered appropriate speed, two junctions to the left which virtually merge into one when meeting our road, no view through the ben...
- Thu Dec 31, 2015 6:28 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: What would you do?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 31565
Re: What would you do?
Here's the link, draw back down the road to appreciate the approach speed & distance and the amount of clear road ahead - does that change the decision/options?
https://www.instantstreetview.com/@53.9 ... ,-5.41p,1z
https://www.instantstreetview.com/@53.9 ... ,-5.41p,1z
- Thu Dec 31, 2015 3:28 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: What would you do?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 31565
Re: What would you do?
The double whites start some way before the blind right, so Playtent's go, go, go may be the choice. Peter Rogers who was Chief Examiner of the IAM wrote a piece a short while ago entitled "The Thinking Driver" where he chose to break the law by entering a partially obscured "30"...
- Thu Dec 31, 2015 11:28 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: What would you do?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 31565
What would you do?
Through a 90 degree right hander into a half mile straight with excellent sight lines, NSL, no pavements just soft verges and hedges, we quickly build back the speed to 60 mph, following traffic is sitting back nicely. There are two lycra clad cyclists nearing the end of the straight before it turns...
- Fri Dec 04, 2015 11:07 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: I should let you guys know...
- Replies: 38
- Views: 32754
Re: I should let you guys know...
Happy Birthday - 18 years old, oh how I wish... Revian said:- I passed my test in 1967 (what's this theory test thing? ;) ) at 17yrs 5 months after 5 lessons in April and 5 in September....with no driving between those months. Not that many cars on the road though.... Me too. First attempt was on th...
- Thu Dec 03, 2015 10:05 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: How does weather change your driving?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14690
Re: How does weather change your driving?
Can't remember where I read this one but it makes you think - consider that every puddle conceals a mine shaft - that ought to keep you away from them
- Fri Nov 27, 2015 4:55 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Roundabout indicating
- Replies: 70
- Views: 61712
Re: Roundabout indicating
OK lets develop the possibilities:- 1. as Chriskay says, I break the law and cross the paint , that taken to extreme i.e. straighlining the RAB across the white paint is the likely route of most drivers, (I'm not suggesting that chriskay would go to such extremes by the way) 2. Just dither and let w...
- Fri Nov 27, 2015 8:23 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Roundabout indicating
- Replies: 70
- Views: 61712
Re: Roundabout indicating
Strangely Brown said:- That means the same rules for signalling apply too. i.e. You don't get to just make up your own signals and hope that everyone else knows what you mean. Signalling right on the approach to a roundabout means that you will be going round it, NOT straight on. It is a misleading ...
- Thu Nov 26, 2015 4:51 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Roundabout indicating
- Replies: 70
- Views: 61712
Re: Roundabout indicating
It sounds like you are doing the correct things already. The key issue is that you control the traffic around you by driving very slowly , and giving an appropriate signal - whatever that might be, according to the direction of the traffic which is approaching each roundabout. The permutations of wh...