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- Mon Jul 18, 2022 1:06 pm
- Forum: In The News
- Topic: Once is careless, 5 times...?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9552
Re: Once is careless, 5 times...?
Perhaps with a following police car one would get away with 35, they being able to assess the traffic situation and judge if 35 was safe or not. With those "safety cameras" sorry "speed cameras" 35 is probably looked at by someone just seeing the figures without the circumstances...
- Wed Jul 13, 2022 9:25 am
- Forum: In The News
- Topic: Plans to lower speed limit in Wales to 20mph
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6414
Re: Plans to lower speed limit in Wales to 20mph
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Do you think autonomous vehicles may be allowed to travel faster?[/quote]
Methinks that is the nub, the slower they go the further they can go between charges. Another reason for dropping perfectly good national's to 40, or am I being paranoid?
Do you think autonomous vehicles may be allowed to travel faster?[/quote]
Methinks that is the nub, the slower they go the further they can go between charges. Another reason for dropping perfectly good national's to 40, or am I being paranoid?
- Tue Jul 12, 2022 7:17 pm
- Forum: In The News
- Topic: Plans to lower speed limit in Wales to 20mph
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6414
Re: Plans to lower speed limit in Wales to 20mph
cruel but funny
- Sat Jun 18, 2022 9:40 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Really good or quite bad?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 17988
Re: Really good or quite bad?
That is what bikes are for, getting through traffic
- Wed Jun 08, 2022 9:53 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Hypermiling
- Replies: 23
- Views: 12507
Hypermiling
Hypermiling is the art of driving economically and exceeding vehicle manufacturers stated efficiency by modifying driving habits and techniques. Really safe way to proceed as far as I can see? :o slipstreaming, coasting, not using brakes if at all possible, driving very slowly. Making getting around...
- Mon May 23, 2022 9:58 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Roundabout peep & creep?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4156
Re: Roundabout peep & creep?
Around here Cow Parsley is the preferred roadside plant. In past years the council (Surrey) would cut it back, usually before an accident. Heaven knows what will happen this year. Peep and creep or go like stink, choice is yours
- Mon May 02, 2022 9:31 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Aha ... Ditchfinders
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2314
Re: Aha ... Ditchfinders
Presume XZL's are somewhat better than ZX's were in the 80's
- Fri Apr 29, 2022 8:49 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: IAM Roadsmart’s car crash on social media
- Replies: 41
- Views: 15253
Re: IAM Roadsmart’s car crash on social media
Horse wrote: "driving to the system means you cannot crash."
Where on earth did you get that from?
- Thu Apr 28, 2022 5:31 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: IAM Roadsmart’s car crash on social media
- Replies: 41
- Views: 15253
Re: IAM Roadsmart’s car crash on social media
‘similar proportions of collision involvement’ to others. They are also less likely to believe they were at fault,[/b] although that’s not much consolation if you’ve been knocked off.[/i] Can't really comment on the bikers but the car drivers tend to take the test and I presume think that is it. Ou...
- Tue Apr 26, 2022 8:47 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: IAM Roadsmart’s car crash on social media
- Replies: 41
- Views: 15253
Re: IAM Roadsmart’s car crash on social media
Just found this little gem from the1988 book IAM Motorway Driving, under speed "Where the 70 mph limit is concerned, something of an anomaly exists. The Institute of Advanced Motorists, along with other motoring organisations, has been pressing for years for the maximum to be raised to 80 mph. ...