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by Mr Cholmondeley-Warner
Thu Oct 01, 2015 8:01 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Speed differentials
Replies: 46
Views: 41638

Re: Speed differentials

Well, yes. Actually Mark's mantra in the film is "avoid being 3 abreast", but it boils down to a very similar thing. If you can be always next to a space, that's safest. If you can move sharply between spaces when traffic to the side is apparently placid and unlikely to cause nasty surpris...
by Mr Cholmondeley-Warner
Thu Oct 01, 2015 7:30 pm
Forum: Technology
Topic: Camless engines
Replies: 6
Views: 7917

Re: Camless engines

Crankshaft sensor and some electronics that fire the actuators for the valves, I assume. Infinitely variable valve timing.
by Mr Cholmondeley-Warner
Thu Oct 01, 2015 7:08 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Speed differentials
Replies: 46
Views: 41638

Re: Speed differentials

That's actually a different DVD, and I don't like it as much, however I still found it somewhat useful. Commentary can always be pulled to pieces, there's always going to be something you miss, something someone else sees that they think is more important ... I'll get you to do some next time we dri...
by Mr Cholmondeley-Warner
Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:05 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Speed differentials
Replies: 46
Views: 41638

Re: Speed differentials

Yup. Minimise TED (time exposed to danger). Mark Kendrick has a nice video entitled Advanced Roadcraft that includes motorway driving and demonstrates this very fact. Expensive but a good watch.
by Mr Cholmondeley-Warner
Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:55 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Well hello from martine
Replies: 40
Views: 38889

Re: Well hello from martine

It's OK, revan :P
by Mr Cholmondeley-Warner
Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:08 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Well hello from martine
Replies: 40
Views: 38889

Re: Well hello from martine

Welcome! ... I still kind of hope for reconciliation... Ye-es, and yet, it's rather nice to have a brand new house, and to be able to choose the furnishings, move things round, think about new plants for the garden, come and go as you please ... Or to put it another way, there's more freedom here an...
by Mr Cholmondeley-Warner
Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:03 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Other
Topic: HIGH STANDARD/FURTHER TRAINING IN THE UK
Replies: 27
Views: 44042

Re: HIGH STANDARD/FURTHER TRAINING IN THE UK

I'm not sure it was their racing knowledge the Metropolitan Police were after, rather that they needed people of repute as drivers, and in those days, racing was the place that talented drivers practised their skills. Being a Lord probably helped, too.
by Mr Cholmondeley-Warner
Wed Sep 30, 2015 6:49 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
Topic: My bikes
Replies: 16
Views: 23034

Re: My bikes

How did you get them both there? That's not your house! :geek:
by Mr Cholmondeley-Warner
Wed Sep 30, 2015 4:03 pm
Forum: Technology
Topic: Rogue Report - Social Safety Dash Cam
Replies: 8
Views: 9578

Re: Rogue Report - Social Safety Dash Cam

akirk wrote:the type of person to use it will be the 'scout' of the roads

Whatever did happen to Dominic? :P
by Mr Cholmondeley-Warner
Wed Sep 30, 2015 10:39 am
Forum: Technology
Topic: Rogue Report - Social Safety Dash Cam
Replies: 8
Views: 9578

Re: Rogue Report - Social Safety Dash Cam

Never heard of Kickstarter until now but I won't be supporting this either :shock:

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