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- Thu Jan 28, 2016 12:52 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Avoiding BGOL around town
- Replies: 75
- Views: 65859
Re: Avoiding BGOL around town
Some fantastic replies and interesting discussion. I'm soaking it all up and after a five hour blast up to, and through, Saddleworth Moor this afternoon I'm looking forward to the next RoADAR meeting on Sunday. Thanks for taking time to reply everyone.
- Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:26 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Avoiding BGOL around town
- Replies: 75
- Views: 65859
Re: Avoiding BGOL around town
Thanks for the input everyone. Some contradictory stuff, but overall I get the gist. Out of interest (I'm a bit anal like that) I drew up a pro forma and took out my long suffering wife, who filled it in as I read out the numbers. At 30mph I noted the cruising speed on neutral throttle, and then slo...
- Tue Jan 26, 2016 1:00 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Avoiding BGOL around town
- Replies: 75
- Views: 65859
Re: Avoiding BGOL around town
I recommend your option 1). I am satisfied that it would be quite acceptable to Von now, even though he described it as partial overlap in the past. The aspect of your use of gears which I would question is what you are doing at higher speeds. For economy I suggest that you should choose gears whic...
- Tue Jan 26, 2016 12:46 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: I passed my advanced test today.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 25345
Re: I passed my advanced test today.
...It's just a shame there are some on here who are too quick to denigrate what they consider to be beneath them... Eh? Have I missed something? Presumably Silk suggests a little more focus on congratulations on a great achievement, as opposed to how much further there is to travel: "Well done...
- Tue Jan 26, 2016 12:10 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Avoiding BGOL around town
- Replies: 75
- Views: 65859
Avoiding BGOL around town
I do hope this isn't one of those 'done to death' topics. I have read a few posts (including a very helpful one by von on ADUK) but still have a question which I hope doesn't come across as being too stupid. It's a bit hard to explain without being verbose, but please bear with me. My Mazda 6 has a ...
- Mon Jan 25, 2016 10:39 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: I passed my advanced test today.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 25345
Re: I passed my advanced test today.
Mini Spirit wrote:It reminded me of what the examiner said, he said I'm not looking for mistakes, I'm looking for repeated faults, in the system of car control.
With a F1rst you mustn't have had any. Congrats again.
- Mon Jan 25, 2016 9:43 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: I passed my advanced test today.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 25345
Re: I passed my advanced test today.
Mini Spirit wrote:Thanks guys. Rainmaker, I love that your motto. (Remember the lesson, not the mistake)
It's not mine but I do like it. I'm a self-beater-upper and a serial mind replayer so it seemed apt lol.
- Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:15 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: I passed my advanced test today.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 25345
Re: I passed my advanced test today.
martine wrote:Silk wrote:...It's just a shame there are some on here who are too quick to denigrate what they consider to be beneath them...
Eh? Have I missed something?
I was thinking the same thing.
- Sun Jan 24, 2016 12:01 am
- Forum: Technology
- Topic: I have had an idea - best use of autonomous vehicles
- Replies: 11
- Views: 19026
Re: I have had an idea - best use of autonomous vehicles
To be fair I can see where Alasdair was coming from. I am also deaf (totally on the right, partially on the left) and have finally been given hearing aids after 30+ years of struggling. I find that I'm taking in massively more information now I have them, but I was always acutely aware of my shortco...
- Sat Jan 23, 2016 11:42 pm
- Forum: Learner Driving
- Topic: Help for a friend
- Replies: 48
- Views: 86507
Re: Help for a friend
I know the thread's a bit old now but two things that I wish I' been told when I passed my test jumped out at me with their absence. 1) Don't be intimidated by other road users. For the first few weeks/months/year it's easy to be 'pushed' and bullied down the road. Often times, especially in cities,...