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by MrToad
Tue Sep 05, 2017 9:59 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Reg Local at Bristol IAM, 30 September 2017
Replies: 7
Views: 18873

Reg Local at Bristol IAM, 30 September 2017

Former police instructor and current YouTube driving expert Reg Local will be giving a talk to Bristol IAM in Keynsham (Thats K_E_Y_N_S_H_A_M) on Saturday 30 September. We're hoping that Reg's profile will attract people who wouldn't usually attend an IAM event, and will be offering driving assessme...
by MrToad
Wed Jul 05, 2017 3:43 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Rule of Thirds - Overtaking
Replies: 43
Views: 43041

Re: Rule of Thirds - Overtaking

I've not heard of thirds in relation to overtaking - could you elaborate?
by MrToad
Sun Jun 25, 2017 7:30 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Driving More Renaults
Replies: 6
Views: 6471

Re: Driving More Renaults

Before my C+E entitlement expired (I'm getting old) I did an afternoon with an LGV school to see if I could still do it. Threading a full-size trailer through the centre of Bristol was fun, and it all came back fairly well. One thing has changed though - the instructor told me off for double-declutc...
by MrToad
Fri Mar 24, 2017 2:29 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: My Focus RS.
Replies: 41
Views: 38946

Re: My Focus RS.

Let's try that then...

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Woohoo - much easier. Drag & drop FTW.
by MrToad
Fri Jan 06, 2017 3:24 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: used 911 or tuned MX5 ?
Replies: 45
Views: 99862

Re: used 911 or tuned MX5 ?

If was considering that budget, I wonder if I'd spend half on a car (E46 M3 perhaps?) and the rest on doing things with it.

£10k would be enough to generate a lot of motoring memories...
by MrToad
Fri Jan 06, 2017 2:10 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Driving Day / Devon / Sat 1st April 2017
Replies: 2
Views: 12369

Driving Day / Devon / Sat 1st April 2017

Announcing a day of driving and discussion based in North Devon on the 1st of April. In order to have some idea of who's attending the full details are posted in the Driver Network section of the forum, which requires a log-in. Membership of ADHub is free. Driving days are suitable for any level of ...
by MrToad
Fri Oct 30, 2015 10:46 pm
Forum: In The News
Topic: Death causes in 2011 (Old news)
Replies: 12
Views: 14667

Re: Death causes in 2011 (Old news)

Take out the self-selecting candidates (drink, drugs, stolen vehicles, no license, no seatbelt etc.), and I bet it'd be a lot lower than that too.
by MrToad
Fri Oct 23, 2015 12:05 pm
Forum: Technology
Topic: Why Self-Driving Cars Must Be Programmed to Kill
Replies: 37
Views: 44274

Re: Why Self-Driving Cars Must Be Programmed to Kill

Computer gamers of a certain age will be familiar with what could happen...

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by MrToad
Sat Oct 10, 2015 9:13 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Is it just me?
Replies: 25
Views: 24029

Re: Is it just me?

I could tell you lots about what it was...
by MrToad
Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:39 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Welcome & Approach
Replies: 75
Views: 135255

Re: Welcome & Approach

The disadvantage of removing all posts is the mess it makes of old threads - veterans of the Separation Master debacle will remember how confusing it all got when his many posts disappeared overnight. I put a bit of thought into nine years of contributions over there, and still hope that we won't ne...

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