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by chriskay
Wed Dec 16, 2015 4:05 pm
Forum: Learner Driving
Topic: Help for a friend
Replies: 48
Views: 76860

Re: Help for a friend

Horse wrote:
* NB I did discuss this with Paul Clifton, the BBC South transport reporter, he said it was perfectly safe as they always had a 'spotter' in the car looking forwards too . . .


Heaven preserve us. :shock:
by chriskay
Sun Dec 13, 2015 3:52 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Old ADUK...oh dear
Replies: 188
Views: 170534

Re: Old ADUK...oh dear

angus wrote:
Um, don't these ads come up based on google searches or cookies on the computer?


That may apply to ads, (which I don't see because I use Adblocker), I'm referring to actual posts.
by chriskay
Sat Dec 12, 2015 5:08 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Old ADUK...oh dear
Replies: 188
Views: 170534

Re: Old ADUK...oh dear

I'm quite surprised by how short a time it's taken for that site to virtually collapse. On a separate point, why can't we get ads for passports/Thai ladies on here? ;)
by chriskay
Thu Dec 03, 2015 11:06 am
Forum: In The News
Topic: BBC Panorama
Replies: 97
Views: 81813

Re: BBC Panorama

That photo of your dash, Insanity, appears to tell you you're in first gear and should change down. :?:
by chriskay
Mon Nov 30, 2015 11:07 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Roundabout indicating
Replies: 70
Views: 60506

Re: Roundabout indicating

In any test I would do it pedantically correctly. That means not touching the paint... During my post IAM test discussion, my examiner commented that I was probably a bit too respectful of roundabout white paint and to consider taking a better line if safe to do so and without causing confusion. Gr...
by chriskay
Sun Nov 29, 2015 3:05 pm
Forum: In The News
Topic: BBC Panorama
Replies: 97
Views: 81813

Re: BBC Panorama

Where's the fun in that? I like a good challenge. Being deaf and attempting to rev-match is quite a good one :lol: I normally like to try to rev match, but it was a sufficient challenge moving from a car with 160BHP to one with nearer 700 than 600. :o I didn't even find out if that function was swi...
by chriskay
Sat Nov 28, 2015 2:06 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Roundabout indicating
Replies: 70
Views: 60506

Re: Roundabout indicating

For instance, my family go to Wales fairly often, and we encounter this roundabout on our journey there. If you go around the white paint, you're more than likely going to end up with someone attempting to go past you, because the roundabout is so ridiculously offset that nobody goes around it, the...
by chriskay
Sat Nov 28, 2015 12:58 am
Forum: In The News
Topic: BBC Panorama
Replies: 97
Views: 81813

Re: BBC Panorama

Of course, there's always the possibility (if you have the money) of having a car like the one I drove recently, which rev. matches for you on down shifts.
by chriskay
Fri Nov 27, 2015 12:33 pm
Forum: In The News
Topic: BBC Panorama
Replies: 97
Views: 81813

Re: BBC Panorama

I don't speak Welsh: could fengpo please translate:
"I would say a dsg version of the engine would be a push."
"For it's size it's a menace"

Oh, and please lose the apostrophe in that first "its".
by chriskay
Fri Nov 27, 2015 12:23 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Roundabout indicating
Replies: 70
Views: 60506

Re: Roundabout indicating

I agree with Strangely Brown; any right signal, whether steady or flashing, cannot be correct. In this situation, I break the law and cross the paint.

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