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- Sun Jan 14, 2018 7:54 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Have diesel cars got a future?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 16902
Re: Have diesel cars got a future?
NOx and PM are mainly created by lean burning fuels i.e Diesels. With modern petrol engine were moving towards leaner burning in the search for efficiency improvements, it means they too are starting to produce more NOx and PMs and need extra measures such as GPFs to reduce the tailpipe emissions. N...
- Mon Jan 08, 2018 11:13 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Uh-Oh . . . Trouble in the stable :)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 37660
Re: Uh-Oh . . . Trouble in the stable :)
Lock it in first. Drive up to ~3000rpm. See what the roads speed is then calculate what the ratio of engine:road speed. Should be able to work out what road speed should be at idle with no slip, or see when that ratio changes and therefore the clutch must be slipping. But then it's probably all such...
- Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:03 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Uh-Oh . . . Trouble in the stable :)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 37660
Re: Uh-Oh . . . Trouble in the stable :)
I guess the difference between a standard auto and a DCT is that the auto never disengages drive and hence you have a consistant pull to work against/compensate for with your braking. On a DCT it will knock it into neutral as you slow to a halt, but then when you ease off it re-engages drive against...
- Mon Dec 18, 2017 9:05 am
- Forum: In The News
- Topic: Telematics - feedback and findings
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12879
Re: Telematics - feedback and findings
Sarah Vaughan, head of pricing at Insurethebox wrote:When you are on a country road with a 60mph limit, you shouldn’t be doing anywhere near 60mph
If these are the types of people in charge of making decisions as to what constitutes safe driving then it's pretty worrying
- Sun Dec 03, 2017 9:28 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Driving instructors and learners - do they drive like each other?
- Replies: 127
- Views: 124612
Re: Masters assessment
Related, I suspect some instructors get their pupils to change to second gear too early because they have trouble with allowing enough time for the engine speed to fall when going into second. This then lives with them most of their driving lives, as I've found out talking to an IAM local observer ...
- Wed Nov 15, 2017 8:21 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Great coaching style at Mercedes Benz World
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8193
Re: Great coaching style at Mercedes Benz World
How much Advanced training has Tim done? I know he has done some based on one of his other videos where someone else in the car commented on his continual use of the hand brake in stop start traffic and he mentioned it was from Advanced training. But it was interesting to see how much further Dafydd...
- Sun Nov 12, 2017 6:57 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Road Studs
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13103
Re: Road Studs
Given that Cats Eyes are a British invention and used worldwide ( the devices are universally referred to as such , so it is a generic term , much like 'Hoover' or 'Biro' ) I thought I read somewhere that the American ones were an inferior design without the spring loaded bit and hence were harsher...
- Thu Nov 09, 2017 12:42 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
- Topic: Book Promotion
- Replies: 49
- Views: 79086
Re: Book Promotion
Reading the about the author section, it appears they both moved to Cyprus Steve Tucker has been riding motor bikes for 40 years. As a UK Traffic Police Officer he was trained in advanced riding and driving skills. Riding a police motor bike in operational situations required a tremendous amount of ...
- Fri Nov 03, 2017 2:21 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Roadcraft Online
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12992
Re: Roadcraft Online
http://www.roadcraft.co.uk/ Top right, links through to https://www.safedrivingforlife.info/shop/product/roadcraft-e-learning-platform-online The platform allows you to access the content of Roadcraft anytime, anywhere. Featuring study sections that reflect the content of the book, specially filmed...
- Wed Nov 01, 2017 12:25 pm
- Forum: Learner Driving
- Topic: Questioning the way I use roundabouts.
- Replies: 50
- Views: 90140
Re: Questioning the way I use roundabouts.
I frequent that roundabout too (You can see my work in the top right of the picture, and I live on the beach) and must admit to using my indicators to go "straight on" in both directions at times. Right to left, I'm conscious that quite a large portion of people take the left exit, combine...