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by akirk
Thu Aug 18, 2022 3:38 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Comments from ADI...
Replies: 36
Views: 18681

Re: Comments from ADI...

Intriguing, he makes a big thing of 2 seconds separation, yet is closer than that tailing the second car. When he decides to go he doesn't have a view in front of the car he is overtaking (which he would gain from moving laterally to the right), and he is already accelerating and committed before he...
by akirk
Thu Aug 18, 2022 7:40 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Comments from ADI...
Replies: 36
Views: 18681

Re: Comments from ADI...

i would be less worried about his following time (he moved up in prep. for an overtake) than his inability to read the cars in front esp. when there was heavy braking… first overtake seemed fine - second was much riskier and he seemed to do an overtake where he came out accelerating still for the op...
by akirk
Mon Aug 15, 2022 9:57 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Driving day Newbury
Replies: 4
Views: 3658

Re: Driving day Newbury

More information (for those who have forgotten over Covid!) on what a driving day is - here- members only. Any discussions on driving days needs to be in the members section (Members - Driver Network) - other than the general announcement :)

thanks!
Alasdair
by akirk
Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:28 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
Topic: Motorcycle videos
Replies: 259
Views: 3887796

Re: Motorcycle videos

As a motorcycle rider you often have a view over the top of a lot of cars so it’s not always necessary to pull out to the right to get a view of some sort. Fair point, though: - you build a habit which then becomes second nature and is then used automatically behind eg a van where you can’t see ove...
by akirk
Wed Aug 10, 2022 7:50 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
Topic: Motorcycle videos
Replies: 259
Views: 3887796

Re: Motorcycle videos

A fascinating look from the motorcyclist viewpoint - as a car driver it is always interesting watching your videos and seeing the vulnerability and how you counter it - though the tractor early on looked a little wide and close to you! I am not a motorcyclist so can't comment as others can, but I wo...
by akirk
Thu Jul 21, 2022 7:38 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The Mind Boggles ...
Replies: 7
Views: 4949

Re: The Mind Boggles ...

This should be fun - the NHS are already seeing an increase in accidents from the low powered rental ones - these really will become donor bikes!
by akirk
Thu Jun 30, 2022 9:28 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: HPC Young Drivers' Day 2022
Replies: 1
Views: 3458

Re: HPC Young Drivers' Day 2022

With this day only a few weeks away, worth noting that there are still some spaces on the day... Age is the main limit, and it is aimed at those who are 26 or younger - however, if there are spaces and you are only slightly outside that criteria, it is probably worth making contact and seeing if the...
by akirk
Thu Apr 28, 2022 5:19 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: E-scooters safer than bicycles - says ROSPA
Replies: 13
Views: 5812

Re: E-scooters safer than bicycles - says ROSPA

Will be interesting to see how that compares with the NHS statistics... They are apparently recording increasing numbers of casualties of various levels (not sure which of those would then be reported into the DfT stats that RoSPA uses). My wife is a hand surgeon and is seeing quite a few patients r...
by akirk
Wed Apr 20, 2022 12:45 pm
Forum: Technology
Topic: L3 autonomy
Replies: 4
Views: 3816

Re: L3 autonomy

It is I think based on the concept that at L3 the car will hand back to you when necessary - and at that point turn off the TV
(hence why no permission for phone as the car can't control the phone)
by akirk
Mon Feb 28, 2022 12:57 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: It’s chilling that people drive at 81 mph on the motorway – says IAM Roadsmart
Replies: 123
Views: 38437

Re: It’s chilling that people drive at 81 mph on the motorway – says IAM Roadsmart

That quote is still there in the link - the link is a 3rd party quoting the IAM, so the IAM perhaps have no control over that website, however, they could remove the link from their facebook post... The IAM statement has been widely quoted. Getting precise figures for deaths is not easy, but 12 per ...

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