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steep hills mean that most of the town is driven in first gear, with the occasional foray into second... Just for your peace of mind I can report that a big chunk of the Cotswolds was huge fun today. Worked our way from Marlow to the Salt Way then, before going through the farm, side-stepped to go ...

With correctly functioning headlights (which I have) and attention to what is in my planned path, I can see completely unlit objects in dark matt colours in good time to not drive into them. It's all very well but, when you throw an oncoming motor vehicle into the mix, then it's bloody hard to see ...

http://assets.highways.gov.uk/specialist-information/knowledge-compendium/2009-11-knowledge-programme/Combined_Conspicuity_Final_Report_Complete.pdf I wondered about " particularly since low-beam headlamps will not effectively illuminate retro-reflective material on a jacket " given that ...

Is political allegiance is based on voting history or something more specific? I bailed out at the first table of multi-choice as the questions invited simplistic answers but for each one I wanted to have an it depends option.

Triquet wrote:

GeoffGrayer wrote:the B4494 between Newbury and Wantage

I dislike that road: it's a pig at night-time.

Glorious road, at least it was before the reduced limits on the open sections.

GeoffGrayer wrote:But the greatest danger are cyclists, which can appear round any corner, the road not being wide enough for a cyclist and two cars.

It's worth thinking about how that sentence is phrased and asking if the meaning it carries conveys similar danger to all the mentioned road users.

And when driving, do you wait blankly for things to happen Broadly, yes. Don't you? No search strategy (for example including mirrors, near, far, dash)? No scanning, etc? No use of observation links, no 'what if?' etc? No use of active positioning, placing yourself to improve view - whether to see ...

Horse wrote:And when driving, do you wait blankly for things to happen

Broadly, yes. Don't you?

The 'depth' is irrelevant, perhaps the link I posted to an x-ray might have done a bit more than hint at that! :) My point isn't depth, more that depth with movement makes a constantly changing scene with more evaluating possibilities. Addressing the link, it was talking about looking for things as...

It's a forum, rather than a chat-room. No vetting, as far as I know, posts appear as soon as they are submitted. What can be confusing to a newcomer is the sheer number of separate discussion threads all running in parallel.