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by jont-
Sat Aug 12, 2017 3:30 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Cutting Corners - Major to Minor
Replies: 18
Views: 18189

Re: Cutting Corners - Major to Minor

It depends.... :lol:
by jont-
Fri Aug 11, 2017 8:13 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Commentary Driving
Replies: 31
Views: 30277

Re: Commentary Driving

There are, however, a few examiners who are quite punctilious about the correct names for road signs. I'm sure if you explain about your injury before starting, that there'll be some leeway though. (e.g. "accompanied horses" not "horses and riders" etc ...) Yes, much more import...
by jont-
Fri Aug 11, 2017 6:40 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: "Jumping" red lights for emergency services
Replies: 11
Views: 13029

Re: "Jumping" red lights for emergency services

akirk wrote: so to break the law safely to help a life be saved seems to be ethically logical...

Better still would be to have sensible laws in the first place :roll:
by jont-
Fri Aug 04, 2017 3:56 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Car crime in your area?
Replies: 2
Views: 7303

Re: Car crime in your area?

Strangely Brown wrote: Right... I'm off to Scotland. There is no car crime at all up there. :)

The major car crime up there is enforcement of NSL :cry:
by jont-
Sun Jul 30, 2017 8:06 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: GBOL & DSG Gearbox
Replies: 40
Views: 42074

Re: GBOL & DSG Gearbox

Why would you? IME most of these boxes change more smoothly when you're on the power or brakes. Changing without either (which is what you'd be doing to avoid BGOL) tends to give the most lumpy changes.
by jont-
Thu Jul 27, 2017 8:37 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: MIRROR, SIGNAL, MANOEUVRE
Replies: 9
Views: 9817

Re: MIRROR, SIGNAL, MANOEUVRE

Should have told him next time you'll signal and then just barge past without waiting for a safe opportunity. You've signalled, he should get out the way ;)
by jont-
Mon Jul 17, 2017 3:59 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Rule of Thirds - Overtaking
Replies: 43
Views: 43006

Re: Rule of Thirds - Overtaking

On the second one, I think the view was there long enough to be confident that you'd have seen anything you need to worry about coming out of the dip, going into it. The exception might be a push bike, but it wouldn't be moving that fast. First one - react to the hazard, not the sign/paint. Car in t...
by jont-
Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:46 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: VAG NOx emisions fix.
Replies: 15
Views: 16068

Re: VAG NOx emisions fix.

JohnP wrote:Watchdog featured people's problems with the NOx fix on BBC1 last night.

Some people would claim a problem even if the dealer didn't actually change anything.
by jont-
Wed Jul 12, 2017 5:17 am
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: What verge?
Replies: 12
Views: 14078

Re: What verge?

sussex2 wrote:The meaning of the highway code seems lost on a lot of drivers. I certainly never assume that others will follow it.

/efa :headbang:

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