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Err, perhaps I needed a sarcasm simile. Is there one?

Why would it need to look far ahead? It is driving reactively to external influences on the route it wishes to take. Just like the majority of road users.

I have hill start assist on my Clio. I try not to use it, but can't switch it off. It feels like being a champagne cork coming out of a bottle.

Ah, yes, the same sort of laziness encouraged by syncromesh gearboxes and power steering ;) Touché! :) :swords: Lazy was probably not the right description. Less capable? And no, I've never driven something that doesn't have syncromesh (so less capable than someone who has ... for that aspect). Pul...

angus wrote:To "filter" through even narrower gaps?

Supposedly more ergonomic and a more natural stance for our arms/hands than the traditional 'bars. I've never ridden anything so equipped, so can't comment, but I struggled with a thumb throttle on a quad bike!

He has been driving a VW Beetle TDi. Doesn't use any gas when moving off, with the consequence that he stalled my petrol 1.4 Fiesta. He had been allowed to move off by just lifting the clutch, then when the car was moving use some gas. This is a common story. Anti-stall and easy pull away setup in ...

Horse wrote:And there are some motorcycles which don't have handlebars!

Like this one? Still on the road in 2015.

Horse wrote:. . . if you're in an offside position within the lane for view - but ignore the oncoming vehicle when Rc suggests you should give up view for safety . . .

A very common fault in the bike world.

The photos are ones already on the internet. The offending road has quite a few of the first version all the way along a 3/4 mile long stretch leading to a RAB (where the road at 3 o'clock is closed). I knew about the closure as it is controversial cutting off the whole eastern peninsula, except for...