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- Wed May 12, 2021 2:48 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Single track or nearly...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14825
Re: Single track or nearly...
I do (or used to do) a lot of driving in France as we have a second hovel (which we haven't seen for nearly a year). It's in a network of minor roads in the Normandie bocage and it is very useful to have a co-pilot for the right-hand bends ....
- Tue May 11, 2021 11:20 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Single track or nearly...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14825
Re: Single track or nearly...
Day and time of day is an interesting filter round here. Sunday mornings on the little roads of Vale of White Horse you can almost guarantee peletons of lycra puffing along, and the occasional horse or two. I also have a theory that house developers are now giving away free dogs as a marketing incen...
- Mon May 10, 2021 3:54 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: 3 Stage or 2 Stage Overtake?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 29622
Re: 3 Stage or 2 Stage Overtake?
It all depends a bit what the transparency is. It is difficult to see through a Transit when you are in small sports car and you have to go offside before making the final decision .... Nope. You don't have to overtake, you could hang back and drive your own drive ;) But, actually, haven't you just...
- Mon May 10, 2021 2:55 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: 3 Stage or 2 Stage Overtake?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 29622
Re: 3 Stage or 2 Stage Overtake?
It all depends a bit what the transparency is. It is difficult to see through a Transit when you are in small sports car and you have to go offside before making the final decision ....
- Sun May 09, 2021 7:16 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Can anyone advise please? France
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10300
Re: Can anyone advise please? France
In Normandy certainly all roundabouts are give way to traffic on the roundabout. The only problem is that the French still have a habit of sticking to the right hand lane round the roundabout even when going round to the nine o'clock exit
- Sat May 08, 2021 8:35 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: 3 Stage or 2 Stage Overtake?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 29622
Re: 3 Stage or 2 Stage Overtake?
I'm not sure that there is a single simple answer to this. Here in 40 mph land (Occupied North Berkshire) you never know quite what the reaction of the overtakee is going to be (even if they have actually noticed you). Sometimes it is better to take time out and hang well back until there is a reall...
- Tue May 04, 2021 9:18 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New DVSA advice site
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6515
Re: New DVSA advice site
Mmm they wouldn't have liked my original two-stroke Saab, but that was a long time ago.
- Tue May 04, 2021 9:16 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
- Topic: Breaking wind – your tips on my overtaking scenario
- Replies: 26
- Views: 25695
Re: Breaking wind – your tips on my overtaking scenario
Phew. You were fortunate that there was adequate space betweeen Car 1 and Car 2.
- Wed Apr 28, 2021 1:29 pm
- Forum: Technology
- Topic: Self-driving cars
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7894
Re: Self-driving cars
There are quite enough problems with people driving around Occupied Northe Berkshire at 37 mph everywhere without them spilling onto the motorways.
- Wed Apr 28, 2021 6:26 am
- Forum: Technology
- Topic: Self-driving cars
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7894
Self-driving cars
If the Daily Telegraph is to be believed self-driving cars will be allowed on motorways subject to a maximum speed limit of 37 mph. That sounds like an ill-though out recipe for disaster as somebody ends up with an HGV up the bum