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by jont-
Fri Jan 13, 2023 10:49 am
Forum: Learner Driving
Topic: Young Drivers (again)
Replies: 18
Views: 8371

Re: Young Drivers (again)

Part of my day job often involves identifying and hiring facilities. There is an ever-decreasing number available. FWIW Bruntingthorpe, no longer available, 100% car storage Longcross, ditto, Netflix studios TRL Crowthorne, housing estate Duxford, available but on borrowed time, housing Upper Heyfo...
by jont-
Sat Dec 17, 2022 2:56 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Forum Names
Replies: 16
Views: 7657

Re: Forum Names

See my signature :) On another forum I'm on, the admin has been known to change login names for folk who have used a similar scheme then update their vehicle :lol: Mine is Jon T... but on one forum "jont" was taken, so I stuck a ''-' on the end. Seemed easier to keep using it elsewhere too.
by jont-
Mon Oct 24, 2022 9:47 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 20 limits - 'the facts'...
Replies: 19
Views: 17101

Re: 20 limits - 'the facts'...

• Smoother driving, with fewer accelerations and decelerations, generates fewer particulate emissions from tyre and brake wear. 75% of road transport particulate emissions come from tyre and brake wear, not exhausts Time to scrap all the speedhumps then :hit: What does the evidence say about traffi...
by jont-
Sat Oct 22, 2022 7:30 am
Forum: In The News
Topic: Speeding protection racket now fully legalised
Replies: 1
Views: 2160

Speeding protection racket now fully legalised

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-63322848 Really, just fine folk, no points? Can't be any sort of danger from speeding at all then :roll: If that's not the definition of a protection racket I don't know what is. I'm sure councils will be rolling this out nationwide as soon as they can. U...
by jont-
Sat Oct 15, 2022 7:42 am
Forum: Technology
Topic: Drivers woefully overestimate hands-free driver tech, study shows
Replies: 7
Views: 5246

Re: Drivers woefully overestimate hands-free driver tech, study shows

I've long thought anyone who thinks these sub-autonomous systems are a good idea almost defacto proves they don't understand driving enough to be allowed to keep a license.
by jont-
Mon Sep 05, 2022 5:37 pm
Forum: In The News
Topic: 61% of drivers haven't read the new highway code
Replies: 7
Views: 4225

Re: 61% of drivers haven't read the new highway code

So how could that effective promotion be achieved? There's been quite a lot of adverts, posters in service stations etc about "go left" for when you break down on the motorway (god knows only why they missed the opportunity to also say "keep left when you're not actually overtaking&q...
by jont-
Mon Sep 05, 2022 6:49 am
Forum: In The News
Topic: 61% of drivers haven't read the new highway code
Replies: 7
Views: 4225

61% of drivers haven't read the new highway code

according to the AA: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62789079 so 35% of drivers are liars? I'd be amazed if it's anywhere near 4% never mind 40% that have read it. Some might be aware of these changes via news articles but I'm at the point where I wonder why we even bother with legislation and driving...
by jont-
Thu Sep 01, 2022 6:57 am
Forum: In The News
Topic: Truss on traffic
Replies: 2
Views: 2599

Re: Truss on traffic

No one is going to be able to afford fuel or electic to drive that fast anyway.
by jont-
Wed Aug 31, 2022 5:36 am
Forum: In The News
Topic: You have to admire the ingenuity
Replies: 5
Views: 3036

Re: You have to admire the ingenuity

How can they tell it's making motorists slow down? Because if there's another plod unit observing, it might be that one the motorists are reacting to,
by jont-
Thu Aug 25, 2022 5:54 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Comments from ADI...
Replies: 36
Views: 17882

Re: Comments from ADI...

Don't know about anyone else, but how I drive (speed etc) can vary considerably. When I'd just collected Filly from hospital after a major operation and she was close to screaming with the pain, I drove as slowly as I needed to. Well I hope you didn't hold anyone up who might have been rushing to h...

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