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- Mon Aug 14, 2017 2:37 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: HC Rule 130
- Replies: 19
- Views: 18413
Re: HC Rule 130
Right on. TRSGD says: "Diagram 1040 Part of the carriageway which vehicular traffic should not enter unless it is seen by the driver to be safe to do so" No mention of necessary . I would imagine if the Police were to get involved it would be because of something a little more demanding t...
- Mon Aug 14, 2017 11:14 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: HC Rule 130
- Replies: 19
- Views: 18413
Re: HC Rule 130
"Areas of white diagonal stripes or chevrons painted on the road. These are to separate traffic lanes or to protect traffic turning right. If the area is bordered by a broken white line, you should not enter the area unless it is necessary and you can see that it is safe to do so." Can so...
- Sat Jul 29, 2017 8:51 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Current BMW 3 Series
- Replies: 17
- Views: 17161
Re: Current BMW 3 Series
akirk wrote:... I find both my BMWs comfortable, but the newer is over 14 years old...
Alasdair
... which was built just before BMW went exclusively runflat.
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 6:53 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Current BMW 3 Series
- Replies: 17
- Views: 17161
Re: Current BMW 3 Series
... The problem is, the car looks fantastic inside and out but it was so uncomfortable to drive I'll probably have to pass. Seats hard, ride hard, gear-change stiff, steering heavy. In other words, extremely disappointing. Everyone else I took out in the car said the same. ... Am I missing somethin...
- Wed Jul 05, 2017 10:49 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Rule of Thirds - Overtaking
- Replies: 43
- Views: 43324
Re: Rule of Thirds - Overtaking
Nothing to do with overtaking. OK. I'm not going mad. After some digging I now find numerous references in discussions on overtaking to this thought process / learning aid by Waremark on the old forum. I say you should generally plan to be in by one-third of the distance you can see to be clear - o...
- Wed Jul 05, 2017 7:32 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Rule of Thirds - Overtaking
- Replies: 43
- Views: 43324
Re: Rule of Thirds - Overtaking
Putting my arty hat on, you may have heard the 'rule of thirds' as a way of composing pictures (your camera may evenhave a grid overlay in the viewfinder). The idea is to, for example, align the horizon with a line or put the subject onthe point where two lines cross. Similar to driving, it's not a...
- Wed Jul 05, 2017 6:28 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Rule of Thirds - Overtaking
- Replies: 43
- Views: 43324
Re: Rule of Thirds - Overtaking
I've only heard of 'thirds' in the context of using the 'view' ahead: 1 Accelerate 2 Constant 3 Braking I didn't get along with it - didn't like the focus seeming to be to ignore the mid-ground. It's the above, as explained by Horse. Nothing to do with overtaking. To elaborate just a little: Firstl...
- Tue Feb 21, 2017 7:39 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: ADUK - Please Read
- Replies: 24
- Views: 47915
Re: ADUK - Please Read
Thank you Alasdair for taking the trouble to organise this.
- Sat Dec 24, 2016 9:08 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Routes into Advanced Driving?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 16411
Re: Routes into Advanced Driving?
Certainly in our group any observer using the words "You need to do this on test" would be beaten severely. :hit: Oh how times have changed! I'm looking at my old Observer Training Manual page 5: "........The other option (when all else fails) is to explain to the Associate that this...
- Wed Oct 05, 2016 3:49 pm
- Forum: Learner Driving
- Topic: One for the ADIs - roundabout indicating
- Replies: 16
- Views: 31316
Re: One for the ADIs - roundabout indicating
I thought the user base of this ridiculous technique from days gone by were gradually dying out as age catches up with them. I'm saddened to hear the gene pool is being contaminated again. Agreed. But what we don't know is whether or not these "youn'uns" are still dipping into that ancien...