Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote: it's great that your friend trusts you with her development.
She doesn't know any better
Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote: it's great that your friend trusts you with her development.
GTR1400MAN wrote:Ummm, if she is a complete learner shouldn't she be being taught to get in as high a gear as possible, as soon as possible?
Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:I generally use responsiveness of the car as the illustration. Just pick a speed on a nice empty bit of road and try it in different gears. For each gear:
- If the student understands the purpose of their rev counter, note the RPM.
- does the engine feel "happy"? (is it screaming, buzzing, chugging?)
- Is there a lot of noise? (does that diminish with a higher gear?)
- If you squeeze the throttle firmly, does the car respond immediately? (if no, does that work better with a lower gear? If yes, try a higher gear. Does it still respond?)
- Now note the engine RPM again once you've found the "sweet spot". For petrol, this will be 2000-2500 RPM. For diesel, perhaps 1500-2000 (just a rule of thumb, find the right revs in her car).
- Now do the same going uphill / downhill. What's the difference? Once the sweet spot has been found on the flat, this should be a much shorter exercise.
Then suggest the old chestnut mnemonic - 3rd for 30, 4th for 40, etc. and see if that works. It usually does.
Her quote is not wrong. The torque required to turn the wheels increases as the wheel speed decreases. It might not be verbatim from Roadcraft, but it's a fair point. Which edition of Roadcraft is she using? I couldn't find wording like this in the 2013 edition.
Adamxck wrote: I'm merely a driving enthusiast trying to teach my friend how to drive like I do. (For better or worse!)
I think roadcraft gives a solid foundation from which to work, so I gave her it to read. No strong affiliation to any particular method or 'lot'.
I have no desire to do observing or tutoring officially. One padawan is enough for me. I like the informal nature of it.
Adamxck wrote:I'm a terrible coach and a worse driver...
Horse wrote:Wrong question, surely? Shouldn't you ask about teaching/coaching ability? Some subject experts can't pass on that knowledge, let alone help others to improve.
superplum wrote:are you an "advanced driver" and, if so, by what qualification?
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