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If the move to behind Cloudflare is now complete, it seems to have made a difference ...

About time too. Great article on the move back to proper switchgear for important functions in cars. And the graph of the impact on reaction times is enlightening …

https://www.wired.com/story/why-car-brands-are-finally-switching-back-to-buttons/

So a decrease for all vehicles except those over 7.5tonnes, where the speed limits go up ... what sense in that ?

Thanks Mark. Clive taught me that method and it seems to work, so I'm happy with it. I'll use a variety of techniques - most often the "triangle" but if I *know* *for sure* the overtake is on and I have a speed advantage then I'll use momentum, but that's only if I have the space and the v...

Bluntly, they're irrelevant I think in the context of actually being behind the wheel. They may be of some use to have a rough idea of how long under certain circumstances it will take to overtake but there are so many variables in any specific overtake I'll not be doing the mental maths at the time...

From the text you quote - "signal, only if necessary, four seconds before". For most overtakes I do, if I indicate anywhere throughout the manoeuvre it's either because there's someone behind me who needs to know my intentions to overtake or it will give the oncomer some reassurance I'm mo...

That magazine isn't available to all and sundry without paying £25. Any chance of a scan of the relevant pages?

An AD acquaintance of mine was being driven by a fellow villager to a speed watch training course, some 30-40 minutes away. Blew through the villages on the way well above the speed limit.

Try https://www.google.com/maps/@51.7358329 ... a=!3m1!1e3 - the triangle smack in the middle

Another Bill wrote:Thinking more on the inability to change lanes I wonder, will this encourage middle lane hogging?

"I spent 12 hours on the M25 - the car kept me in lane 2 for 3 consecutive loops..."

I can just see the news report now!