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Brake gear overlap in the given scenario could be another tool. I would like to add heel and toe to my tool box (more like lack of tools in the box) Audi don't allow it. Brain wave try it in the BMW, I'll watch the late great Senna doing h & t in the NSX first ;) Interestingly I was driving a c...

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I do keep checking back, but it seems so quiet and all the 'new' members just seem to be driving instructors who think they know it all...

The tales I could tell... Honestly, until motorists take on board the fact that the cyclist has exactly the same rights to be on the road as any other user this sort of thing will happen time and again. The "they don't pay road tax" argument has been thrown at me many times but it should ...

Applied some (different brand) to mrs gannets rear wind screen as it has no wiper (MINI Coupe) to stop her complaining about rear visibility... for once it worked

Interesting incident and analysis, and I suspect an accurate understanding... I suspect that having seen the car and dealt with it, having recognised that the car was no longer a threat, the van driver probably felt all was clear, sometimes drivers can only prioritise n hazard at a time... While yo...

angus wrote:Would/should the van driver not have seen you over the car? Justification perhaps for a small white flashing light on your helmet?

hadn't thought of that, I've avoided helmet lights so far because of the weight. I might revisit...

Hello, Some of you will already be aware, but for those who aren't I cycle for a good proportion of my commute to work through the outskirts of London. On Friday evening as I was approaching Croydon while riding along the main road with a road off to the left approaching, a Van came along this road ...

I thought that bicycle lights are only type approved under EU regulations based ontheir constant light - which is why all bike lights that flash should have a constant mode as well... yes they are allowed to flash, but that is not the mode for approval... therefore you could use one with it on cons...

Could you use a bicycle rear light, they certainly seem powerful enough :) A not if it flashes - cyclists are the only ones permitted to use flashing lights. My fairy lights on the front of my car are not on when headlights, and thus fog lights are on - they are deemed to bright to be used at night!

not sure I've ever encountered a bad road in Scotland...