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We have older Skoda Fabia and Octavia, not sure if cruise control is a factor although I read that somewhere, when brake pedal pressed, accelerator is cut after between a quarter and half a second, which reportedly makes heel and toe a bit hit and miss.

The High Performance Course will be running a Young Drivers Day near Towcester on Saturday, 24th July 2024. This is open to those who are aged 30 years or less and hold a full driver's licence. The aims of the day are to: ⋅ Promote awareness of driving skills at advanced levels ⋅ ...

…in the circumstance where a visitor to UK has lapsed into ‘subconsciously’ driving on the right, and he/she should catch sight of an oncoming driver or rider that is off-siding Here we walk straight into something that irks me strongly. Off-siding in Police driving circles is defined as being acro...

Alasdair, Jon, a PM awaits your pleasure

... for PMs?

It struck me later that it could have been a deliberate action, to take some attention / concentration, so that I couldn't focus on 'putting on a show'. It seems to me this would have been done to help you feel at ease. but then it's up to you how long it continues and how involved the conversation...

So Edmund Kean, do you have more examples that we might consider, to allow the readers an opportunity to compare differing approaches, to see which they like best, and maybe to interject with a variation neither of us might have considered?

I do believe from the above overtaking example - I have acted in accord with an element of roadcraft, that being… Giving clear information. Having slept on it, I'm less certain that's true. Information only has value if it's received. I would view what you described as an attempt to be courteous, d...

How much delay do you mean, low single-figure seconds delay, or longer? Not sure where this fits in the sequence of this part of the conversation. If you explain, I'll try to answer. perhaps a more important point is 'why had your attention dropped?' - maybe an indication that instead of going for ...

Given the potential for severe consequences if it goes wrong, erring on the side of caution - Vs a hurried mistake - has to be better IMO. sometimes I'm not as prepared as I should be I ought to have been more clear about this, thinking the short-hand would be understood; I wasn't paying as much at...