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- Wed May 15, 2024 10:29 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: IAM Thruxton Young Drivers Skills Day
- Replies: 22
- Views: 600
Re: IAM Thruxton Young Drivers Skills Day
I experimented the other day in my automatic Golf R mark 8. I kept some throttle on whilst braking and then gently eased off the brake. What I found though was that the power would suddenly kick in. After playing around for some time I came to the conclusion that the power was being cut whilst braki...
- Tue May 07, 2024 8:53 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: IAM Thruxton Young Drivers Skills Day
- Replies: 22
- Views: 600
Re: IAM Thruxton Young Drivers Skills Day
waremark wrote:No, I believe that the vehicle in which Reg was pressing both brake and accelerator pedals at the same time does not cancel the accelerator in those circumstances.
Do you think then that this could cause wear or problems with the transmission over time.
- Tue May 07, 2024 7:19 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: IAM Thruxton Young Drivers Skills Day
- Replies: 22
- Views: 600
Re: IAM Thruxton Young Drivers Skills Day
Many of us brake with the left foot in autos. Once you're used to it you have good subtlety of control with the left foot. Probably not the first time you ever drive one :D Serious question: is it the case that pressing both pedals can cause issues in some cars? A colleague had an older Polo. Dodgy...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:39 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: IAM Thruxton Young Drivers Skills Day
- Replies: 22
- Views: 600
Re: IAM Thruxton Young Drivers Skills Day
Yes, fair point. And what I meant by " whether there's any real emphasis on improving road driving ?" Aside: I did a half day (although it stretched to almost 5 hours!) at Thruxton, years ago - they were using Cortinas ... I took my Metro (1300cc of throbbing 'power') on at the end. It wa...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:01 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: These shoes are made for walking
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3688
Re: These shoes are made for walking
Interesting post. My wife, who has no interest in driving/riding always comments when I drive in my walking boots. She doesn't understand how I can feel the pedals through the rugged soles. I've never had any problem, though it is true you can't really feel the pedals, but you CAN feel what they do...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:48 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: https://www.drivingmasters.uk/
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4950
Re: https://www.drivingmasters.uk/
jont- wrote:Oooh, another new standard. "DMAP5 is the ultimate qualification for all road drivers and is the highest measure of driving competence in the UK."
I wonder where I have heard that claim before
- Tue Feb 06, 2024 1:34 am
- Forum: In The News
- Topic: America, land of the...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3255
Re: America, land of the...
But the point was not just about infotainment systems in cars rather it was about the amount of distraction that they require or encourage. Touch screens are not just a case of something new to learn. That much is simple when the car is stationary and safe - he makes that point later in the video -...
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 7:01 pm
- Forum: In The News
- Topic: America, land of the...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3255
Re: America, land of the...
Strangely Brown wrote:What did you find so unwatchable? Was it the content or the style?
Both. Tired of all this talk about infotainment systems and modern technology in cars. Just new things to learn it is not that difficult , If an oldy like me who has never been taught computers has no problem with it, why do others?
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 10:34 pm
- Forum: In The News
- Topic: America, land of the...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3255
Re: America, land of the...
Speaking of crappy assistance... txXH9_lNZ7o Before anyone says... yes, I know he could have turned it off before driving or could have pulled over (addressed in the video)... but the point does rather stand and also speaks to the bigger issue of using Infotainment systems on the move. ETA: You can...
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 11:42 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
- Topic: Motorcycle videos
- Replies: 259
- Views: 3921798
Re: Motorcycle videos
I only watched for 15 minutes but in that time I did not see a single case of counter steer to negotiate curves, bends or turns. I saw bike lean in every case however. Perhaps I need to visit the optician. lol