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- Mon Jan 18, 2021 7:50 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
- Topic: Corner lines - thoughts?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 106
Re: Corner lines - thoughts?
I got the impression from the screen grab that the bike was on the “wrong” side of the hazard markings as a result of straightlining the two minor bends. Without a riders eye view it is difficult to say how advisable that would be, but the slow marking on the road suggests that it would not be witho...
- Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:39 pm
- Forum: Technology
- Topic: What gear is best?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 502
Re: What gear is best?
Lifting off will reduce the load on the transmission. Reapplying power will be sensed as an increase in load; the box will downshift to meet the expected demand for power and remain in that gear until the load eases again. On an unrelated note: I used to drive John Deere Gators, which are utility ve...
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 12:19 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Blimey it's quiet...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 461
Re: Blimey it's quiet...
I have an extra set of wheels for my Yaris and winter tyres. I have seen the benefit a couple of times, once watching a Focus slide wide turning left while I stayed on course, and once where I was on a wet and muddy field being used as a car park. The last time we had significant snowfall I passed u...
- Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:08 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Santa bringing you anything driving/riding related?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 287
Re: Santa bringing you anything driving/riding related?
I recently saw a motorbike with a top box on a rack. There was a rack on top of the top box, just crying out for a smaller top box to go on it. And so on, ad infinitum
- Fri Dec 04, 2020 8:54 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Driving in the dark
- Replies: 48
- Views: 1855
Re: Driving in the dark
During my motoring career nothing has lit the way ahead as well as a pair of driving lamps on the roof of my Land-Rover.
- Tue Nov 10, 2020 12:16 pm
- Forum: In The News
- Topic: Insurance during lockdown
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1030
Re: Insurance during lockdown
If this silly story was true, anyone who parks on the street would have to remove their vehicle to an off-street parking place before lockdown started. Insurance doesn’t only provide cover while the vehicle is being driven
- Sun Nov 08, 2020 3:39 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Oh dear oh dear ....
- Replies: 7
- Views: 572
Re: Oh dear oh dear ....
I don’t suppose we should take a space filler article in the Daily Fail too seriously, but I think some of those steering techniques would leave the driver open to being charged with not being in proper control of the vehicle.
- Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:51 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
- Topic: Motorcycle videos
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1896
Re: Motorcycle videos
Your Speedo error matches my Yaris!
- Wed Sep 23, 2020 8:02 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Declining Standards
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2922
Re: Declining Standards
I do think the curse of “late indicating” is becoming endemic. My desire to plan is being frustrated by having to wait until others can be bothered to use their indicators. Sometimes I am just having my suspicions confirmed but at other times the signal is a revelation.
- Tue Aug 25, 2020 9:04 am
- Forum: In The News
- Topic: Older cars become more attractive by the day
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3400
Re: Older cars become more attractive by the day
My daughter has the posher one: sunroof, a/c, central locking, electric windows and mirrors. More to go wrong!