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Probably do a bit of driving myself, and most likely nick a fair few dodgy drivers whilst I'm at it too.. :D Interesting that. I have the impression that nicking dodgy drivers has been de-prioritized leaving the camera boys as the only police involvement with drivers unless the drivers actually cra...

DB I believe suggested that if you are accelerating from behind you are committed if you can no longer stop without hitting the car in front if it begins to brake hard. I think it was based on this approach that you are committed earlier if accelerating from behind. It is an extremely cautious way o...

"I was taught this way. If you know it'll take you 4 seconds to overtake one vehicle safely, then you'll need an 8 second gap in oncoming traffic to do so safely. " I have two problems with this, I think four seconds is too short. You can test it out on a multi-lane road by following a hea...

Pedant question:

Horse wrote:
...... It's undeniable that travelling faster extends reaction time ......

Does it? Quite obviously it extends reaction distance, but the idea that it extends reaction time is novel to me.

I think it would accelerate brake wear but other components would probably cope.

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.

Sorry to be late on this one, posted before reading page 2.

Some manufacturers including VW cut the power if you push the brake at the same time as the accelerator. Maddening for those who like to use heel and toe!

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.

Being like Gareth a beneficiary of John Lyons on road training I find myself agreeing with all his comments here. Once I have moved offside the indicator seems to me to serve no further purpose. Changing lanes on multilane roads I cancel my indicator at about the same point that many drivers apply t...