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by Gareth
Sun Jun 18, 2023 2:10 pm
Forum: In The News
Topic: Highway Code Review for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders
Replies: 80
Views: 553525

Re: Highway Code Review for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders

The situation may be helped by the excellent, and constantly evolving, road network. Probably also helped by the much lower population density, possibly a close enough indicator of relative traffic density. The UK has almost three times as many people per unit of area. Maybe it's better to compare ...
by Gareth
Tue May 30, 2023 6:24 am
Forum: Technology
Topic: Driving with DSG
Replies: 29
Views: 15413

Re: Driving with DSG

Stick it in Drive until you get used to the feel, then never ever use Drive again, (except when in slow moving traffic).
by Gareth
Wed Apr 19, 2023 4:28 pm
Forum: Learner Driving
Topic: Roundabouts, routeboards and lane choice
Replies: 5
Views: 4763

Re: Roundabouts, routeboards and lane choice

Welcome. I'd be curious as to if there's a general approach folks like to use with these sorts of roundabouts. Agree with the aim of never being alongside or, at least, minimising time in overlap. I remember StressedDave was very particular about that. Beyond that and unless there is explicit inform...
by Gareth
Sun Apr 09, 2023 4:49 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Dissertation survey
Replies: 95
Views: 214929

Re: Dissertation survey

Horse wrote:Do you think the typical radar cruise control system is capable of monitoring all lanes sufficiently far ahead?

Until it is, it makes a mockery of the driverless cars concept.
by Gareth
Wed Mar 29, 2023 5:35 am
Forum: In The News
Topic: An interesting, if unsettling, development.
Replies: 29
Views: 25230

Re: An interesting, if unsettling, development.

after a short while, I found that I no longer missed the visual display at all. I can manage without the voice but not without the visuals. Likewise. A boing is helpful for alerting. In my experience the voice is often misleading; turnings are called out that aren't, and others that are, aren't. Mu...
by Gareth
Thu Mar 16, 2023 3:15 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Dissertation survey
Replies: 95
Views: 214929

Re: Dissertation survey

Horse wrote:where do I slow, main carriageway or off slip?

I suppose the first question is where you start indicating?

The next might be how far back you lift off a touch, to let your speed to fall to that of HGVs.

After that I'd almost certainly be doing firm+ braking into the offslip.
by Gareth
Mon Mar 13, 2023 8:12 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Dissertation survey
Replies: 95
Views: 214929

Re: Dissertation survey

The fuckwittery of design and consequence was clear for all to see. While not disagreeing, might it be that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one? Depending on the frequency of breakdowns, it might be the gain in economic activity dwarfs the loss when there is an inconveniently positi...
by Gareth
Sun Mar 05, 2023 9:39 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: IAM members assessment
Replies: 45
Views: 71475

Re: IAM members assessment

https://www.iamroadsmart.com/courses/members-driving-assessment That suggests it’s not quite the same as an Advanced Test, else why not say it is the same? As per the description it's like a test in that it follows the same format, but it's not the same as a test in that you've already passed, and ...
by Gareth
Wed Mar 01, 2023 5:31 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: IAM members assessment
Replies: 45
Views: 71475

Re: IAM members assessment

It does confuse and concern me when I hear tales of riders going through observed runs, cross-checks, but then fail - and list of things that were apparently different to what they'd been taught. My limited experience has been that drivers don't always do what they've learned to do, even when they ...
by Gareth
Mon Feb 27, 2023 5:26 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: IAM members assessment
Replies: 45
Views: 71475

Re: IAM members assessment

In days gone by I'd have suggested taking part in a driving day, but for a while they've been few and far between. There's comfort in meeting up with a group, rather than a seemingly random unknown person, and pairing off for short drives, but there's a thread in which a handful of forum participant...

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