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ChristianAB wrote:BRZ/GT86 just too slow. sorry, esp. since the car can obviously handle more power.

Learn to drive a slow car fast ... then learn to drive a fast car slow.

The reality is that you cannot concentrate on two things at once and if the phone conversation causes you to use your visual cortex to understand a question or formulate a response - something over which you have no control - then using it for something required by the driving task is simply not po...

At a recent local IAM group meeting our guest speaker, a former police officer, brought this up. According to him it hasn't been illegal to pass on the left since the Road Traffic Act was revised in 1972. AIUI, the rules explicitly stated that you're allowed to keep up with the traffic in your lane...

Are there any studies looking at the distraction of using two-way radio while driving? Given it's legal to use hand-held two-way radios while driving, (no requirement for hands-free), is this part of the legislation fact-based? One button, physically connected to the vehicle (doesn't matter if tran...

Are there any studies looking at the distraction of using two-way radio while driving? Given it's legal to use hand-held two-way radios while driving, (no requirement for hands-free), is this part of the legislation fact-based?

http://www.mthr.org.uk/research_projects/documents/Rum5FinalReport.pdf I was curious about how the testing was done. " When drivers were required to respond selectively to road signs, it was shown that the best performance was achieved in the driving control condition, with a significant deter...

Commiserations, Bumblebee16, hope it goes better next time. A few reactions to your comments ... Examiner quickly flashed ID Card on arrival. Is there an issue here? You've arranged to meet someone at a particular place, so if they say the right words it's most likely the right person. Did not seem ...

Dazzle from low sun is a factor in more crashes than dazzle from headlights. Keep your windscreen clean and don’t put those sunglasses away just yet. I'm less certain about this one. Yes, dazzle is a big hazard but I'm not convinced sunglasses are the answer unless you're willing to repeatedly take...

jont- wrote:The passenger is more likely to spot that you need to prioritise the road and stop talking.

I think that says that your passengers are unrepresentative of the population of passengers

superplum wrote:are you an "advanced driver" and, if so, by what qualification?

Does passing an advanced driving test make someone an 'advanced' driver?

Surely, in the long run, it's more about attitude than anything else.