Advanced Driving Hub

that is a good point - information is good - control removed from the human and invested in the machine might raise other issues... however we have to also be careful here, too much information can confuse as well - and who gets to decide what information is necessary? the car? the human? does it im...

using cruise control is (I think!) a good exercise in driving - in order to stay at a constant speed on a motorway - assuming it is not too busy - requires you to really plan ahead and maintain a bubble of space around you - it means you have to think / plan / maintain constant speed. however, don't...

gannet wrote:mrs gannet likes to take in the scenery a little more that I do...

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Alasdair

Just out of interest, why do you go out to 'practice' your driving? Surely you should be aiming for your 'best' driving to be your default 'style'. Imagine all your driving is just daily commuting on motorways and going to the local shops. Would you think of a forum-organised day of driving as anyt...

I have certainly had better drivers (of whom there are many!) drive me in a way I wouldn't have driven, but I trust that they can spot issues / plan / etc. better than I can. Alasdair Who says they are better? I've been with a couple of drivers who are supposedly brilliant drivers, well I didn't th...

I find the most useful thing that drives feedback when you consider yourself in awe of someone else's driving is the question "What did you feel" - feeling the response of the car rather than anything un-usefully emotional. Even this approach dosen't seem to work for me. With many of the ...

waremark wrote:Is it possible to put page selection and next page buttons at the bottom as well as at the top?

They should be - they appear just after the quick reply box...

Alasdair

It is a risk, though it depends on how people use the forum - a lot of people tend to use the 'Unread' button at the top to see new posts, then click on the button that takes them to the first unread post... they then work through to the end of the thread and reply if they have something to add... h...

Welcome both, and do contribute, you can't make less sense than some of the more prolific posters!

Alasdair

Welcome, hopefully you will be able to add to the bike section as well as elsewhere, I have little knowledge of bikes...

Alasdair