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- Wed Aug 23, 2023 11:42 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Driving at Night
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14062
Re: Driving at Night
1. If you allowed yourself to drive faster as a consequence of the improved view from main beam then the moment you had to dip, by definition, you’d be driving too fast. I think this line of argument pre-supposes that the driver doesn't slow down for potential hazards and is using main beam always ...
- Tue Aug 22, 2023 1:48 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Driving at Night
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14062
Re: Driving at Night
Maybe look at https://archive.advanceddrivinghub.com/ ... f=2&t=2175 - seems to have some helpful thoughts.
- Thu Jul 13, 2023 12:38 pm
- Forum: In The News
- Topic: Driving to the conditions?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 50600
Re: Driving to the conditions?
The hazard perception test includes the concept of a developing hazard but, as experienced drivers, we know that the roots of a developing hazard can often be spotted before they become sufficiently developed for the developing hazard as tested. We see someone at the side of the road, irrespective o...
- Fri Jun 23, 2023 7:20 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: A Local Incident
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13329
Re: A Local Incident
I note that in the recent crash where 5 young crash victims (not all dead) were not found for a couple of days Off left at the start of a slightly sweeping right to a roundabout, limit had been 50 but changed to 30 at the start of the bend. Late at night. Deep into foliage, out of sight. No obvious...
- Sun Jun 18, 2023 2:10 pm
- Forum: In The News
- Topic: Highway Code Review for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders
- Replies: 80
- Views: 573644
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 ...
- Tue May 30, 2023 6:24 am
- Forum: Technology
- Topic: Driving with DSG
- Replies: 29
- Views: 28291
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).
- Wed Apr 19, 2023 4:28 pm
- Forum: Learner Driving
- Topic: Roundabouts, routeboards and lane choice
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11811
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...
- Sun Apr 09, 2023 4:49 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Dissertation survey
- Replies: 95
- Views: 231222
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.
- Wed Mar 29, 2023 5:35 am
- Forum: In The News
- Topic: An interesting, if unsettling, development.
- Replies: 29
- Views: 34027
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...
- Thu Mar 16, 2023 3:15 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Dissertation survey
- Replies: 95
- Views: 231222
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.