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- Tue May 04, 2021 4:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New DVSA advice site
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6584
Re: New DVSA advice site
Almost as good as the previous edition of Motorcycle road craft. In the first print it stated something along the lines of When approaching a junction in fog wind down your window to hear traffic.
- Tue May 04, 2021 8:12 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New DVSA advice site
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6584
New DVSA advice site
Hi DVSA have launched a new website offering basic advice to drivers and riders. https://www.safedrivingforlife.info/advice/ Amused by this under the bikes section Coasting Avoid coasting: this is when your motorbike is moving but it’s not being driven by the engine – either when the clutch pedal is...
- Sun May 02, 2021 9:46 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Driving thoughts
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16812
Re: Driving thoughts
I I use commentary both from time to time when an associate is driving and invariably when I am giving a demo. The content depends on the context. In terms of helping associates to look further up the road, rather than saying 'eyes on main beam' (or equivalent) isn't it more helpful to describe wha...
- Sun May 02, 2021 12:38 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
- Topic: Driving thoughts
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16812
Re: Driving thoughts
One of the things that's difficult for motorcycle observers/trainers is getting the associate/trainee to understand what you are looking at/for, especially when not using comms. I have heard it describe various ways, raise your vision, look further, take more in, eyes on main beam. Sometime you can ...
- Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:41 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
- Topic: Motorcycle videos
- Replies: 259
- Views: 3914384
Re: Motorcycle videos
I had the 'transmit' button on the radio stick 'on' one day, so had to talk continuously for about 10 minutes (otherwise trainee would have had amplified wind noise broadcast to his ear). Trainee said it was really useful knowing what I had seen and was reacting to. Couple of years back was out wit...
- Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:41 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
- Topic: Motorcycle videos
- Replies: 259
- Views: 3914384
Re: Motorcycle videos
I had the 'transmit' button on the radio stick 'on' one day, so had to talk continuously for about 10 minutes (otherwise trainee would have had amplified wind noise broadcast to his ear). Trainee said it was really useful knowing what I had seen and was reacting to. Couple of years back was out wit...
- Thu Apr 15, 2021 12:47 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
- Topic: Motorcycle videos
- Replies: 259
- Views: 3914384
Re: Motorcycle videos
crr003 wrote: Some ADIs teach this robotic six point check starting from the rear near side blind spot irrespective of road layout/hazards.
This teaches nothing other than to make the head movements, probably why so many appear to look but fail to see.
- Wed Apr 14, 2021 10:38 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
- Topic: Motorcycle videos
- Replies: 259
- Views: 3914384
Re: Motorcycle videos
Mirrors is one of the things that I hear the most complaints about all too often they say the can only see their elbows. I ask why do they have both mirrors aimed at their elbows. I ask "Why do you need to see exactly the same thing in both mirrors? Even worse car drivers who have all three mir...
- Wed Mar 17, 2021 6:30 pm
- Forum: In The News
- Topic: Smart Motoways
- Replies: 38
- Views: 31502
Re: Smart Motoways
Hope they didn't pay for that.
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:03 pm
- Forum: Learner Driving
- Topic: A Rare Opportunity
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14282
Re: A Rare Opportunity
When returning from trips overseas where I have been driven around a lot I have to make a conscious effort to drive on the left for the first half hour or so.