Advanced Driving Hub

Horse wrote:Yup. I'm having to work harder, instead, on braking earlier and get on the drive earlier to ensure it's driven from the start of the turn. That, in turn, needs earlier braking, and there's not much engine braking.

Doesn't need to be earlier, just firmer.

Good reason to keep doing it and keep them used to it. Otherwise we're all heading for men with red flags.... Don't know about cars, but for riders overtaking is one of the three 'gotchas', typically with very poor outcomes - not something to 'get used to'. Perhaps ironically, the answer to your au...

Do you think that this judgement might have implications for candidates on 'L' or advanced tests? Perhaps some recalibration of 'safe' progress? “Making progress” on advanced tests – not least the finely judged overtakes that can help influence gaining higher grades – is increasingly at odds with t...

GTR1400MAN wrote: But I guess the video has got people talking again and racked up Mr Neal's earnings

You mean there are people who watch YT without adblockers?

sussex2 wrote:Perhps more advertising and greater common knowledge may helpl

Ah, just like "common" sense

General HC knowledge is so woeful in the UK that I can't imagine how TPTB thought changing it would make any difference at all.

Horse wrote:LOL @ JonT

It wasn't entirely in jest, it was one of the reasons I bought my first auto. And then you can transfer the skill to LFB in a manual...

Horse wrote:Any hints, tips, thoughts on using it?

Take the opportunity to learn to left foot brake?

Avoid letting it creep against the brake (either be moving fast enough to be feet off, or be stopped). Otherwise have a play. In "Drive" it's likely to hunt very high gears very quickly. Sport might be better for progressive driving. All depends how the mapping has been done. I have two au...

hir wrote:However, as far as Ford is concerned it seems to me that this is yet another example of the car manufacturers using everyone on the road as Guinea pigs in their quest to achieve fully autonomous vehicles.

/efa, since it's not just the punters in the Ford car who will be affected if it goes wrong.

Why are we even allowing this? It flies in the face of all the human factors research that says humans are terrible at monitoring things that /mostly/ don't need their attention :roll: :hit: I'm not even sure what benefits it offers if you have to pay a meaningful amount of attention. Is keeping you...