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- Fri Mar 23, 2018 7:06 pm
- Forum: In The News
- Topic: M1 Minibus "Accident"
- Replies: 184
- Views: 202544
Re: M1 Minibus "Accident"
If not the mobile phone convesation, then what? The minibus had hazard warning lights flashing and the judge said that he should have been able to see the the stopped minibus for 9-11 seconds, which at a limited maximum speed of 56mph means that he travelled between 711 and 869ft without noticing th...
- Thu Mar 22, 2018 7:25 pm
- Forum: In The News
- Topic: Pedestrian killed by self driving car.
- Replies: 58
- Views: 71657
Re: Pedestrian killed by self driving car.
ETA: Oh, and it /looks like/ the "safety driver" was more interested in his phone than supervising the car. Or he could have been looking at a display showing what they car is doing / seeing? It's possible I suppose, but I suspect unlikely. I would expect screens of that nature to be moun...
- Tue Mar 20, 2018 11:51 am
- Forum: In The News
- Topic: Pedestrian killed by self driving car.
- Replies: 58
- Views: 71657
Re: Pedestrian killed by self driving car.
Maybe what's needed is simply that drivers pay attention.
Nigel.
Nigel.
- Mon Mar 19, 2018 10:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: I'm bemused...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15846
Re: I'm bemused...
Call me a luddite if you like, but I just fail to see the benifit of cruise control. What's the right foot for? Nigel. "Luddite!" :) Thanks. :lol: On long drives on major roads it is an aid to avoiding cramp, stiff leg muscles and means when I do get on to the B roads or town I have a fre...
- Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:04 pm
- Forum: In The News
- Topic: Pedestrian killed by self driving car.
- Replies: 58
- Views: 71657
Re: Pedestrian killed by self driving car.
Triquet wrote:I really can't see the point of self-driving cars.
+1
Nigel.
- Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:01 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: I'm bemused...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15846
Re: I'm bemused...
Call me a luddite if you like, but I just fail to see the benifit of cruise control. What's the right foot for?
Nigel.
Nigel.
- Sun Mar 18, 2018 7:02 pm
- Forum: Learner Driving
- Topic: Young drivers
- Replies: 13
- Views: 28557
Re: Young drivers
I have had youngsters driving my cars from early ages, first on lap, steering and then progressing as they can reach pedals etc. - usually in a friend's field, but also at private events... one of them even took a car around a track age 14 reaching speeds of 90+, remarkably safely... I also think t...
- Sun Mar 18, 2018 8:55 am
- Forum: Learner Driving
- Topic: Young drivers
- Replies: 13
- Views: 28557
Re: Young drivers
This is similar to the Under 17 car club. I have had one pupil who went with them at the age of fifteen, and there was a marked difference in him and those who had not started early. IIAC Sean Cronin of the IAM did the same with his son. Sean is/was an inspector in Dorset Polices traffic devision, a...
- Sun Mar 18, 2018 8:43 am
- Forum: Learner Driving
- Topic: 2017 Changes
- Replies: 20
- Views: 43015
Re: 2017 Changes
Depending on the speed of vehicles in lane one, speed should be matched, having identified a suitable gap, with a flexible gear engaged, which in my 1.4 Fiesta is 3rd. The problem with many learners is that they use too high a gear and do not build up speed to match that of vehicles in lane one. Thi...
- Wed Mar 14, 2018 7:20 pm
- Forum: In The News
- Topic: M1 Minibus "Accident"
- Replies: 184
- Views: 202544
Re: M1 Minibus "Accident"
You're giving me a headache. I won't turn my phone off, it takes 40 years to turn back on. But beginning from now, I will ensure my phone is always hidden away so I can't get to it. Happy? I don't know. Words are cheap so it depends what "hidden away" actually means in practice. It sounds...