Driving Technique 1710Far from it - it would much more be an exercise of "active dumbing-down" IMHO. Generally, I choose my own speed and tend to treat limit signs as indicating hazard density rather than mph...
Peter
Driving Technique 1711Brimstone do you have a job ? how many. exactly ? see question 1 *marvellous* ! one question answered, several to go. make, model. see question 2...
Depends how far I am going. To nip round to the shops probably no more than a cursory glance to make sure the tyres are OK. If going any distance or onto fast roads then oil, water & windscreen wash as well. In Japan you are supposed to do these checks daily on your own car!
Don't forget the tyres - an awful lot of nasty accidents on otherwise safe fast roads (around 10%) are due to blow outs of under inflated or tyres with damaged side walls. Brake test is worthwhile too.
In company cars you expect some of them to get serious abuse from the sales droids unless the fleet manager is very tough. A car will keep running for a while without oil although it doesn't sound good. Once you stop the odds are very good that the engine will seize up completely.
Modern engines consume much less oil, and mechanical seals have improved to the point that being low on oil is much less common than it once was.
Boiling the radiator tends to slow progress. Faulty brake lights is a moving traffic offence. But I check them only if there is something behind to show whether both are working.
Regards, Martin Brown
