Driving Technique 1712

Ghastly place! :-)

Actually, you're as likely to find me driving under the speed limit as over. I have a clean licence, so I can't be missing too much!

I could almost certainly do it with my eyes closed :-) but it's not a manouver that I've ever noticed a need for.

Ah.. But I'm talking about taking the test "cold" so to speak, ie bunging a DSA examiner into the car without preparation...

I don't think so. Unlike a lot of "aide-memoires" the 2-second-rule works just as well for an experienced motorist as a beginner.

The Bentley had exactly those braking distances - IIRC they equate to about 0.7G, which was pretty good for a high performance car in the late 1920s... :-) BTW which "Anglia"? 93E or 105E? I used to have an Austin 7 that needed written permission in triplicate before the brakes showed any sign of creating retardation. :-)

Not quite.. :-)

My usage of the gearbox doesn't match the presently taught methods - for example I don't come to a halt in 5th gear, then select first, I prefer to go down the box so that I'm always in a gear commensurate with the speed of the car. I don't *always* set the handbrake and select neutral when stopped for a brief moment - I use my judgement...

I think perhaps that you're reading a bit too much into a rather light-hearted original comment... I would, in fact, be utterly ashamed if I couldn't pbutt a driving test.

I don't think that I've forgotten anything that is remotely relevant to safe and effective driving and I certainly don't consider being able to parrot unrepresentative and inaccurate braking data any contribution to "basic skills". :-)

I had thought about trying an IAM or RoSPA observation run, I'm not fussed about joining but it would be useful to have some feedback.

-- Jeff. Ironbridge, Shrops, U.K. and don't bother with ralf4, it's a spamtrap and I never go there.. :)

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Henry James, (1843 - 1916).