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GV03RVY 749I gave up holding them in awe when it became obvious that one of them (trained in the 3rd world) I was dealing with had had a *much* lower standard of education than...
Anybody who knows anything about visual perception will know that a flashing light is more easily seen than a static light. Flashing lights simulate movement, thus indicating a moving object, which is more easily seen than something that is static. You just have to watch enough wildlife programs to know that this is true. Small prey species that cannot out-run the hunters will use camouflage and remain still, in the hope that they will not be spotted. This is why indicators on cars were changed from static lights to flashing lights.
GV03RVY 748A week or so ago driving to Macclesfield General Hospital about half way between Alderly Edge and Macclesfield, on a section that was signposted for Z bends I came up behind a...
New to automaticsOk - in a moment of madness, I have just bought my first ever automatic (Scorpio) and apart from 1-4 mile in a Jag twenty years ago...
Before anyone thinks 'Oh no, here's a cycling nut-car hater trying to start a flame war', I'll tell you that I am a Design Engineer in the automotive industry and that I designed the bonnet and trunk hinges and the fuel filler flap an the Jaguar XK8, the bonnet and trunk hinges on the Aston Martin DB7, the fuel flap, bonnet and all tailgate hinges on the Range Rover P38A. I was the launch Engineer for the front seat slides in the original Ford Focus and I redesigned the Freelander rear seats to take isofix child seat anchorages for the North American market.
If this legislation goes through, car drivers will soon stop looking for real hazards and start to just look for lights instead, thus having the opposite effect to the stated aim.
Whilst I'm here, I might as well say that I don't jump red lights, I think the police should jump on those cycling at night without lights and pavements are for walkers. I'll also leave you with a link to a picture of one of those beautiful cycle paths that sardine can dwellers think cyclist should compelled to use.
