Ed Chilada laid this down on his screen :
He was gaining on the straights, but loosing out on the bends and when meeting any hazards. Which was why I caught up with him, nothing at all to do with chasing him, just my usual brisk driving because I had somewhere to go - compared to his abysmal handling of a vehicle - all use of heavy acceleration, brakes and wrenching the steering wheel around. He was a straight line driver only, with not the slightest idea how to set the vehicle up for a corner nor how to take advantage of the corner. It was all last minute unplanned hitting the corner then sort it out later. The mileage I do means that this is all second nature to me, it takes absolutely no effort.
What a p*****k 20were saying : Indeed. Because drivers forget about the fact there may be a hazard such as a horse just around a bend. Yes, it does. Because...
He took a couple of bends just prior to the horses, where upon I caught him up. I saw the horses and immediatly eased off, he didn't and decided he had to get by no matter the cost. The fact that he was in front plus the couple of seconds delay, allowed the movement of the horses to the point where it was perfectly safe to overtake them. Remember I said tight bend, as in not much distance for the horses to cover even at there slow pace. A right angle bend where even small cars have to slow to pbutt each other. I planned ahead and came gently up behind the horses at the precise point where I knew I would be able to see past them and overtake them if clear.
What a p*****k 19On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:47:56 +0100, Harry Bloomfield Hi again Harry. I'm curious as to why you snip and avoid so many questions. I'm intruiged...
Most anyone would handle a vehicle better than this guy did - which was a part of the puzzle. As I have tried hard to make clear, I really didn't understand what it was all about.
Over his personal limits as in completely unsafe, no margin for additional errors beyond those he was already making. The car was all over the road swaying and tyres screaming with the effort of staying on the road. He only needed to make an error or something unexpected happen and he would certainly have lost it completely. You do not have a catostrophic failure every time a safe personal limit is exceeded, but each time you do increases the chance of failure of your control and an unwelcome trip through a hedge.
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Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L)
What a p*****k 21On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:37:29 +0100, Harry Bloomfield The opposite? Surely the opposite is to...
