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The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 383 MrBitsy I didn't leave, but if you had encountered the Observer I had for my first drive I think you would have been a bit shocked, and indeed the Chief... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 384 PC Paul That's not really the case though. I have never taken the view that 'I know it all...' etc. All I have done is offer comments and suggestions based on... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 385 PC Paul Yes, I think it would stand some clarification. What the Observer did was mention only the faults and I received no credit... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 386 Ian Johnston I thought it rather conceited for the Observer to say that he was 'one of the better ones' - and that is exactly what... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 387 TripleS Do you need qualifications to state your opinion on anything? Surely that's the point of an opinion? But since you ask,and... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation uU\|GdfHK8Zr48 388 Quite right. "The System of Car Control is a system , or drill, each feature of which is considered, in sequence, by the driver on... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 389 TripleS Dave, Or is it TripleS, The Supremely Supercilious Superhero? You do talk sense sometimes, but* all... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 390 PC Paul No, TripleS is a name I adopted when I joined PistonHeads, and it means Swift, Smooth, Safe, as those are the qualities (not necessarily in that order... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 391 Silk I'm not quite sure how to interpret that. Since my original driving lessons I have had no formal training, so on that basis I'm likely to be very uncritical... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 392 It is called anticipation Dave. It is used to be ready for unexpected events, the timing of which... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 393 I think that in that brief paragraph you've hit the nail sqaurely on the head. I've read this thread (and those like it) and it's concentrated largely on the minutiae of the "mechanics" of... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 394 Jeff York Thank you Jeff - you're working well. :-) I'm already in enough bother with one or two folk here that this little... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 395 MrBitsy OK sorry, add it to the list! :-) As I understand it a small amount of alcohol can be helpful to certain drivers in some situations, by virtue of... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 396 The evidence for me are three tests - IAM, RoADA and Driving instructor. As I have said before, you may very well be a good driver - there are plenty out there that do... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 397 MrBitsy Yes fair enough Ray, you have pbutted advanced tests and I have not, but tests are of short duration and might not be indicative of the standard... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 398 MrBitsy I was not talking about driving sloppily, I was talking about driving to a level that does not... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation uU\|GdfHK8Zr48 399 Given your blind arrogance it's not surprise that you continue to attempt defend the indefensible. Drinking to the point that you are unsteady on your feet and... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 400 Brimstone I knew a chap, who in a multicoloured career had once been an ambulance driver in Paris. He used the technique of steering with his knees whilst looking up the address... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 401 Chris Lawrence says... For me... NUMBER ONE: STOP RUBBERNECKING. If there was only one thing that every driver stopped doing, that'd be it. Most days, there'll be a 2-3 mile tailback caused by rubberneckers for... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 402 Yes, your journey is important - just the same as the hospital workers trying to get to the hospital to... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 403 You give Conor too much credit. There are good and bad drivers whatever is driven, but at... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 404 You really don't get it do you... and it's because you don't f*ing well listen. You give the impression that... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 405 Conor Ooh, let's see, something like SPECS? Measure the distance between trucks as they come through the first camera. Then look at where they are after the second. If... The IAM and TripleS a reconciliation 406 I am not so sure this is as bad as you think. Lack of anticipation is the... Will they never learn No. 673 Driving home the other night, caught up with a people carrier doing 45 in a NSL SC. Oncoming traffic prevented overtaking and I was turning off in the next village anyway, so I just... Will they never learn No. 673 Nick Finnigan As far as I can tell, the HC does not define* "Give Way" - it simply uses the term. The TSRGD says that (in conjunction with... Two diversions sharing the same route There are two sets of diversions in operation on the south side of Leicester. The first has been in place for over a week becuase road... Will he learn Will this bloke learn the lesson? Don't hold your breath! UK's most convicted driver jailed Britain's most convicted motorist... advertising haordings Pete Smith I am curious about this. AFAIK you can pretty much paint anything you like on the side of your house or vehicle parked within view of a public highway provided that it isn't... Mandatory insurance 413 John & Lisa I know this is a little old but I asked my MP to look into it... Mandatory insurance 414 It would almost be worth it to see the insurance companies grovel for business, once their participation became optional. Almost. There is evidence that flat-rating the risk leads... Traffic lights Largely down to sight lines. Though the lights on the A3 at the infamous Hindhead crossing are a bit daft. The north-south... Should bikes be registered 416 be Its a fact that when a ton of metal hits a cyclist they are probably end, but that doesn't mean motorises are to blame... Should bikes be registered 417 How do you do the "saving"? Is their situation better off after your encounter better than... Since when has reversing round a corner been an illegal manoeuvre In Richmond, North Yorks yesterday. Unfamiliar to the area and realised I was going the wrong way. I pulled off the main road into a side road, looking for a suitable place... UK Law rights of an unsupervised provisonal driver in accident 419 Adrian The driver in question, accepting the facts as stated, was not driving without a licence. He was driving outwith its terms. Some countries don't have a requirement... UK Law rights of an unsupervised provisonal driver in accident 420 Conor" wrote in message Firstly, unless the provisional driver jumped a red light, the oncoming person who hit them was at fault - 100%. 1) Yes. No, they don't hold a licence to drive... UK Law rights of an unsupervised provisonal driver in accident 421 JNugent" wrote in message By driving unsupervised a learner isn't driving in accordance with their licence and is thus uninsured. Except he has to tell his insurer's something so they can... UK Law rights of an unsupervised provisonal driver in accident 422 Say a person was involved in a mild road traffic accident, with no notable injuries ..." Were there any injuries at all? If there were did... UK Law rights of an unsupervised provisonal driver in accident 423 Nick Finnigan What you or I believe about the driver is neither here nor there. And we were not, AFAICS, discussing what should happen in some perfect world... UK Law rights of an unsupervised provisonal driver in accident 424 1) Fault apart, is the provisional driver covered by insurance despite effectively having broken the law by driving unsupervised (apparently there are mitigating circumstances for this... Pipeline Fuel Cards 425 It's not about the fuel. fuel. Therefore if you spend £50 and have an empty Hummer, they've discounted £5 from your food... Pipeline Fuel Cards 426 On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 21:10:14 +0100, SteveH was popularly supposed to have said: The idea, I think, is to get one retailer to sign... Why do we in the UK drive on the left while most other countries drive Shall we run some calculations? Round here 55p-mile 1 for a bus trip is about right. Now let's say that every year you buy a new (old) car (pre... August is National Motorway Month Do try to contain your excitement...... "More than a quarter of motorists (26 per cent) are 'an accident waiting to happen' because they drive too close to... Endorsements on License 429 Perhaps you could explain how your posted link in any way disproves the statements. Hint: It can't, because the statements are factual, with some exceptions. (i.e. applying for a job involving children... Endorsements on License 430 is Actually it is five years, although they can usually be removed from the licence after four and the points only count for three. However, if... A9 smash at Kessock Bridge I got held up in the traffic for this smash today and pbutted the vehicles on the... so, that "4 vehicle" crash the mrs had the other week dual carriageway, 40mph, bright sunshine clear visibility. bloke in car one stops* woman in car 2 doesn't but doesn't hit bloke in car one... so, that "4 vehicle" crash the mrs had the other week I had the same thing happen to me , twice. In the most recent one.. Car 1 pulled out from behind a stopped bus in L1 of a 50mph dual carriageway into L2. Car 2 stood... BBC tells Top Gear complainants where to go Top Gear - General approach taken by the programme Complaint We have received a variety of complaints about issues covered in BBC... BBC tells Top Gear complainants where to go MrBitsy Of course I can think of scenarios where it would be dangerous to have both hands off... One for the more mature driver As I said. Our lot had no real breakdowns, If we did have to stop. An adjustment or tightening something up with a spanner was all that was usually needed to carry on, and... New National Speed Limit Proposal On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 15:09:08 +0100, Conor I drove over to Godstone yesterday. On the way back... Another UTurn On Speed Cameras On Sat, 5 Aug 2006 8:29:54 +0100, Mike Hughes wrote Yes, it's good fun. Especially interesting is to look at the effect of the Politeness... Why are some people so impatient 439 On Fri, 4 Aug 2006, Nobody Good for you, you get a few pillocks like that. I've also not been driving for too long and in that kind of situation always seem to end up... Why are some people so impatient 440 Nobody I agree with you. Most road users are really no problem to me, but inevitably you get a small minority you need to... Why are some people so impatient 441 Indeed. Drive around the southseast UK at most hours of the day, seeing how well dithering is received... 24 to 12v converter 442 What? Twelve watts?! I can think of plenty of automotive accessories which consume more power than that. Eh? Of course it will! Adding say 12 Ohms in parallel with 100K Ohms will... 24 to 12v converter 443 Did you actually do electronics? The rule is the reciprocal of the additions of the reciprocals of the... 24 to 12v converter 444 Did you actually do electronics? The rule is the reciprocal of the additions of the reciprocals of the resistors used. A rule of thumb... Seatbelt law exemptions I'm idly reading through The Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) Regulations 2006, as you do. Can anyone confirm that I've read the... What An Idiot A while ago I told a story about a bloke who threatened to break my neck which seemed to be a result of slow moving traffic. I won't go into the details of... Reporting violators DervMan" wrote in message No that is far to simple for this government, they must complicate things by introducing technology to solve a problem that... Black Box Recorder A coffin for privacy In addition to Insurance companies wanting to charge us for each mile using black boxes, it seems that we could all be forced to have them... Black Box Recorder A coffin for privacy 449 Mike Ross What if it's Bush's or North Koreas's military that are running us. Or perhaps a coalition of North Korea, Iran... Black Box Recorder A coffin for privacy 450 walker.co.uk says... But what the public forgets is they hate tax rises but a large... Black Box Recorder A coffin for privacy 451 says... And if there are no alternatives? I don't think I'm uncommon. I work 30 minutes from... Black Box Recorder A coffin for privacy 452 Indeed. My alternative is to spend 10 hours a day "travelling" on Public transport (8 hours of which is waiting for a train, because... Black Box Recorder A coffin for privacy 453 The biggest problem IMO is that there is no realistic alternative in many situations other than using a gas-guzzling private vehicle. My... Black Box Recorder A coffin for privacy 454 excuses when a consignement of groceries didn't arrive one Sunday. I had to take the seats out of the car and go and get it. What it ultimately came down to is, If... Petrol reacting with plastic bottles On Mon, 7 Aug 2006 16:31:08 +0100, Clive George was popularly supposed to have said: Frankly... School Holidays Scamera fiddling For the first time this year the local scamera partnership has decided to hide (sorry park) a talivan outside the... Good to Your logic Steve is funnier, I asked the question in a populist way by mentioning lane 1 as the "slow" lane (as... Rovers do they do any speed other than 41 mph 458 Tommy In one way. I think it was tragic that years of poor managment, poor build, strikes, and the dogged insistence that the 200-400 or 25-45 for example were in some way superior to the...

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