Dangerous Roads" 1071

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Dangerous Roads" 1071 It isn't phrased in such a manner. You are basing your argument on the buttumption that "the junction is dangerous" isn't, in fact, correct. However, there do exist junctions at which it is impossible to... THINK! Use Your Headlights Quite true, the 1989 Lighting Regulations mentioned in the HC say, ' Requirements about the use of headlamps and front fog lamps 25.-(1... hitchhikers Does anyone give a lift to hitchhikers or anyone with trade plates these days? Years ago I often gave a lift to anyone thumbing a lift... hitchhikers 1074 ted formulated the question : Its the insular world in which some people live. If I see someone in obvious trouble and I am able to help out, I... hitchhikers 1075 R I heard a couple of stories from a guy who had been plating for several years (bearing in mind I did it in... hitchhikers 1076 You know what. I look back often at how my life went to end up driving cabs. What is certain though is one day in Hatfield, I... Advice needed, re: Speeding ticket...I think I have the solution for you will If it's a month away from when u have the 12 point limit, then wait... Mobile Phones whilst driving... 1078 I got done recently (£30 fine). Probably the first time I've been called while driving, ever. It... Mobile Phones whilst driving... 1079 On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 16:21:19 GMT, in uk.rec.driving, andrew mccay Hands-free mobile phones offer no protection against car accidents, according to world-first Australian research that plotted the call... Mobile Phones whilst driving... Approved: wibble On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 19:49:02 +0100, Paul Rooney was popularly supposed to have said: Exactly. Human brains are not... Mobile Phones whilst driving... 1081 Yes, you're right, but I don't think there's ever been a case of a filling station explosion due to mobile... Mobile Phones whilst driving... 1082 A bit of a sweeping statement. I don't think that using a phone in itself will cause an accident. It may contribute to an accident... Mobiles again Driving home about 2pm today (Friday) - and its quite busy on one of the main roads in the... Clbuttic manouevre As I was approaching a town centre parking bay today, I saw an amazing thing... It's one of those... MLOC with style 1085 If I give you an argument in favour, will you do your very best not to accuse... MLOC with style 1086 Ian Johnston Seems fair. :) I think having a specific offence of "driving in excess of the appropriate speed" is a bad idea as it's already covered by various more... MLOC with style 1087 I'll try. Fine, I accept what you said there. How does a maximum speed limit buttist in avoiding subjective... Driving instructors 1088 Hi Paul Disadvantages: Unsocial hours, long hours, abuse from your fellow travellers, 30 bosses instead of one (your pupils want lessons when it suits... Any Surrey traffic cops lurking 1089 Farthing says... No, because I want to maintain what modicum of control that is left over the space I have... Any Surrey traffic cops lurking 1090 Conor 4 or 5 minutes. Perhaps that's a little tardy, but OK for those circumstances where the truck... Any Surrey traffic cops lurking 1091 Farthing says... No, really? SO WHY THE f*** DID YOU POST A COMPLETELY IRRELEVENT FACT THEN? OK... I do 450 miles. It takes me QUITE A LONG TIME to get... Any Surrey traffic cops lurking 1092 Brimstone How is driving at 50 mph in L1 of a motorway a danger to themselves? I ask for information, not to make a point, or to troll... Any Surrey traffic cops lurking 1093 Conor Well, true to an extent. The DIP switches are normally 'protected' by 'security' stickers. There are multiple techniques of by-pbutting them. On the other hand, fiddling about with a... Any Surrey traffic cops lurking 1094 Conor Well, you snipped the bit where I said 'other things being equal'. Nonetheless, as a percentage, buttuming what you say is true, then yes... Any Surrey traffic cops lurking 1095 Brimstone Surely it's the inattentive driver that is 'driving without due care and attention' at that point? I see your point. Slower moving vehicles ARE a hazard, in much the... dedicated lanes Paul Weaver" wrote in message Not really. There are occasions when it is legal to straddle or cross a double white line, which is mentioned in HC108. The specific law... Comfort Braking My IAM observer has been trying to stop me from 'comfort braking'. The problem is that I'm finding it very hard to not do it because I believe... Comfort Braking 1098 it's of that's sort. not In what way do my specific points about gear changing and braking include everything else that the organisations teach? score Is No... Comfort Braking 1099 You asked a question. I answered it. It so happens that I was taught to drive in the REME. All... Comfort Braking 1100 MrBitsy has brought this to us : There are bends where any speed at all is too fast, bends which need to be taken with extreme caution. Its a... Comfort Braking 1101 Cessna172 formulated on Friday : Mark indicated that he was picking the point at which to do the 'test'. This suggests that little... Comfort Braking 1102 So why don't they adjust their speed down because of this? I'm damm sure I would slow down in my car if I was... the nanny state 1103 Pardon me? He mentioned basically 3 points of topic - the "Nanny State", cited his chosen example... the nanny state 1104 But not 2? So why raise seatbelts, then? Merely a poignant example, but not be explored any further? Without including that, there may be some who are wondering what the reference to... SmartNav We use Smartnav with little touchscreens at work. I don't have any experience of other automotive sattelite navigation systems, but my experience of smartnav tells me... M25 shut after explosion on lorry All eight lanes of a section of the M25 are closed after a lorry containing hydrogen peroxide exploded. The fire is under control on the vehicle which is at... Right of way question. 1107 Cessna172 Oh Gawd, the big IAM again. Many, many moons ago a Company I worked for had a 'Head... Right of way question. 1108 I cannot believe that anybody could be stupid enough to think it is the opposite. You are BOTH planning to stop if there is any need to do so. You... Nuts nicked at 170mph EIGHT Brits were arrested after racing at up to 170mph on a German motorway during a... Boy end hours after holiday A 10-year-old boy who died after being hit on a zebra crossing had only just returned from holiday in America, it has emerged. Austin Curtis Meshke from Cadoxton in Barry... the wrong turning Was delivering eggs today to Balmoral Castle in the works van and got the the gate where the coppers checked my ID etc. Seeing... Green Wave uU\|GdfHK8Zr48 I think the point was that, like the Old Shoreham Road near here, if you set off westbound from a green light at the eastern end and stick to the speed limit, you will... Which is more dangerous Mark Foster laid this down on his screen : I choose the highest gear that is useful, if I don't require either power or acceleration. If trying to hold... more power to their elbow It looks like it's down to the kids to enforce the rules when ignorant car drivers... more power to their elbow This exactly the reason why we took the decision we did - kids do not ALL get into trouble. Some kids do get into trouble... an interesting atbreastude It is not a quantum leap from working to defective (except in the case of sever damage). They deteriorate over time and... Doing My IAM Test I've just had my pretest, and I'm going in for it now. I thought that the senior observer was better than the other observers I've seen. He gave really... Doing My IAM Test Simon That does make sense to me, but the IAM seem to like you to tell them that you're checking the mirror everytime you change speed or direction. When something... Do Lorries Have Different Stopping Distance or are they just courteous I'm back in the UK after a 13 country 8 month world tour, and have unfortunately have to do a lot of motorway miles with my job. While... Do Lorries Have Different Stopping Distance or are they just courteous 1120 As I write it is 23:13 and I have just finished a 155 mile journey along from Cambridge to Swindon... Do Lorries Have Different Stopping Distance or are they just courteous 1121 The braking force is proportional to the pressure exerted on the pistons (and the size of the pistons). This force is transmitted... Do Lorries Have Different Stopping Distance or are they just courteous 1122 I had to laugh at this excerpt from that link above... "I never had any problem starting but others did and it was standard practise to help your mates get a... Do Lorries Have Different Stopping Distance or are they just courteous 1123 Lorries should be disallowed from overtaking. Every day, I see traffic queues as long as you can see behind lorries side by side doing an identical 50 mph... Do Lorries Have Different Stopping Distance or are they just No, the 2 second gap is based on the fact that a modern car can decelerate, under maximum braking, at... Do Lorries Have Different Stopping Distance or are they just courteous Who mentioned 100% infallible under all circumstances ? If you want to run into a motorway bridge support, I can't offer any guarantees. However, if you think there is a serious risk of... Do Lorries Have Different Stopping Distance or are they just courteous 1126 Conor" wrote in message That is what the HC says, although it does mention 'except in prescribed circumstances'. The law in England and Wales is dated 1982, which isn't... Road Safety Scamera Van On Sun, 4 Sep 2005 11:45:49 +0000 (UTC), "Knight Of The Road" I doubt there's anywhere that doesn't enforce speed limits - no point in having them if they aren't enforced to some degree... Can a Traffic Warden issue a general waiver to tradesmen to park in a disabled Hmm the whole idea of disabled parking is a joke anyhow in this country. My best friend had to have a leg amputated a few years ago due to an accident with a fork... Roundabouts what do you do 1129 Phillip Kyle do you really expect an old pikey netKKKop like harry to be able to drive properly? -- Steve Leyland mhm32x16 Smeeter#24 WSD#41 flower: three 6 four 9 five 8... Roundabouts what do you do 1130 Hello Mark Foster, Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me. Is there anyone at home? perhaps coz... Roundabouts what do you do 1131 Mark Foster formulated on Saturday : I'll do it for you.... The theory goes that giving a... Roundabouts what do you do 1132 were saying : Because it encourages autopilot and poor observation. It shouldn't. Because they should be looking. Exactly. You can't see them until they can see you. If you're both looking, then they will flick... Roundabouts what do you do 1133 Cessna172 formulated on Tuesday : I do find that very hard to believe. I would make the following guesses based upon what I see on the road... Must have been my imagination then Took some piccies today. I must apologise for all my completely unfounded comments re- HGVs not tailgating and the unfair "car drivers can't use lane discipline for poo... One less nutter.... 1135 I do a lot of driving on country roads, especially in places like North Yorkshire and Cumbria. I would say that the majority of bikers... roundabouts In another thread it is very apparent that lots of drivers on this group do not know the correct way to negotiate a roundabout. The HC is clear on road positioning and indicating, so why... roundabouts 1137 Cessna172 In another thread it is very apparent that lots of drivers on this group do not know the correct way to negotiate a roundabout. The HC is clear on road positioning and... roundabouts 1138 It is the default state on approach to a roundabout, but you've always got to be able to change the decision, and be able to carry out the decision change safely- of... roundabouts 1139 It is the default state on approach to a roundabout, but you've always got to be able to change the decision, and be able to carry out the decision change safely- of... roundabouts 1140 It is not some slowing - you HAVE to give way at the roundabout so you HAVE to plan on stopping. It would only be 40-30-20-10-0 if there is... roundabouts 1141 gazzafield On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 10:11:01 +0100, Cessna172 In another thread it is very... roundabouts 1142 Craig Davies to your left decides not* to leave at the next exit, which means that you can't in fact get off the roundabout... Let's do our bit for the good ol' british bobby It now seems that the UK police Farce, sorry Force have a new initiative in their fight against crime.................................................................................... Ticketing motorists who park too near the edge of a road. I kid... Who would be at fault in this situation My commute is rural and mostly on NSL SC minor roads. One of these roads is fairly busy and slightly wider than the small country lanes, but not... Who would be at fault in this situation I guess your signalling may be ambiguous for approaching traffic, although I can understand why you did it...

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