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Roadcraft 5510
taught there more would I can accept that that may apply to the majority of drivers. What I don't accept is that there are 'techniques and methods' only...

Roadcraft 5511
As professor Joad would have said. It all depends upon what you mean by 'truly' or 'good' driver. I would argue that primarily a good driver...

Roadcraft 5512
But if a driver trained only to the basic 'pbutt test' standard does not know how to properly position for an overtake (nor even how...

Roadcraft 5513
haven't consider know a to the The skills one has after pbutting the driving test...

Roadcraft 5514
I would suggest from people who have actually sat down, examined different driving techniques, and come to a concensus of opinion on what is best. Of course those people would have to be experienced...

Roadcraft 5515
skills something I I would suggest that there is often more than one way of looking at a given situation, and more than one way...

Roadcraft 5516
There are different aspects to the 'system' of advanced driving. Some (such as MSM and gearchanging techniques) are fairly prescriptive...

Roadcraft 5517
In order to be actually awarded a police driving authority (either standard or advanced) you have to undertake fairly intensive driving courses being taught by highly qualified...

Roadcraft 5518
Mark Foster who overestimate I don't know, that's why I've been using the word 'different'. I'm not trying to imply that I'm better or worse, and it can't really be...

Parking, again
A few years ago I was down at cribbs causeway shopping center (i think thats the name). I was working local and wanted to pbutt time away...

Drivers hold M4 speed camera demo
Drivers hold M4 speed camera demo More than 100 vehicles took part in a slow-drive protest along the M4 over the installation of...

Drivers hold M4 speed camera demo
Brimstone" wrote Its very simple, speed is not the cause of most accidents. Go back to 1990...

rubber strips
H explained on 30-04-2005 : Work, I doubt, except for in wet weather. But in wet weather there is usually not...

Greenpeace disrupts Land Rover Production N!rmpbcBiyXn8GRV.z60~gpz0J#a0P_LaB.sV
Mhhm, and what about councils, greenkeepers, smallholders, and those with allotments? Or indeed mountain rescue teams...

Greenpeace disrupts Land Rover Production
sounding much like they were saying : Hmmm. I'm not so sure about that, but it's certainly close... A couple of years ago, we stopped...

Sorry... Roadcraft system question again
This question is primarily aimed at Mark Foster, 'MrBitsy' and 'Uno Hoo', and anyone else who advocates the 'you must not change gear while braking' method...

Sorry... Roadcraft system question again. 5526
MrBitsy *Then* (especially that roundabout means I almost always get to a hazard at a safe speed, but from my understanding I think you're saying that I should arrive...

Sorry... Roadcraft system question again. 5527
Of course it will feel really hard to you - you need guidance to put it into practice...

Sorry... Roadcraft system question again. 5528
consider I TBH I don't know how people can be so analytical about how they drive. Since this and the Roadcraft thread started, I've been trying to think of exactly how I...

Sorry... Roadcraft system question again. 5529
I agree that 'feeding the wheel' is the best description - although I disagree that you...

Sorry... Roadcraft system question again. 5530
It may be way that is taught, but the reason might be as simple as one...

Sorry... Roadcraft system question again. 5531
It uses a different (larger) muscle group and is therefore more controllable and accurate. Yes, but not as the initial movement. See above. You...

Sorry... Roadcraft system question again. 5532
of My initial response was not to reply to your post, as any disagreement I have with...

Sorry... Roadcraft system question again. 5533
of is to always I can. I would suggest though, that as in the majority of bends, both hands are on the wheel...

Sorry... Roadcraft system question again. 5534
Quite. And with practice it will become so second nature that your hands will only move just the right amount so that throughout the turn they will be level on...

Sorry... Roadcraft system question again. 5535
MrBitsy speed this it to problems. brakes. off a - the the the I do agree with all of that, and...

Sorry... Roadcraft system question again. 5536
What about the clutch indeed sir??!! Yes - so long as your car will travel at 20 mph in 5th without beginning to show signs of stalling. Most cars will do this...

Alleged car accident: Anything else I can do long
I drove my car with pbuttenger out of a car park along a private track which lead to the public highway. Vehicles were...

Alleged car accident: Anything else I can do long 5538
which So report Wrong. The police are just not interested in hearing about 'accidents?' like these, and it is not an offence not to inform your insurance...

Alleged car accident: Anything else I can do long 5539
Stuart Wilkinson" wrote Is the "private" track generally accessable and used by the general public? I buttume the police did not turn up? From procedure point of view, you best option is...

Alleged car accident: Anything else I can do long 5540
Used by the general public only on certain days when the gates are open. Similar to the...

180 miles on AB and only three incidents
Hi, Nice run out to and along the coast, with only three incidents. Two of which were within 10 miles of each...

Can you please leave a filtering gap
Hi, Some of you four (or more) wheel drivers do not seem to appreciate that it is perfectly legitimate for bikes to 'filter' through stationary or slow moving traffic. For those who may not...

Can you please leave a filtering gap
hello, What does annoy me is some idiot on a bike swerving in and out...

1007 5544
Yes, but that is all you have owned. Most people moved past that, or have never driven that. Car weight has gone up because people demand leather...

1007 5545
Peter But it is worth reducing risks as far as possible - unless you are young enough to still think you...

Another pet hate
says... Start reversing back and apply a little lock. Watch in the mirror to see where the trailer...

Damn Bliars Back
Except now we are the aggressors against world freedom instead of the defenders of it. Last time, one...

Dyslexic Number Plates 5548
False plates is a £1500 fine and no points I believe, if the police can be arsed to do anything about it. I know...

Scameras breach of faith
However, some of us consider that this is too little. If the vehicle in front stops dead, perhaps as a result of hitting something solid, a two second gap may...

Gumball thing 5550
In the first 10 minutes you saw a quick preview of what to expect. Martyn Hadlands Cosworth Escort (Rylands) and a Ferrari. Both crashes happened the...

Gumball thing 5551
I shouldn't have to spoon feed you. Yes, the pattern is that I get peeed off with people...

Xenon Headlights
You can get ordinary plug in Halogen bulbs using Xenon as the inert gas (normal Halogen type bulbs use different gas). Or you can get full Xenon HIDs. Also you can...

Wife asked me this.... 5553
Brimstone I know, there were just rather a lot of them on the Wirral and their atbreastude to other road users made the stereo...

Taking the pee or what!!! 5554
Nel drivers I've seen people stop in lots of stupid places to answer mobile phones. At roundabouts (they park as far left in the lane as possible and stick their...

Taking the pee or what!!! 5555
Some very perculiar drivers out Saturday night. I went for a drive to see if my newly fitted brakes worked or not as I figured there'd not...

Here's another one
Must be something in the air today! My brother asked if I fancied a dodge up to where Radio 1's big Weekend is taking place as it's only about...

Police at RTA 5557
Skink" wrote in message The 1988 Highways Act section 165 says about 'Power of constables to obtain names and addresses of drivers...

Police at RTA 5558
No professional experience, but what others say makes sense. Also try serving and ex. police officers on there. When I had an accident some way from home I was taken...

Police at RTA 5559
The other posters have said that the officer made a mistake which is indeed probably right. But do you want to join in on this yobbish culture that we live in...

Police at RTA 5560
Hello, I think your wife has misunderstood, which is easy after being shaken up by an accident. If the police man wanted details...

RE: Wife asked me this.... 5561
Why would you want to keep your insurance documents in your car? Why not put all the documents in your car and leave it unlocked. If you have an accident...

RE: Dyslexic Number Plates 5562
If you was to be stopped by a police officer and your plates were checked then you could find yourself in prison for having the wrong plates on your car, especially...

RE: Advice Wated
Steve Some dozy twonk opened their car door and the wind blew it hard against my back wheel arch. I wouldnt of minded so much if I...

Restricted To 65mph
I think that restrictions are not needed. I do however think that better education on the use of motorways would be better. There are far too...

Sorry... Roadcraft system question again. 5565
i almost always slow down with my brakes and my gears. Obviously an emergency stop would just be the brakes and clutch, but lowing...

80mph limit on Mways backed by AA
80mph limit on M-ways backed by AA Mark Townsend, transport correspondent Sunday May 8, 2005 Britain's 70mph motorway limit...

80mph limit on Mways backed by AA 5567
PeterE 'flat-out' Bert If very few cars could exceed 70mph then what was the point of the limit? Some could have exceeded it, but they could've...

Gear changes summing up
Hi, It has been an interesting thread, with varying points of view expressed and many good points raised. From what I could manage to gather, the more...

Gear changes summing up! 5569
Mike G formulated the question : Because there is no logical explanation and no hard and fast rule. As Mr Bitsy seems unable to provide an argument, then I will...

Gear changes summing up! 5570
Isn't it obvious? Why make the following driver have to 'realise' you are slowing down, rather than give them a clear signal that...

Gear changes summing up! 5571
Well that's just typical isn't it. You don't read it, draw totally wrong conclusions and then start complaining. No maybe not, sorry, it was perhaps a little...

Gear changes summing up! 5572
None of which changes the misrepresentations that you made in your original post. You clearly haven't listened to anything that has been said to you because you still claim that the roadcraft...

Gear changes summing up! uU|G*dfHK8Zr48
Using the gearbox causes wear right? Every gearchange causes wear right? It doesn't matter how small that...

Gear changes summing up! 5574
is you you As an excuse to not to use the g-box to slow down. Disproved. AFAIR no one...

RE: 80mph limit on Mways backed by AA 5575
Quote: If very few cars could exceed 70mph then what was the point of the limit? Some could have exceeded it, but they could've...

What ever happened to Overdrives
Perhaps the more modern solutions is the one that is in my new car, a six speed manual gearbox. We are seeing this on...

Driving Instructors 5577
Hi all I have been driving for too many years and too many miles, I am now fed up...

Driving Instructors 5578
N has brought this to us : Rather kidnapping your thread here, however... The problem I have seen with driving schools, is that the hour or...

Driving Instructors uU|G*dfHK8Zr48
Actually, learner have a driving licence too and their practice time is restricted to (paid) lessons either. Anyway, there is another thing to consider in this... There is...

Driving Instructors 5580
Oh dear, you did miss the point after all. And there was me thinking that you actually understood it. It's not about being bored, it's about how much new information can be...

More speed reductions
Now I'm annoyed! They've decided to reduce more speed limits, and I really can't understand why. This road went...

Collecting an untaxed car at the weekend 5582
Probably something that crops up a lot but I've just read pages and pages of the DVLA site and also Google archives from here and not really...

Pleased I bought the Focus
My old Saab 900 had automatic heated seats, but as is common the heater thermoswitches failed, and I never got it fixed becuase it meant stripping off...

RE: Should over 70's have to retake their driving test
Hhhmmm. buttesing someone and testing someone is the same thing. buttessment is just a posh word...



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