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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Coasting |
| samcro |
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 17:16
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| Isn't going squarely over a speed bump better than at an angle? Going over at an angle puts a fairly harsh torsional stress through the car body, unequally loads the suspension, tends to kick steering out of line and results in greater travel of the suspension. It's either a very low car or a very h... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Where to put 2 new tires? |
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 15:31
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| UK cycles tend to have the front brake lever on the right. Other countries (Americas for example) seem to have them the opposite way around which can cause confusion! Motorbikes seem to always have the front brake lever on the right, as the left lever is the clutch. There still seems to be a bit of ... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Where to put 2 new tires? |
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Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 14:20
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Front or back?
A lot of advice says put them at the back as understeer is easier to control than oversteer. However, front wheels do the majority of the work when braking so newer tires on the front should give better stopping power.
Thoughts? |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Speedos |
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Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:37
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Another thing i'd like to discuss...
When do you check your speedo? And why?
Obviously you'll be checking it to know your speed, but what I want to look at is why you've considered it necessary to know your speed in numerical terms. |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Wing mirrors |
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:27
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| The Rush.. Interesting graphic. I tend to agree that it's quite difficult for things to get into the red areas without you realising, provided you're attentive. Interestingly, I note that there appears to be little benefit from adjusting my side mirrors out much more than how I currently have them s... |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Wing mirrors |
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 14:47
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| My car has an aspheric mirror too (not lens, just to be pedantic :wink: ), but only on the driver's side. I find this very usefully extends the horizontal FoV to the extent that my "4 o'clock" blind spot is almost too small for cars to 'hide' in: I can still see the tail of a car in my sid... |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Wing mirrors |
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:01
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| Malcolmw. Interesting. I was having a check of what I can and can't see in my wing/door mirrors and also rear view mirror and even with the side mirrors adjusted outwards so that I can't see any of my car's side there is still an overlap in coverage. In my rearview mirror I can see all of the back w... |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Coasting |
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 09:28
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| I think what Toltec describes is typically all the coasting that I'd do; deliberately slow down changes or pauses in gearwork when it's not immediately obvious which gear will be the best for an approaching part. |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Wing mirrors |
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 09:03
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| I recently saw some interesting advice on how wing mirrors should correctly be adjusted, which was a bit different to how I was traditionally guided to adjust them. The advice was to adjust them so that the vertical field of view is equal about the horizon and then adjust them outwards until you jus... |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Coasting |
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Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 16:58
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| Brakes are there for stopping the car and are usually what I first resort to if speed needs to be reduced, though there are times when engine braking can be a better method of reducing speed. If some quick acceleration is called for then very often a downshift is also needed. If the car is in neutra... |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Coasting |
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Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 16:19
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| Care to elaborate on the control issue? What could the car do that wouldn't be what you want it to do? |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Coasting |
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Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 15:24
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| When I was doing my driving lessons (about 8yrs ago) I remember well that my instructor frowned upon coasting (in neutral or just with the clutch down) as he said I didn’t have proper control of the car. More recenlty, whilst taking some motorbike lessons, the same theme came up: coasting means you ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: The safest speed |
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 14:29
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| This particular stretch of road lent itself well to this. It was on a long sweeping righthand bend so I was able to see about 20-30 cars ahead and could see the fluctuations in speed propagate through the traffic. I agree, though, that it isn't always possible to damp out the 'wave' like this due to... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: The safest speed |
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 13:50
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| I saw a very good example of the wave effect on roadworks south of Aberdeen recently. The temporary limit was 50mph but the average speed was more like 30-35mph fluctuating between about 10 and 40mph. The caussing factors seemed to be drivers not keeping a suitable distance in the first place and he... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Lane 3 hoggers |
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Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 10:34
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| What techniques do you use to get around a lane 2/3 hogger? I've found that approaching in the lane to their left (L1 or L2) until about 2 sec behind them, then indicating right and pulling in behind them seems to work often. They wake up and realise they're sitting in lane 3 for no reason. However,... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Pulling out from behind lorries |
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Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 10:17
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| I think it's generally half-alert drivers who have been following the lorry for a while in autopilot mode who tend to do this. They see you coming and suddenly realise that they could make better progress if they pass the lorry. This then leads to a semi-spontaneous decision to pull out, in front of... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Pulling out from behind lorries |
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Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 12:33
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| Has anyone noticed this before... On 4 lane roads (2 in either direction) and travelling at good speed in the RH lane you approach a lorry in the LH lane with a car following it. The car stays behind the lorry as you the distance between you and them closes. As you approach the car following the lor... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Courtesy signals at night |
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 14:21
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| Whilst I appreciate that good driving includes being courteous to other drivers, especially if they have assisted you in some way, there are times when it is not possible or safe to thank someone for their efforts whilst driving. I normally give a left hand wave, but at night this probably won't be ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Views of an acccident |
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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 13:54
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| I agree totally about slowing down to let the lorry in, assuming it can be seen in time. Like others have said, I would also consider such a maneuvre as more advanced/defencive driving as it would be going beyond the legal requirements. That time for the gearchange includes the time to realise that ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Views of an acccident |
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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 13:17
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| An imminent collision might only become apparent seconds before impact, especially if road conditions are busy and traffic isn't leaving a 2 second gap. The car was said to be a Fiesta, of which there are numerous lower power versions available. Assuming the car was fairly low powered there could we... |
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