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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Dangerous drivers |
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Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2007 16:53
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| Yes, come on Zak. Do you drive? Yes,been driving for 40 years,the device in this discussion is not my idea as many of you seem to suggest. I would not want it fitted to my car. The idea behind this is to prevent "one hand driving" providing a warning to keep both hands on the wheel,this w... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Dangerous drivers |
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 15:44
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| [quote willcove] You seem to see a car as, primarily, a lethal weapon and your fear and lack of self-reliance should preclude you from ever entering one as anything other than a passenger...[/quote] Well a car is often used as a weapon.There is nothing like a car to advertise to the world your chara... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Dangerous drivers |
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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 14:05
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| Leaving off-road vehicles aside for a moment - I think it's fair to say that most vehicles would react undesireably if power was cut mid-bend - especially in the wet. The thumbs in steering wheels discussion is interesting but it is not directly relevant to this thread........ perhaps another shoul... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Dangerous drivers |
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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 14:04
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| Leaving off-road vehicles aside for a moment - I think it's fair to say that most vehicles would react undesireably if power was cut mid-bend - especially in the wet. The thumbs in steering wheels discussion is interesting but it is not directly relevant to this thread........ perhaps another shoul... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Dangerous drivers |
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 09:08
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| Such a device has been on trial and has been approved for fitting to new vehicles by the Swedish gov.The device is best descibed as an" operater presence control",it has a fail safe function. I remember back in the 50s when I was helping with some deliveries,being pulled over by the Police... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Dangerous drivers |
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 20:01
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| One could take your hand off for signalling or gearchanging of course but after a delay there would be no power to the wheels. So, I take one hand off the wheel to use the shifter/overdrive to control my descent of a steep hill. I reach the steepest bit when the system disengages drive from my road... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Dangerous drivers |
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 12:15
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| I saw an idea that every car fitted with a black box to ensure that drivers would not be able to drive "hands off" or with one hand. What would happen,is that the ignition or fuel supply would be cut thereby alerting the driver that two hands must be on the steering wheel. One could take y... |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Should fire extinguishing systems be fitted to new cars? |
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:50
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| Is halon really dangerous to use under a car bonnet? I thought it was only when in confined areas? Hmm 42 volts? Not 48? Why not 50 to make it a roundish number for once?! I think I'd prefer a higher voltage like that in my car. Especially if it was some kind of standard low voltage with that ISO s... |
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