Squirrel wrote:
Phone timing stuff....
So you are saying that having the driver measuring the time, on an uncalibrated speedo is an accurate enough test? You will understand why no-one will agree with you on that one.
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What if the cars ahead had stopped for some reason while you were watching the speedo/stopwatch?
Ask that question (removing the stopwatch reference) in relation to speed cameras and you'll see the whole point of the SafeSpeed campaign.
Doh.
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I haven't ever tested the 0-30 time on my car. I was comparing the 0-60 time against the 40-70 time, which in real-world driving is comparing "burning off" some little chav at the lights against the mid-range acceleration that comes in so useful when, eg, overtaking a 44 ton truck on a single carriageway.
My point was that you said on another thread that it's quicker to get from 30-60 than 0-30, which is entirely untrue and the fact is if you beleive this rather than having made a typo you should not be doing such things like overtaking without having a quick refresh on driving.
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Which would you give the more respect, the guy that's hooning up the road taking corners fast, or the one that let you out of a bad visability junction?
Neither. The guy that manages to drive from one end of the Cockadilly road to the other (B4058 Horsley turning to B4066 Frocester Hill crossroads) faster than me in a lesser car. (Where 'lesser' means lower powered, skinny tyres, front wheel drive etc.)
If you can take a 1 litre Saxo with rubber bands for tyres down that road quicker than I can in my A4 then you may have earned a small amount of respect. But I don't see that happening any time soon.
No no no! Arrrghhhhh. Your driving attitude is becoming clearer, I was not on about anything to do with going faster than
you. My point totally missed
I ask again, if you think it's safe to do such a thing, please post the exact point (via google/msn maps).
Look squirrel, the whole point of posting in the near miss section is that you learn from your mistakes. You have however just ranted and actually taken nothing on board. And instead, once again started talking about how fast you can go.
Can I ask what you have taken from the members comments on the learner incident?