Do (some) drivers concentrate?
Sun, 7 Sep 2008 21:24:40 +0100
Coming back from Berkshire to Somerset on the A303 this morning. Came
through the 50 at Chicklade, back to 60 limit, and headed for the short,
steep, climb that leads to the A350 junction with a camera half way up; the
hill is three lanes - two up one down. In front of me 4 cars, then a car
towing a carava ...
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Red light question
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:21:54 +0100
Hi
I was coming up to some traffic lights today, driving bang on the speed
limit (40mph). They went amber when I was in the "zone of uncertainty".
Just going through would have been the most sensible thing to do.
However, given the following facts
1) I know there's a red light scamera there.
2) I already hav ...
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Trailer Coupling Mirror
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:55:22 +0100
Is it possible to buy a mirror that can be temporarily stuck on to the
rear window of my Ford Focus so that I can see the ball hitch linking
up with the caravan hitch from the driving seat.
I know you can get them that are permanently fitted to the trailer but
I want one which I can stick to the outside of the r ...
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Re: All because of speeding
7 Sep 2008 13:13:53 GMT
Hugo Nebula <abuse@localhost> gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:
>> ....not forgetting that even insurers regard a couple of speeding
>> tickets on a licence as not worth charging a penny extra for...
> Bollocks. Get an online quote without any convictions, then put in the
> exact same deta ...
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Re: All because of speeding
7 Sep 2008 12:31:24 GMT
"Rob" <rsvptorob-newsREMOVE@yahoo.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying:
> || And that's speeding.
> No, it's going too fast for the prevailing conditions. If there actually
> was a causal link between speeding and accidents, we could reduce or
> even eliminate accidents simply by elimin ...
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Re: All because of speeding
7 Sep 2008 11:50:50 GMT
Ed Chilada <nospam@nospam.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:
>>I'm not doing any ranting.
> Well no, of course not.
<shrug> Believe what you will.
>>> Yeah, must be. So why don't you tell me what it is you're on about?
>>> Why don't you grow a pair and actually express your opinio ...
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Push and jump starting
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:53:25 +0100
Apparently you cannot push start an automatic, as the torque only transfers one way (although quite why engine braking works when I select a lower gear.....)
Anyway the Honda manual I was reading was for the manual model also. And it said no push starting. Perhaps the design of the electronics is such that the en ...
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Pushing the release button while APPLYING the handbrake?
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:27:21 +0100
Two people have told me they push the button when APPLYING the handbrake. I've never done this.
A quick web search tells me that not pushing it can wear the cogs. I've never known the cogs to wear, only the cable, and using the button would make no difference to the cable.
Opinions?
-- http://www.petersparr ...
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Re: All because of speeding
6 Sep 2008 18:02:14 GMT
Ed Chilada <nospam@nospam.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:
> Ah yes. I remember you now. You're the one that makes all the
> implications, then never explains them and then expects other people to
> guess what the hell is going on in your head! That's your 'thing', yeah.
<shrug>
If ...
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Re: MLOC
Sat, 6 Sep 2008 13:18:10 +0100
On Sat, 6 Sep 2008, Conor wrote:
> ROFL.."There's a truck 2 miles ahead I'll catch in 5 minutes so there's
> no point changing lane" excuse of the MLOC wanker brigade.
An MLOC is only an MLOC if he's inconveniencing other road users, which
Ray wasn't. I know you're not used to thinking but you could try it ...
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