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From: Mr. Benn on 10 May 2010 11:57 "Man at B&Q" <manatbandq(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:e3050c9b-67a7-449f-a3a9-2838f2314a95(a)r11g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... > On May 10, 2:34 pm, "Mr. Benn" <inva...(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >> "Man at B&Q" <manatba...(a)hotmail.com> wrote in >> messagenews:e418e573-04b8-4349-b436-82fad75624c6(a)n15g2000yqf.googlegroups.com... >> >> I had some woman driving in front of me at about 30mph perform >> >> (almost) >> >> an >> >> emergency stop to let someone else out of a side road, not realising >> >> that >> >> several cars behind her had to brake rather sharply. >> >> > If they were keeping a suitable distance, and being observant, there >> > would be no need for any sharp braking. >> >> She went from 30 to zero in a matter of seconds. > > The same could be true if a child had run out in front of her. > >> She was stationary, there >> was no way I could also become stationary without braking! > > You said "several cars behind her had to brake rather sharply". That > implies they were to close in the first place. Is that so?
From: Mike Barnes on 10 May 2010 10:50 Halmyre <no.spam(a)this.address>: >A variation on that is that the car in front is slowing down to turn >right, and actually stops to let somebody else turn right from the side >street. In NZ, that's the *law*. It seems to work quite well. -- Mike Barnes
From: Zimmy on 10 May 2010 12:22 "Man at B&Q" <manatbandq(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:d8c952c0-b00c-43b7-9327-f60298151c13(a)k29g2000yqh.googlegroups.com... > On May 10, 10:26 am, "Zimmy" <z...(a)y.x> wrote: >> "ChelseaTractorMan" <mr.c.trac...(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message >> >> news:ougfu5l0gudta55bcn67sdogui5np3geq3(a)4ax.com... >> >> > On Sun, 9 May 2010 10:33:21 -0700 (PDT), FrengaX >> > <hnkjqr...(a)sneakemail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Why inconvenience >> >>themselves and me when there's absolutely no need? >> >> > It produces a calm polite atmosphere on the roads, lets have more >> > "unnecessary" courtesy. >> >> No it doesn't. What gives any road user the right to override the highway >> code? The give-way lines are positioned there for a reason. > > Letting someone out is not overriding the highway code. If you think > it is, then you need to read it again, carefully this time. Where does it say main road users should give way to traffic coming from side roads even though they have the give way lines painted across them? Z
From: Harry Bloomfield on 10 May 2010 13:01 It happens that Mr. Benn formulated : > Is that so? Er, yes! You should always leave an adequate gap ahead of you. If none of the drivers do and the one at the front stop sharply, you get sharp braking throughout the line of vehicles. If just one leaves a sensible gap he and those behind him can brake much more gently. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: Ian Dalziel on 10 May 2010 14:01
On Mon, 10 May 2010 15:23:06 +0100, ChelseaTractorMan <mr.c.tractor(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >On Mon, 10 May 2010 14:34:22 +0100, "Mr. Benn" ><invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > >>She was stationary, there >>was no way I could also become stationary without braking! > >"oooooh yes there is!" :-) Engine braking? <ducks> -- Ian D |