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From: Conor on 25 Nov 2009 06:37 In article <mn.c4fe7d9bbb4800dc.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk>, Harry Bloomfield says... > > Conor explained on 24/11/2009 : > > No, just someone with vastly more driving experience at night. > > ..and the vast majority of that experience in a situation where you > have nil chance of overtaking anything. So the 300 miles per week I did in my car, I never overtook anything? When I go out on a night now, I never overtake anything? Strange I can recall overtaking EVERYTHING on the way back from Bridlington to Driffield on Sunday night. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Conor on 25 Nov 2009 06:40 In article <mn.c5197d9b779f1936.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk>, Harry Bloomfield says... > > It happens that Oily formulated : > > Most car drivers who pull caravans only do so about 4 days a year, they > > never check the tyres and they use underpowered motors to pull them and > > they're usually the slowest and most obstructive and inconsiderate drivers > > there are. How can you say 'rubbish' > > Again I say rubbish... > > I see little sign of under powered tow cars and most of those who tow > do take good care of their tyres, lights and etc. probably much better > care than the usual motorists. > Why do a disproportionate amount of them end up on the side of the road with a wheel missing? I've seen plenty where not only the tyre but the brake drum as well is missing and its resting on whats left of the stub axle. Don't tell me they take them off to get a tyre changed. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Conor on 25 Nov 2009 06:40 In article <vpiog5ldtjio19hkn5oa98qph9anhfkiud(a)4ax.com>, Ace says... > > On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:23:43 +0000, Silk <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: > > >On 24/11/2009 19:58, Colin Irvine wrote: > >> On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:45:20 +0000, Silk squeezed out the following: > >> > >>> Of course, "good" driving is a different thing > >>> altogether, as we can include things that come under the general heading > >>> of technique, such as courtesy > >> > >> such as briefly putting your headlights on main beam to help a > >> following driver overtake you? > >> > > > >Where in the Highway Code does it say to do that? > > Try looking in Roadcraft. What does it also say (and actually this is in the HC) about trusting the signals of others? -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Conor on 25 Nov 2009 06:41 In article <mn.c5037d9bb16e1483.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk>, Harry Bloomfield says... > > Conor pretended : > >> I don't believe for one second that HGV driver have any special ability > >> to see beyond the end of their lights. > > > > You'd be wrong. It is actually possible on a clear moonlit night to > > drive up the A1 at 50+MPH with no lights on whatsover and still see > > perfectly well enough to keep in your own lane and avoid any obstacles. > > Agreed - I would even agree with star light being bright enough, if > your eyes are given enough time to adjust, but the problem is that they > are not. You are following some clown ahead on dipped beam. The dipped > beam lights up a small patch of road upto 50 yds and completely ruins > your night vision for what might be ahead of the patch of light. Light travels in a straight line. On a bendy road, what use is high beam to the person following the truck? -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Conor on 25 Nov 2009 06:53
In article <hehl7p$ub4$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Krusty says... > > Ray Keattch wrote: > > > Silk wrote: > > > On 24/11/2009 19:58, Colin Irvine wrote: > > > > On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:45:20 +0000, Silk squeezed out the > > > > following: > > > > > > > > > Of course, "good" driving is a different thing > > > > > altogether, as we can include things that come under the > > > > > general heading of technique, such as courtesy > > > > > > > > such as briefly putting your headlights on main beam to help a > > > > following driver overtake you? > > > > > > > > > > Where in the Highway Code does it say to do that? > > > > It doesn't need to say it - it is ruddy obvious that a following > > driver would benifit from your own high beam. > > Not to Connor it isn't. Makes no difference apparently, & he's the > expert[1]. > > [1] Or completely insane - take your pick. I'm not the one making a decision on whether its safe to overtake purely based on the status of the headlights of the vehicle in front. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally. |