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From: Conor on 25 Nov 2009 17:28 In article <mn.cce67d9b0bf69dff.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk>, Harry Bloomfield says... > > Conor wrote : > > 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. > > I saw one last year. I saw may more cars abandoned by the road side. I hardly see any cars compared to 10 years ago. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Conor on 25 Nov 2009 17:29 In article <mn.cceb7d9bc701243b.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk>, Harry Bloomfield says... > > Conor has brought this to us : > > What does it also say (and actually this is in the HC) about trusting > > the signals of others? > > In what way is putting your headlights on main beam when you have a > convoy of cars behind you anxious to overtake, a signal? Well you and Clive are the ones who said it is an indication that the road ahead is clear. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Conor on 25 Nov 2009 17:30 In article <mn.cd217d9bc3b6bb3b.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk>, Harry Bloomfield says... > > Silk formulated the question : > > A light source that can't be relied upon to be there throughout the maneuver. > > Are you getting this now? > > I got it from the start - of course the light source cannot be relied > upon - I would expect the driver I was overtaking to dip long before my > maneuver was completed. At that point I would be ready to switch to my > own main beam. > > The point is to be able to see ahead of the vehicle ahead of you, to > enable you to make an initial judgement of the road ahead - once that > is done and the maneuver started, you do not need their lights any > more. > So you can see through solid metal? > Think of it like this.... > > You are driving at a good speed down a dark unlit road, no other > vehicles around you. Your own lights all fail, it is completely dark, > you cannot see the road. What do you do? > Stop. > You bring your vehicle to a stop relying entirely on your mind's eye > picture of the road ahead. Indeed. What has that got to do with headlamps of the lorry ahead? -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Conor on 25 Nov 2009 17:30 In article <mn.ccef7d9bccc0212e.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk>, Harry Bloomfield says... > > It happens that Conor formulated : > > 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. > > The status forms no part of the equation. So in that case then, the fact they don't use them is completely irrelevent. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Conor on 25 Nov 2009 17:30
In article <mn.ccf07d9b1c78501d.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk>, Harry Bloomfield says... > > Conor brought next idea : > > No, I just think a bit more than you and recognise where it can go > > wrong. > > Go on then, where can it go wrong? I've already told you and given examples. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally. |