Lack of arm signals
in [UK Drivers]
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From: Mike P on 19 Nov 2009 07:55 On 19 Nov, 12:23, Kiteflyer <ann_marie050...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > On Nov 19, 9:43 am, Bod <bodro...(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > > > I can't remember the last time I saw a driver use > > an arm signal. > > I use them occasionally. > > Is it a forgotten art or do drivers not bother > > anymore? > > > Bod > > Do they even teach that for todays learners? They don't teach it as such, but one *might* get a question on hand signals in the theory test. Mike P
From: Conor on 19 Nov 2009 10:24 In article <7mkia2F3ib56eU1(a)mid.individual.net>, Bod says... > > I can't remember the last time I saw a driver use > an arm signal. > I use them occasionally. > Is it a forgotten art or do drivers not bother > anymore? > > Bod I know how to use them, I'm just not sure anyone would have a clue what I was doing. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Bod on 19 Nov 2009 10:26 Conor wrote: > In article <7mkia2F3ib56eU1(a)mid.individual.net>, Bod says... >> I can't remember the last time I saw a driver use >> an arm signal. >> I use them occasionally. >> Is it a forgotten art or do drivers not bother >> anymore? >> >> Bod > > I know how to use them, I'm just not sure anyone would have a clue what > I was doing. > Yeh, some might think you're having a strange kind of a fit. Bod
From: Conor on 19 Nov 2009 10:27 In article <c3f553f7-181f-4371-944e-4742c2a79e91 @m38g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>, Mike P says... > > The yearly fee is still > cheaper than a tow home, and if I do it 4 more times, then I really > will have got super value. > Being a tight Yorkshireman, I use Tesco Clubcard points to pay for RAC cover. �33 of Clubcard points buys me Roadside Assistance, nationwide recovery to a fixed address and onward travel for both myself and SWMBO. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Conor on 19 Nov 2009 10:28
In article <N6edncdKcodat5jWnZ2dnUVZ7t-dnZ2d(a)bt.com>, Tony Dragon says... > Even if you do keep spares, you will have to find a convenient place to > stop & change them, & on some modern cars it is no easy. Don't modern cars have the ability to pull over into a layby, safe parking place or petrol station forcourt? :p -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally. |