My drive this morning, nearly went pear shaped
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From: Raymond Keattch on 16 Apr 2010 22:06 On 17/04/2010 00:27, Harry Bloomfield wrote: > MrBitsy submitted this idea : >> One would hope anticipation would stop someone passing a car at a low >> speed approaching several possible routes. >>> > > The 'slow driver' was obviously putting his own safety at risk by his > speed. Why compound the error and put your own safety at risk by > driving at a similarly slow speed? I wouldn't - I would be way out of there before approaching the slow car. > > The risk of passing them at a sensible speed and with extra care has > to be balanced against alternative - the risks inherent in slowing > down their speed. By default, under the circumstances mention I would > be inclined to the first option to get me out of the way quickly. > I totally agree. As it was, poor anticipation put the OP into a dangerous place because the clues were missed. Unfortunately, it appears the OP has learnt nothing at all from the experience. -- MrBitsy
From: Harry Bloomfield on 17 Apr 2010 03:56 MrBitsy explained : > If we were talking a maneuver into a minor road I may agree. However, at a > roundabout I would agree less. At a roundabout with a slow moving car I would > agree even less and at a roundabout with a slow moving vehicle and little > safe space to move into, I would agree far less :-) I agree completely about signals on roundabouts, but this was not a roundabout. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: MrBitsy on 17 Apr 2010 06:37 On 17/04/2010 08:56, Harry Bloomfield wrote: > MrBitsy explained : >> If we were talking a maneuver into a minor road I may agree. >> However, at a roundabout I would agree less. At a roundabout with a >> slow moving car I would agree even less and at a roundabout with a >> slow moving vehicle and little safe space to move into, I would agree >> far less :-) > > I agree completely about signals on roundabouts, but this was not a > roundabout. > No, but my point was the chance of someone going right when indicating left. In Mikes case he had a vehicle ahead with several route choices, driving slowly (signifying possible confusion with route) and with lane two full of lorries apart from a gap. With that many clues, it would not be advisable to pass the vehaicle at the point it would have to go right, if they changed their mind on the route to take. What I can't get my head around, are the responses that basically say my point of view is rubbish, when the car WENT RIGHT!!! -- MrBitsy
From: ChelseaTractorMan on 17 Apr 2010 07:22 On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:28:55 +0100, Raymond Keattch <ray.keattch(a)infinity.com> wrote: >The incident you described was not indicators only. There were several >clues and limited safe space that suggested passing the hatch was not >advisable. limited safe space? Nope. The clues were indicators. The rest you made up. -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
From: ChelseaTractorMan on 17 Apr 2010 07:24
On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:31:00 +0100, Raymond Keattch <ray.keattch(a)infinity.com> wrote: >I have, please explain. I already did, if you cannot understand that the existence of an incident does not prove your analysis of it to be correct, then it proves I'm right to not continue trying to explain anything to you. -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine. |