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From: Miike G on 21 Mar 2010 15:02 "Mortimer" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:ho5923$qg9$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > "alan.holmes" <alan.holmes27(a)somewhere.net> wrote in message > news:dXopn.5027$Vh1.1444(a)newsfe15.ams2... >> >> "Dave Plowman" <dave(a)davesound.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:50fb696c81dave(a)davenoise.co.uk... >>> In article <ho3ii2$bau$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, >>> Mortimer <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >>>> "Vicko Zoomba" <vicko_zoomba(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >>>> news:2e043f98-ff5e-43d4-bb72-e56eca18cee1(a)z4g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... >>>> > It just shows how inconsiderate modern drivers are. Especially when >>>> > it >>>> > comes to waiting behind a car sitting in traffic lights with the >>>> > morons foot on the brake. The blinding light from a large LED light + >>>> > 2 brake lights is incredible but these retards dont think of the >>>> > person behind them. >>> >>>> It's often someone in an automatic car who does it in preference to >>>> putting the car into neutral and applying the handbrake. >>> >>> Are all cars autos, then? 99% have their brake lights on when stopped at >>> lights, etc. >> >> It's easy to tell whether the car is an auto, it has it's brake lights on >> all the time, becaause the idiot drivers rest their foot on the brake >> pedal, just enough to operate the brake light switch! >> >> If they had any sense they would put their foot on the floor. > > If they had any sense they'd keep they left foot permanently on the floor > and only use their right foot - both for the accelerator and the brake. > But manufacturers make double-width brake pedals and some even say "you > can use either foot on the brake" - I remember this being said in some car > brochures. And why shouldn't drivers use their left foot for braking in an automatic? I find it quite convenient especially when manouvering.. Mike.
From: Mr Benn on 22 Mar 2010 06:10 "Miike G" <miktoolman(a)miktoolman.plus.net> wrote in message news:80n5paF59jU1(a)mid.individual.net... > > "Mr. Benn" <nospam(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message > news:ho58dc$mle$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> >> "Vicko Zoomba" <vicko_zoomba(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:c30d909e-f2ef-489f-bb95-f46c8831a903(a)l25g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... >> On 21 Mar, 09:51, Bod <bodro...(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: >>> On 21/03/2010 09:48, Dave Plowman wrote: >>> >>> > In article<ho3ii2$ba...(a)news.eternal-september.org>, >>> > Mortimer<m...(a)privacy.net> wrote: >>> >> "Vicko Zoomba"<vicko_zoo...(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >>> >>news:2e043f98-ff5e-43d4-bb72-e56eca18cee1(a)z4g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... >>> >>> It just shows how inconsiderate modern drivers are. Especially when >>> >>> it >>> >>> comes to waiting behind a car sitting in traffic lights with the >>> >>> morons foot on the brake. The blinding light from a large LED light >>> >>> + >>> >>> 2 brake lights is incredible but these retards dont think of the >>> >>> person behind them. >>> >>> >> It's often someone in an automatic car who does it in preference to >>> >> putting the car into neutral and applying the handbrake. >>> >>> > Are all cars autos, then? 99% have their brake lights on when stopped >>> > at >>> > lights, etc. >>> >>> > >>> >>> The lights don't bother me. Maybe some people have more sensitive eyes? >>> >>> Bod >> >> Well if I've got a slight headache and are sitting behind some idiot >> with all the brake lights on for a sustained period, I find that it >> exacerbates my headache. >> ============= >> >> That's impossible because the brakelights don't bother Bod and Dave P! > > They don't bother me either. > I can;t help thinking that most of those here that do complain, are more > bothered by a driver doing something they don't approve of or consider > unnecessary, rather than suffering any actual physical discomfort. You can think what you like. I find it extremely uncomfortable sitting behind a car with high-intensity stop lights shining in my face.
From: Mortimer on 22 Mar 2010 07:31 "Mr Benn" <nospam(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:ho7fnc$73e$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > "Miike G" <miktoolman(a)miktoolman.plus.net> wrote in message > news:80n5paF59jU1(a)mid.individual.net... >> They don't bother me either. >> I can;t help thinking that most of those here that do complain, are more >> bothered by a driver doing something they don't approve of or consider >> unnecessary, rather than suffering any actual physical discomfort. > > You can think what you like. I find it extremely uncomfortable sitting > behind a car with high-intensity stop lights shining in my face. Agreed. I disapprove of people using anythng other than their handbrake when they are stationary, maybe because it was drummed into me by my driving instructor and later by the IAM that this is a no-no. But it is the intense bright red light (whether brake light or fog light) in my face which I actually find objectionable and which causes me great discomfort, making it difficult to drive safely. Bright headlights on oncoming traffic are less of a problem because they only last a few seconds until the car has gone past.
From: alan.holmes on 22 Mar 2010 12:00 "Miike G" <miktoolman(a)miktoolman.plus.net> wrote in message news:80n8qaFnplU1(a)mid.individual.net... > > "Mortimer" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message > news:ho5923$qg9$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> "alan.holmes" <alan.holmes27(a)somewhere.net> wrote in message >> news:dXopn.5027$Vh1.1444(a)newsfe15.ams2... >>> >>> "Dave Plowman" <dave(a)davesound.co.uk> wrote in message >>> news:50fb696c81dave(a)davenoise.co.uk... >>>> In article <ho3ii2$bau$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, >>>> Mortimer <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >>>>> "Vicko Zoomba" <vicko_zoomba(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >>>>> news:2e043f98-ff5e-43d4-bb72-e56eca18cee1(a)z4g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... >>>>> > It just shows how inconsiderate modern drivers are. Especially when >>>>> > it >>>>> > comes to waiting behind a car sitting in traffic lights with the >>>>> > morons foot on the brake. The blinding light from a large LED light >>>>> > + >>>>> > 2 brake lights is incredible but these retards dont think of the >>>>> > person behind them. >>>> >>>>> It's often someone in an automatic car who does it in preference to >>>>> putting the car into neutral and applying the handbrake. >>>> >>>> Are all cars autos, then? 99% have their brake lights on when stopped >>>> at >>>> lights, etc. >>> >>> It's easy to tell whether the car is an auto, it has it's brake lights >>> on all the time, becaause the idiot drivers rest their foot on the brake >>> pedal, just enough to operate the brake light switch! >>> >>> If they had any sense they would put their foot on the floor. >> >> If they had any sense they'd keep they left foot permanently on the floor >> and only use their right foot - both for the accelerator and the brake. >> But manufacturers make double-width brake pedals and some even say "you >> can use either foot on the brake" - I remember this being said in some >> car brochures. > > And why shouldn't drivers use their left foot for braking in an automatic? > I find it quite convenient especially when manouvering.. If you drove a proper car, you would find it very easy to use your right foot to operate the brakes! Alan > Mike. >
From: Miike G on 22 Mar 2010 14:29
"alan.holmes" <alan.holmes27(a)somewhere.net> wrote in message news:IuMpn.536786$DL1.193699(a)newsfe25.ams2. ... >>> If they had any sense they'd keep they left foot permanently on the >>> floor and only use their right foot - both for the accelerator and the >>> brake. But manufacturers make double-width brake pedals and some even >>> say "you can use either foot on the brake" - I remember this being said >>> in some car brochures. >> >> And why shouldn't drivers use their left foot for braking in an >> automatic? >> I find it quite convenient especially when manouvering.. > > If you drove a proper car, you would find it very easy to use your right > foot to operate the brakes! Sounds like a wind up if you believe automatics are not 'proper cars' But how does your reply answer my question? I do find it very easy to use my right foot to operate the brakes, but find in an automatic it's often more convenient to use my right foot to operate the accelerator, whilst the left does the braking. Why move ones foot from the accelerator to brake, then back again, when you can use your idle left foot instead? I choose to drive an automatic, but that doesn't mean I can't legally drive a manual. I frequently drive my wifes 'proper car?', a manual Corolla, and I also have a manual Berlingo van. Mike. |