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Bit of a nonsense post really...
Last week I had two significantly close near misses. One in Leeds town centre in the evening where my caution and driving sense stopped me from a head on with a loon on my side of the road. Emergency stop required, but didn't feel too bad about it. The other was much closer on the motorway involving me at cruising speed, a loony lorry lunge and a car overtaking at significantly greater speeds (I suspect 100+). The car ended up using its brake assist thingy (flashy brake lights) and I had to aim off toward the hard shoulder to find enough space to brake.
I'm not really an advanced driver, but have a reasonably good thinking brain and lots of experience of car control from track activities. But incidents like this make you think and re-assess how you drive and how you can can do better.
As I said, not much to see here, other than being interested in driving well and learning from circumstances/mistakes is handy!
Bert
Last week I had two significantly close near misses. One in Leeds town centre in the evening where my caution and driving sense stopped me from a head on with a loon on my side of the road. Emergency stop required, but didn't feel too bad about it. The other was much closer on the motorway involving me at cruising speed, a loony lorry lunge and a car overtaking at significantly greater speeds (I suspect 100+). The car ended up using its brake assist thingy (flashy brake lights) and I had to aim off toward the hard shoulder to find enough space to brake.
I'm not really an advanced driver, but have a reasonably good thinking brain and lots of experience of car control from track activities. But incidents like this make you think and re-assess how you drive and how you can can do better.
As I said, not much to see here, other than being interested in driving well and learning from circumstances/mistakes is handy!
Bert
BertBert said:
Bit of a nonsense post really...
Last week I had two significantly close near misses. One in Leeds town centre in the evening where my caution and driving sense stopped me from a head on with a loon on my side of the road. Emergency stop required, but didn't feel too bad about it. The other was much closer on the motorway involving me at cruising speed, a loony lorry lunge and a car overtaking at significantly greater speeds (I suspect 100+). The car ended up using its brake assist thingy (flashy brake lights) and I had to aim off toward the hard shoulder to find enough space to brake.
I'm not really an advanced driver, but have a reasonably good thinking brain and lots of experience of car control from track activities. But incidents like this make you think and re-assess how you drive and how you can can do better.
As I said, not much to see here, other than being interested in driving well and learning from circumstances/mistakes is handy!
Bert
You may not think of yourself as an advanced driver, but I've been reading your posts for long enough to believe that you're a very good driver; and probably better than some of those who maybe think of themselves as being 'advanced.'Last week I had two significantly close near misses. One in Leeds town centre in the evening where my caution and driving sense stopped me from a head on with a loon on my side of the road. Emergency stop required, but didn't feel too bad about it. The other was much closer on the motorway involving me at cruising speed, a loony lorry lunge and a car overtaking at significantly greater speeds (I suspect 100+). The car ended up using its brake assist thingy (flashy brake lights) and I had to aim off toward the hard shoulder to find enough space to brake.
I'm not really an advanced driver, but have a reasonably good thinking brain and lots of experience of car control from track activities. But incidents like this make you think and re-assess how you drive and how you can can do better.
As I said, not much to see here, other than being interested in driving well and learning from circumstances/mistakes is handy!
Bert
I believe the best approach is to maintain a keen interest in driving and remain alert to anything that may increase our ability to avoid trouble.
Dave - driving for 59 years, and still trying to get it right!
The most important skills in road driving are the anticipation of others actions, reading the road conditions and avoiding potentially hazardous situations. Even other drivers that aren't idiots occasionally misread situations or fail to see hazards and not putting yourself in these scenarios can be a challenge.
Advanced driving with regards to car control is a completely different thing, though it can get you out of sticky situations.
Advanced driving with regards to car control is a completely different thing, though it can get you out of sticky situations.
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