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gdaybruce said:
I once attended a one day course with the late, great Pentti Airikkala on left foot braking. Pentti was mostly concerned with balancing the car and practising with him on a disused airfiled was great fun. However, he also emphasised the additional margin of safety if you are covering the brake pedal with your left foot when approaching a hazard. In fact not long after this I was doing exactly that when approaching a blind corner and found a Panda car (of all things!) coming towards me on the wrong side of the road, overtaking a bicycle. My speed was probably about 20mph but with my left foot covering the brake pedal, my stop felt instantaneous. The fact that the engine stalled (I was in a manual) was irrelevant in the circumstances.
These days I like to use left foot braking every now and then to make sure I still can and I will still cover the brake pedal with my left foot if approaching a limited visibility hazard. One more tool in the box!
I distinctly remember reading an article about that Pentti Airikkala course. I think it was in Car magazine around 1988 or 1989. These days I like to use left foot braking every now and then to make sure I still can and I will still cover the brake pedal with my left foot if approaching a limited visibility hazard. One more tool in the box!
One line stuck with me. The journalist asked Pentti about the difficulties of changing gear whilst left foot braking. The reply was “It is better to be here” (pointing to the road) “than here, but in the right gear” (pointing to the ditch).
5 Tips for the Best Seating Position:
https://youtu.be/VK2bEC1eqBc
I've invested in a new PC which allows for 4K editing for the first time. I've attempted to upload this one in 4K (but it might be an hour or so before the full quality is available on YT), so let me know if you think there's been an improvement in image quality.
https://youtu.be/VK2bEC1eqBc
I've invested in a new PC which allows for 4K editing for the first time. I've attempted to upload this one in 4K (but it might be an hour or so before the full quality is available on YT), so let me know if you think there's been an improvement in image quality.
How to Drive With Finesse:
https://youtu.be/lcJvyDK7uDg
And Motorcycle Overtaking:
https://youtu.be/S7bQXHy3CoI
https://youtu.be/lcJvyDK7uDg
And Motorcycle Overtaking:
https://youtu.be/S7bQXHy3CoI
dvenman said:
@Reg - in the Motorcycle Overtaking video at 10:10 you had a nearside view, sort of went for the overtake then decided against. Why? Purely out of interest, and the best overtakes are the ones rejected...
It’s not easy to see in the video - I think I cut away a little early - but an oncoming car came into view over the crest of the hill. I could have completed the overtake, but it would have been a little “agricultural”.vonhosen said:
keo said:
Your book arrived this morning Reg, looking forward to reading it. I have watched a few of your videos and enjoyed them. I’d like to get into advanced driving but wouldn’t know where to start.
You've already started with the videos & your purchase.An open mind & a desire to learn are the first & most important attributes if you want to improve. After that, it depends entirely on what you want to achieve. Some people enjoy the challenge of taking & passing an advanced driving test, whilst others like the quiet satisfaction that comes with improving their standards.
Anyway, back on topic, despite the slighly click-baity title (sorry), here’s a video about driving in the wet:
https://youtu.be/mBuaqrkKTsE
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