What driving moments are you proud of today?
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Here's an idea for a thread. It may work, or it may fall to the wayside.
I'm assuming most in this forum will be daily drivers, and just about every moment we're on the road, we're always doing little things that we're either happy with or a bit disappointed with. Just little things, like "Dammit, I should really have had my handbreak on there", or "Glad I remembered to point my wheels in that direction whilst stopped". The kind of thoughts you have constantly when driving.
Anyhoo - the idea of this thread is that everyone posts something they did on that day. Big, small, positive or negative, it's all good. We can all get feedback and discussion on the small stuff, and hopefully all benefit. No doubt the thread will splinter and de-rail like crazy, but that's no big deal, so long as there's fresh "reports" coming in
I'll start, and so not to seem as a tw*t, feel like I should post one of the negative points about my driving today. Basically driving too fast for the conditions. Unlit 2 lane NSL "A" road, lashing with rain. I was doing 50-ish the whole way, happy that by driving 20 below the limit, I was adapting, but thinking back, 50 was too fast. Visibility was crap, and the risk of deep roadside puddles was high. Loads of cars were passing at 70 and above, which made it feel more "right" sitting in the inside lane at 50. I bet that if I were alone on the road, I'd have been doing less than 50. It was one of those nights with spray and wipers on full, that just aren't fun to drive in. In fairness it's normally a great road where 70 is absolutely safe, but 50 was too fast for tonights little jaunt.
Ok, lets hear your guys stories!
I'm assuming most in this forum will be daily drivers, and just about every moment we're on the road, we're always doing little things that we're either happy with or a bit disappointed with. Just little things, like "Dammit, I should really have had my handbreak on there", or "Glad I remembered to point my wheels in that direction whilst stopped". The kind of thoughts you have constantly when driving.
Anyhoo - the idea of this thread is that everyone posts something they did on that day. Big, small, positive or negative, it's all good. We can all get feedback and discussion on the small stuff, and hopefully all benefit. No doubt the thread will splinter and de-rail like crazy, but that's no big deal, so long as there's fresh "reports" coming in
I'll start, and so not to seem as a tw*t, feel like I should post one of the negative points about my driving today. Basically driving too fast for the conditions. Unlit 2 lane NSL "A" road, lashing with rain. I was doing 50-ish the whole way, happy that by driving 20 below the limit, I was adapting, but thinking back, 50 was too fast. Visibility was crap, and the risk of deep roadside puddles was high. Loads of cars were passing at 70 and above, which made it feel more "right" sitting in the inside lane at 50. I bet that if I were alone on the road, I'd have been doing less than 50. It was one of those nights with spray and wipers on full, that just aren't fun to drive in. In fairness it's normally a great road where 70 is absolutely safe, but 50 was too fast for tonights little jaunt.
Ok, lets hear your guys stories!
Two small things I did today...
I always do this when exiting my garage. It exits onto a pavement, and when driving out visibility is bad, as well as there usually being a load of pedestrians in their own wee worlds. I always give the engine a good rev just before I exit, to make myself heard by any pedestrians, and also makes me feel a bit like James Bond too
More seriously, I was in a long tunnel with a 30mph limit. Cruising along at 30, there's the usual suspects all tailgating each other at 30 a good few car lenghts ahead. When I saw the cascade of brakelights, I eased back to 25 for a bit, then back to 30, and exited the tunnel with a beautiful 2 second gap between myself and the car in front. Acceleration sense is something I've been trying to get smoother, and previously I reckon I'd have kept on at 30, closed on the cars ahead, then started braking once I got close enough to the car in front. To not have used the brakes at all, and exit the tunnel exactly where I would have, had I used the brakes, felt kinda good.
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