Wearing incorrect clothes when driving
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Daily Express article including typos such as break for brake
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/1599966/...
Baggy Jeans and long dresses are out
Anyone driving a landrover in wellies could be done for too.
Shoes should have soles thicker than 10mm or less than?
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/1599966/...
Baggy Jeans and long dresses are out
Anyone driving a landrover in wellies could be done for too.
Shoes should have soles thicker than 10mm or less than?
Whoever wrote the article clearly didn’t read the preamble around the wording of the code.
highway code said:
Many of the rules in the Code are legal requirements, and if you disobey these rules you are committing a criminal offence. You may be fined, given penalty points on your licence or be disqualified from driving. In the most serious cases you may be sent to prison. Such rules are identified by the use of the words ‘MUST/MUST NOT’. In addition, the rule includes an abbreviated reference to the legislation which creates the offence. See an explanation of the abbreviations.
Although failure to comply with the other rules of the Code will not, in itself, cause a person to be prosecuted, The Highway Code may be used in evidence in any court proceedings under the Traffic Acts (see The road user and the law) to establish liability. This includes rules which use advisory wording such as ‘should/should not’ or ‘do/do not’.
They should follow their own advice and familiarise themselves with Rule 97. The clothing point is a “should” not a “must”…Although failure to comply with the other rules of the Code will not, in itself, cause a person to be prosecuted, The Highway Code may be used in evidence in any court proceedings under the Traffic Acts (see The road user and the law) to establish liability. This includes rules which use advisory wording such as ‘should/should not’ or ‘do/do not’.
highway code said:
Rule 97
Before setting off. You MUST ensure that
you have a valid licence and insurance to drive the vehicle you intend to use (see Annex 3)
your vehicle is legal and roadworthy (see Annexes 3 and 6 for important vehicle maintenance and safety checks).
You SHOULD ensure that
you have planned your route and allowed sufficient time for breaks and possible delays
you have sufficient fuel or charge for your journey, especially if it includes motorway driving
you know where all the controls are and how to use them
clothing and footwear do not prevent you using the controls in the correct manner
your mirrors and seat are adjusted correctly to ensure comfort, full control and maximum vision
head restraints are properly adjusted to reduce the risk of neck and spine injuries in the event of a collision.
Before setting off. You MUST ensure that
you have a valid licence and insurance to drive the vehicle you intend to use (see Annex 3)
your vehicle is legal and roadworthy (see Annexes 3 and 6 for important vehicle maintenance and safety checks).
You SHOULD ensure that
you have planned your route and allowed sufficient time for breaks and possible delays
you have sufficient fuel or charge for your journey, especially if it includes motorway driving
you know where all the controls are and how to use them
clothing and footwear do not prevent you using the controls in the correct manner
your mirrors and seat are adjusted correctly to ensure comfort, full control and maximum vision
head restraints are properly adjusted to reduce the risk of neck and spine injuries in the event of a collision.
LuS1fer said:
I really can' t say that driving in shoes as opposed to barefoot offers any advantage at all. I can press the brake just as hard and my feet are less likely to slip off the pedals.
With modern brake-assist, even less so.
Now front seat passengers in short skirts, that's dangerous
After a dog poo incident my sock-soles drove home wasn't a pleasant experience; feet are just the wrong combination of squishy and slippy to interface with the pedal. Pedal weighting still seems based around ensuring that people in solid shoes don't put themselves through the windscreen.With modern brake-assist, even less so.
Now front seat passengers in short skirts, that's dangerous
Driving barefoot is silly and a bit risky. You only need a small sharp stone on your foot to not be able to have a good emergency stop.
Driving or racing shoes are thin enough to provide all the modulation you need. On the public road it doesn’t matter within reason what shoes you wear.
Any shoe that’s is tied properly to your foot is fine, excessively thick mountain boots might not be ideal.
Barefoot…it’s just stupid as is flip flops imo
Driving or racing shoes are thin enough to provide all the modulation you need. On the public road it doesn’t matter within reason what shoes you wear.
Any shoe that’s is tied properly to your foot is fine, excessively thick mountain boots might not be ideal.
Barefoot…it’s just stupid as is flip flops imo
"Shoes with a sole that’s less than 10mm thick are considered “unsafe” to drive in." - who says?
I can do an emergency stop just fine in bare feet in run of the mill cars. Sure, if I was out in an Atom I would be wearing shoes partly because my feet would be essentially outdoors, but also because you do need to press quite hard due to the unassisted brakes.
At least they didn't roll out the "driving without shoes on is ILLEGAL!!1!1!1!1" trope that often accompanies these articles.
I can do an emergency stop just fine in bare feet in run of the mill cars. Sure, if I was out in an Atom I would be wearing shoes partly because my feet would be essentially outdoors, but also because you do need to press quite hard due to the unassisted brakes.
At least they didn't roll out the "driving without shoes on is ILLEGAL!!1!1!1!1" trope that often accompanies these articles.
Baldchap said:
T6 vanman said:
They should start with drivers wearing headphones / earpods - meandering around with one sense completely unusable,
Then hoodie wearers with their hoods up
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t's the lot
Don't forget deaf people. Then hoodie wearers with their hoods up
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t's the lotPeople wearing headphones whilst driving are more than likely those who don't think that driving requires concentration in the first place. In all likelihood deaf people are paying more attention to their surroundings and taking more care to do proper observation.
CrgT16 said:
Driving barefoot is silly and a bit risky. You only need a small sharp stone on your foot to not be able to have a good emergency stop.
Driving or racing shoes are thin enough to provide all the modulation you need. On the public road it doesn’t matter within reason what shoes you wear.
Any shoe that’s is tied properly to your foot is fine, excessively thick mountain boots might not be ideal.
Barefoot…it’s just stupid as is flip flops imo
Why on earth would you have a small sharp stone on your foot? I drive barefoot, abroad, in dry climates Driving or racing shoes are thin enough to provide all the modulation you need. On the public road it doesn’t matter within reason what shoes you wear.
Any shoe that’s is tied properly to your foot is fine, excessively thick mountain boots might not be ideal.
Barefoot…it’s just stupid as is flip flops imo
for many many miles but seriously, the only time my foot has ever slipped off a brake, clutch or throttle has been in wet shoes or shoes with a smooth leather sole. There is more friction in your skin than on a shoe and you can actually grip the pedal with your toes.
As you say, walking boots, flip flops, loose-fitting shoes, shoes with heels, even those stupid big trainers, all potentially lethal. As for having special racing or driving shoes, you tend to look a bit of a tool when you alight from the car and what if you get a small sharp stone inside your shoe? Hmmmmm.
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