What driving moments are you proud of today?
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chris_w666 said:
i had one last night coming back home on the A19 had a guy in a mercedes E class sat very close to me (even though it would have been safe to overtake). I had 2 large roundabouts and 1 small 1 to negotiate before the next large dual carriageway section opened up. He sat on my backend round the first one and up to the second, as i looked ahead i saw the road was clear took the smoothest possible line over the 2nd roundabout then gunned it (I drive a 1.6 tdci fiesta so gunned is a bit strong.) Eased off for the 2nd roundabout and selected 4th watched the merc lose the ground he had made up and i then proceeded round the roundabout and accelerated to a steady 70, the merc passed me eventually when i got to a 50 limit but i always get a sense of smugness when i prove the old saying that power is noting without control, and it goes without saying that a little bit of skill helps.
When going point-to-point, it's hugely important to choose your line according to following traffic - I use a minimum of six mirror checks while entering and exiting... if the car behind is tailgating, he might try to snick up the inside - or, if there's an option right, he might take it.Something to think about... looking after yourself and your car is more important than proving a point...
Some time ago, coming down the A1, a dual carriageway bit, doing 70mph in my Morris Minor following a Volvo 240 in the outside lane, overtaking a row of cars all doing 40. As we pass a right turn off the dual, Auntie Doris in her Micra, who is the reason the cars in the inside lane are all doing 40, suddenly and without indicating pulls into the outside lane to take the turning. Volvo 240 slams on and dives onto the central reservation, comes to a halt half on the grass and half on the tarmac. I brake to avoid the Volvo, am catching it up rapidly at about 50mph, I then slip left between two cars in the inside lane on to an acceleration lane which existed on the left at that point, I accelerate, undertake the head of the queue in the acceleration lane, and rejoin the carriageway with plenty of room to spare, without having caused any knock-on effects to anyone else, and without making any violent manouevres.
- Too great a speed differential passing queue in inside lane
- Too close to the car in front
- Didn't anticipate possibility of numpty pulling out to make RH turn
- Did have a sufficiently accurate dynamic map of my surroundings to make an escape from the situation without having to think about it, and switch to that plan and execute it smoothly.
- Too great a speed differential passing queue in inside lane
- Too close to the car in front
- Didn't anticipate possibility of numpty pulling out to make RH turn
- Did have a sufficiently accurate dynamic map of my surroundings to make an escape from the situation without having to think about it, and switch to that plan and execute it smoothly.
PeteG said:
chris_w666 said:
i had one last night coming back home on the A19 had a guy in a mercedes E class sat very close to me (even though it would have been safe to overtake). I had 2 large roundabouts and 1 small 1 to negotiate before the next large dual carriageway section opened up. He sat on my backend round the first one and up to the second, as i looked ahead i saw the road was clear took the smoothest possible line over the 2nd roundabout then gunned it (I drive a 1.6 tdci fiesta so gunned is a bit strong.) Eased off for the 2nd roundabout and selected 4th watched the merc lose the ground he had made up and i then proceeded round the roundabout and accelerated to a steady 70, the merc passed me eventually when i got to a 50 limit but i always get a sense of smugness when i prove the old saying that power is noting without control, and it goes without saying that a little bit of skill helps.
When going point-to-point, it's hugely important to choose your line according to following traffic - I use a minimum of six mirror checks while entering and exiting... if the car behind is tailgating, he might try to snick up the inside - or, if there's an option right, he might take it.Something to think about... looking after yourself and your car is more important than proving a point...
I am proud that i remembered what Mr Noblet taught me and kept my car in 1st gear for a few moments after stopping at a roundabout so that i could quickly pull forwards a few yards when i noticed a granny-spec Nissan Micra rapidly approaching my bumper whilst said granny re-tuned her radio to Dull FM and overshot her stopping point by a fair margin.
Cadence, we salute you!
Cadence, we salute you!
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