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Bugger of a ride - Xmess spirit? (LONG)
my drivers licence is up for renewal. I reckon I should have to re-sit, at least, a written exam before I get my photo taken again. There's a big difference from be able to drive a car, to being able to drive a car according to the rules of the road. I not a very good driver, too many blind spots & I don't take very much on faith which means I'm that bloke indicating & taking ages to merge or pull out into a major road. Imagine not owning a car? So much freed up disposable cash to chuck about. Is it true you can drive anywhere you want on Frazer Island? So much freedom, so many accidents...... -- Marx SS |
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Bugger of a ride - Xmess spirit? (LONG)
Marx SS Wrote: my drivers licence is up for renewal. I reckon I should have to re-sit, at least, a written exam before I get my photo taken again. I don't think that's such a bad idea. When I was in the forces I made a point of reading the Highway Code before going back to the UK 'cause the road rules are quite different. Imagine not owning a car? So much freed up disposable cash to chuck about. We're a one car couple and always have been. It's only since we've come to Australia though that I've been able to ride; in UK Suzie relied on public transport when I needed the car and I had no choice but to drive. -- EuanB |
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From a 2 car/1 bike couple, to a 1 car/ 4 bike couple, is our 2005. -- Marx SS |
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EuanB wrote:
Marty Wrote: Euan wrote: "Marty" == Marty writes: Not on a racetrack, no, but you are required to know the stopping distance for each speed and it is something that is tested. No amount of training can equip you for driving, in traffic, at that sort of speed. Reigning in those speeds to something sensible is very much a ``Yes Minister'' brave decsision. Keep the same quality of training and reduce the speed drivers do and I suspect the road toll would plummet. Marty Stopping distances are purely academic. Any truckie that Marty drives a decent sized truck or road train will tell you that Marty they simply can't stop. If you jump out in front front of a Marty speeding sedan it will screech to a halt in a cloud of smoke, Marty whereas a truck will simply honk it's horn and run over you Marty and stop about five hundred metres up the road. How does that demonstrate that knowing what the stopping distance of your vehicle is at a give speed is not worthwhile? All you've done is state the obvious. For a cyclist or pedestrian we only need to know if a vehicle will stop before or after it hits us. The actual distance isn't important. Marty And we're talking about licencing requirmenets for *drivers*. So where's the relevence? Last post on this. I don't know of anyone that drives according to their stopping distance. Nearly everyone drives according to what speed the law will allow them to, or faster if they think they won't get caught. Have a safe Christmas. |
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"Marty" == Marty writes:
Marty EuanB wrote: Marty Wrote: Euan wrote: "Marty" == Marty writes: Not on a racetrack, no, but you are required to know the stopping distance for each speed and it is something that is tested. No amount of training can equip you for driving, in traffic, at that sort of speed. Reigning in those speeds to something sensible is very much a ``Yes Minister'' brave decsision. Keep the same quality of training and reduce the speed drivers do and I suspect the road toll would plummet. Marty Stopping distances are purely academic. Any truckie that Marty drives a decent sized truck or road train will tell you that Marty they simply can't stop. If you jump out in front front of a Marty speeding sedan it will screech to a halt in a cloud of smoke, Marty whereas a truck will simply honk it's horn and run over you Marty and stop about five hundred metres up the road. How does that demonstrate that knowing what the stopping distance of your vehicle is at a give speed is not worthwhile? All you've done is state the obvious. For a cyclist or pedestrian we only need to know if a vehicle will stop before or after it hits us. The actual distance isn't important. Marty And we're talking about licencing requirmenets for *drivers*. So where's the relevence? Marty Last post on this. I don't know of anyone that drives Marty according to their stopping distance. Nearly everyone drives Marty according to what speed the law will allow them to, or faster Marty if they think they won't get caught. Well you don't know me, do you? Marty Have a safe Christmas. You too. -- Cheers | ~~ __@ Euan | ~~ _-\, Melbourne, Australia | ~ (*)/ (*) |
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Bugger of a ride - Xmess spirit? (LONG)
"Random Data" wrote in message news On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:42:11 +1100, Resound wrote: The ones who don't are the boofheads who have found out how much fun corners can be if you get them right. I used to be in that catagory. By "right" I assume you mean "wrong", in an arse-hanging out kind of way? It certainly started out that way. Then I started seeing how fast I could go around the corner before the arse came out. Then I worked out that that sort of thing belongs on the racetrack. |
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