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Why do cars still have rev-counters?
We have been told many times that speed cameras cause accidents because drivers are concentrating on the speedometer rather than the road. And competent drivers drive at a safe speed for the conditions rather than a number on a post. I wonder how many of these 'Uber' drivers have blanked off their tachometers. |
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Why do cars still have rev-counters?
On Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 2:03:58 PM UTC, Simon Jester wrote:
We have been told many times that speed cameras cause accidents because drivers are concentrating on the speedometer rather than the road. And competent drivers drive at a safe speed for the conditions rather than a number on a post. I wonder how many of these 'Uber' drivers have blanked off their tachometers. This Uber driver was watching TV when she killed a pedestrian though. https://www.bicycling.com/news/a2561...crash-cyclist/ |
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Why do cars still have rev-counters?
On Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 2:25:15 PM UTC, wrote:
On Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 2:03:58 PM UTC, Simon Jester wrote: We have been told many times that speed cameras cause accidents because drivers are concentrating on the speedometer rather than the road. And competent drivers drive at a safe speed for the conditions rather than a number on a post. I wonder how many of these 'Uber' drivers have blanked off their tachometers. This Uber driver was watching TV when she killed a pedestrian though. https://www.bicycling.com/news/a2561...crash-cyclist/ https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/uber- https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=uber https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/über- |
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Why do cars still have rev-counters?
On 19/12/2018 14:03, Simon Jester wrote:
We have been told many times that speed cameras cause accidents because drivers are concentrating on the speedometer rather than the road. And competent drivers drive at a safe speed for the conditions rather than a number on a post. I wonder how many of these 'Uber' drivers have blanked off their tachometers. Why did cars ever have rev counters. I never look at mine and have no idea what an appropriate rev reading is. When I learnt to drive reasonably priced cars didn't have rev counters and so I was taught to listen to the pitch of the engine. I think listening is better than a rev counter as we instinctively hear whereas we need to pro-actively read a rev counter. |
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Why do cars still have rev-counters?
On Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 4:15:49 PM UTC, Tom Evans wrote:
On 19/12/2018 14:03, Simon Jester wrote: We have been told many times that speed cameras cause accidents because drivers are concentrating on the speedometer rather than the road. And competent drivers drive at a safe speed for the conditions rather than a number on a post. I wonder how many of these 'Uber' drivers have blanked off their tachometers. Why did cars ever have rev counters. I never look at mine and have no idea what an appropriate rev reading is. Back when you had to manually set the mixture, manually advance the ignition timing, start the car with a crank and manually change gears it might have been an issue. But not now. When I learnt to drive reasonably priced cars didn't have rev counters and so I was taught to listen to the pitch of the engine. I think listening is better than a rev counter as we instinctively hear whereas we need to pro-actively read a rev counter. Yep, that's how I drive. I can tell my speed from engine noise with occasional glances at the speedo (1). [1] Short form of Speedometer. Speedo may get Pounder excited because it means men in skimpy under/swim wear in Leftpondia. |
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Why do cars still have rev-counters?
On 19/12/2018 16:15, Tom Evans wrote:
On 19/12/2018 14:03, Simon Jester wrote: We have been told many times that speed cameras cause accidents because drivers are concentrating on the speedometer rather than the road. And competent drivers drive at a safe speed for the conditions rather than a number on a post. I wonder how many of these 'Uber' drivers have blanked off their tachometers. Why did cars ever have rev counters. I never look at mine and have no idea what an appropriate rev reading is. When I learnt to drive reasonably priced cars didn't have rev counters and so I was taught to listen to the pitch of the engine. I think listening is better than a rev counter as we instinctively hear whereas we need to pro-actively read a rev counter. There are rev counters on a couple of the cars available to me. I never even look at them while driving. Driving on the ordinary road network should never necessitate running the engine at in-the-red speeds and just listening to the engine note should be more than enough. |
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Why do cars still have rev-counters?
On Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 4:55:53 PM UTC, JNugent wrote:
On 19/12/2018 16:15, Tom Evans wrote: On 19/12/2018 14:03, Simon Jester wrote: We have been told many times that speed cameras cause accidents because drivers are concentrating on the speedometer rather than the road. And competent drivers drive at a safe speed for the conditions rather than a number on a post. I wonder how many of these 'Uber' drivers have blanked off their tachometers. Why did cars ever have rev counters. I never look at mine and have no idea what an appropriate rev reading is. When I learnt to drive reasonably priced cars didn't have rev counters and so I was taught to listen to the pitch of the engine. I think listening is better than a rev counter as we instinctively hear whereas we need to pro-actively read a rev counter. There are rev counters on a couple of the cars available to me. Maybe you need a new Playstation. |
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Why do cars still have rev-counters?
On Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 4:15:49 PM UTC, Tom Evans wrote:
On 19/12/2018 14:03, Simon Jester wrote: We have been told many times that speed cameras cause accidents because drivers are concentrating on the speedometer rather than the road. And competent drivers drive at a safe speed for the conditions rather than a number on a post. I wonder how many of these 'Uber' drivers have blanked off their tachometers. Why did cars ever have rev counters. I never look at mine and have no idea what an appropriate rev reading is. I often check mine to see if I am in 4th/5th or 6th gear at ~60mph as my engine is so quiet and I like to be in 6th gear whilst doing 50mph. |
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Why do cars still have rev-counters?
On 19/12/2018 17:49, Simon Jester wrote:
On Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 4:55:53 PM UTC, JNugent wrote: On 19/12/2018 16:15, Tom Evans wrote: On 19/12/2018 14:03, Simon Jester wrote: We have been told many times that speed cameras cause accidents because drivers are concentrating on the speedometer rather than the road. And competent drivers drive at a safe speed for the conditions rather than a number on a post. I wonder how many of these 'Uber' drivers have blanked off their tachometers. Why did cars ever have rev counters. I never look at mine and have no idea what an appropriate rev reading is. When I learnt to drive reasonably priced cars didn't have rev counters and so I was taught to listen to the pitch of the engine. I think listening is better than a rev counter as we instinctively hear whereas we need to pro-actively read a rev counter. There are rev counters on a couple of the cars available to me. Maybe you need a new Playstation. Well, thank you very much. When will you deliver it? I haven't got anything for you, though. |
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