Postby Cyril Haearn » 24 Jan 2019, 5:43am
Caught exceeding the maximum speed limit, twice?
Yes, I know. Sounds like St Theresa running through a cornfield.
Postby Cyril Haearn » 24 Jan 2019, 5:43am
Caught exceeding the maximum speed limit, twice?
Oldjohnw wrote:Barks wrote
Petrol Heads will invariably complain - the answer is simply that they are not welcome on the roads as they are invariably too dangerou
Invariably means without variation. Perhaps a little extreme? I have always, in almost 53 years of driving, driven manual cars. I have no currently plans to get an auto. I am not a petrol head and my driving record suggest that I am not dangerous, either. I have had two accidents: each where someone came out of a minor road and hit me. I have been caught twice for speeding, each time at 35mph in a 30mph limit. I have made three insurance claims: the two just mentioned plus a theft. The suggestions that I and others are not welcome on the roads is in itself not welcome.
NUKe wrote:Barks wrote:Exactly, Automatiics are far easier to drive and very much more conducive to smooth acceleration and braking - my original post was to expose the OP’s erroneous assumptions and has been pretty well much supported by those after. What should really happen in this country is that automatics should be the default vehicle (they will be with all electric) and anyone driving a manual should pay hefty extra insurance premuims for the privilege. Petrol Heads will invariably complain - the answer is simply that they are not welcome on the roads as they are invariably too dangerous.
Despite preferring automatics, I can’t see any reason for your assumption that manual shift are more of risk and should pay more money. If they were more risky the insurance companies would have worked it out, and adjusted premiums accordingly.
The utility cyclist wrote: ... When my granddads eyesight went, it wasn't the gears that was the problem, it wasn't the pedals either, it was not being able to see properly and reaction time, lack of forward planning/hazard perception and taking things for granted/making assumptions/filling in the gaps. ....
thirdcrank wrote:The utility cyclist wrote: ... When my granddads eyesight went, it wasn't the gears that was the problem, it wasn't the pedals either, it was not being able to see properly and reaction time, lack of forward planning/hazard perception and taking things for granted/making assumptions/filling in the gaps. ....
How was this resolved? (With apologies if you have covered it and I've missed it.)
... They told him he had to pack it in ...
thirdcrank wrote:... They told him he had to pack it in ...
Obviously, this could have been worse, but wasn't.
It seems to support my feeling that if the individual driver is reluctant to quit, then family and friends often prevail. The problem is not so frequent as it's portrayed.
Cyril Haearn wrote:An incompetent young or old driver might engage gear in automatic, the vehicle the then moves
In a manual they might stall the engine
awavey wrote:Cyril Haearn wrote:An incompetent young or old driver might engage gear in automatic, the vehicle the then moves
In a manual they might stall the engine
and its not the left foot, its the right foot that does it, unless you are a racing driver very few people actually left foot brake and in a manual youd have to hop off the brakes to clutch to stop stalling, its simpler to brake right footed as it stops you also trying to accelerate at the same time, but they put an auto in gear it picks up lurches forward or starts creeping, they stamp down with their right foot to where they think the brake should be, but the pedals are slightly different sizes/spaced in an auto and they hit the gas pedal hard, maybe panic and hit it harder still and an auto the way its torqued up launches at a rate of knots forward
thirdcrank wrote:... They told him he had to pack it in ...
Obviously, this could have been worse, but wasn't.
It seems to support my feeling that if the individual driver is reluctant to quit, then family and friends often prevail. The problem is not so frequent as it's portrayed.
Tangled Metal wrote:Since this thread came about following the incident with the Duke it should be noted that he gave up his pilot's licence several years ago. Why?
Tangled Metal wrote: ... I don't know about that. ....
rmurphy195 wrote:Tangled Metal wrote:Since this thread came about following the incident with the Duke it should be noted that he gave up his pilot's licence several years ago. Why?
Flying and its demands is very different to driving, and the medical required is very stringent, including hearing.
One of the key things is stopping - you can't! You not only have to judge "stopping" distance in one dimension, but landing configuration in 3, while at the same time catering for and reacting to unseen influences - wind, turbulence and so forth which simply do not (except under very exceptional circumstances) affect a road vehicle. And look out for issues which may cause you to abort the landing.
You have to experience landing an aircraft in gusty crosswinds, it can be quite a challenge!