Originally posted by VectraMan
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Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson -
Does it matter? what's wrong with gaps? except that , at an average speed of 30 mph, each 3m gap you need to make up will delay your journey by 0.2sComment
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Originally posted by gingerjedi View PostOnly when its clear, I prefer the racing line as it saves fuel and polar bears.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by gingerjedi View PostWhat about people who stop at clear roundabouts instead of taking it like a smooth fast chicane.
If everybody did a track day as part of the driving test my morning commute could be at least 5 minutes quicker.
Idiot driver in front of me stopped at the dotted line, then looked to see if any traffic was coming.
I still don't know how I managed to stop in time, for I was doing a great rate of knots.
Hmm. I've just remembered the roundabouts in Leeds. The planners' brief was obviously to slow you down, because they put huge grassed mounds in the middle so that you couldn't see what traffic was coming. You really needed to burn rubber on entering them in case something appeared from around the bend all of a sudden, especially if you were headed for the inside lane. One could almost forgive the roundabout lunacy of Swindon after that experience, for at least you could see over them.Last edited by Sysman; 19 March 2011, 14:50.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostWhat about the people that take roundabouts like a chicane and so driving straight across the lane that a faster car is using to overtake them?
I eventually managed to pass her, then duh!, stopped to buy a sandwich, and there she was doing the same at the next roundabout.
I pulled over and ate my sandwich at that point.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Originally posted by gingerjedi View PostIf everybody did a track day as part of the driving test my morning commute could be at least 5 minutes quicker.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by Waldorf View PostWHY, do some people stop at least a car's length from the line at traffic lights, I just don't get it?
Next time you see it happen, check for the repeater set opposite.Comment
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If I need to get a quick start, I will leave a space so that I can start rolling at amber and cross the line on green."A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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It all boils down to over population of the Uk (heading for 100m soon, when denmark has 9m people), dumbing down of drivers tests and cheap petrol.
I'm hoping Osbourne slaps that 5p a litre fuel duty on asap.
Infact, for AGW reasons, make it 50p increase per litre.Comment
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Originally posted by Paddy View PostIf I need to get a quick start, I will leave a space so that I can start rolling at amber and cross the line on green."A life, Jimmy, you know what that is? It’s the s*** that happens while you’re waiting for moments that never come." -- Lester FreamonComment
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