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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Distraction survey |
| Sam Dentten |
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Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 17:47
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Replies: 17
Views: 8294
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| This is a cognitive processing issue. It can be measured. -Define distraction, put different versions of it into a controlled experiment. -Compare distracted performance against non distracted performance. Why are people's attitudes to distraction being asked for? The discrepancy between good driver... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Dft Advice on Traffic Calming |
| Sam Dentten |
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 17:05
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Replies: 15
Views: 5150
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| Have they actually comissioned a scientific study in order to rule out this possibility of damage? Surely the source of such revolutionary data will be cited in thier report? Or does 'no evidence' mean we could not be bothered to look for any? They did. I don't have the orginal copy because it cost... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Said Business School University of Oxford study |
| Sam Dentten |
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 15:47
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Replies: 3
Views: 5191
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Fattter You Are ..More Likely You Are To Be KSI Stat.. |
| Sam Dentten |
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 13:49
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Replies: 16
Views: 5553
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| Haven't seen the RAC report or listened to much of the media interest but there is an established link between obese drivers who drive high mileages and accidents through falling asleep at the wheel/fatigue vs attention. This is due to obstructive sleep apnoea, disordered breathing during sleeping. ... |
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Forum: Near Misses and Crashes Topic: Looked but failed to see... |
| Sam Dentten |
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 15:04
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Replies: 37
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| I'm very interested in this. Over the last few years I have had maybe 3 'near misses' all at junctions or roundabouts where I have wanted to join traffic from stationary position or slow speeds. I've made my mind up that all is clear, have started to go and realised that all is not clear and a sharp... |
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Forum: Near Misses and Crashes Topic: Terrible bit of judgement |
| Sam Dentten |
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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 13:43
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Replies: 6
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| Roger, honest post -respect you and others for opening up. As I improve, the thing I currently struggle with most is consistency. I have drives that I feel rightly proud of, drives that are OK but could have been more focused, and every now and again a drive which is completely ruined by a momentary... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Doubt cast on road safety claims |
| Sam Dentten |
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 08:55
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Replies: 18
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| Road Safety Minister Stephen Ladyman said the study was misleading as police figures were more accurate than hospital data. So if someone is hurt in a car accident, doesn't report it to the police and later requires hospital admission then the accident didn't happen? Somehow I doubt that the police... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Kent & Medway Safety Camera Partnership survey results |
| Sam Dentten |
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Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 09:53
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Replies: 7
Views: 4081
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Driving for passengers? |
| Sam Dentten |
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 16:19
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Replies: 23
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| Sometimes criticism like this can be a bit unfair. If a passenger is used to a large, quiet, comfy, softly sprung car with a big engine and smooth auto box then a firmer, swifter, manual car is always going to be less smooth unless you are a particularly good driver (which I'm not). I also find that... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Pub landlord bars traffic wardens |
| Sam Dentten |
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Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 09:57
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Replies: 45
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| Love Ashford Borough Council parking wardens. I try to have change in my pocket whenever I need it but this isn't possible every time. So the other day I park up, walk briskly to the nearest ATM, nip next door to the newsagent to buy mints to get some change, walk briskly back to car to purchase my ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Has Top Gear 'jumped the shark' |
| Sam Dentten |
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 13:57
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Replies: 55
Views: 15647
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| For me though Top Gear is still entertaining. I enjoy the banter amongst "the team". Despite enjoying cars and motoring I personally find car reviews in themselves very very boring. At least JC and co try to inject a bit of humour in them. Plus I'd much rather see a caravan being blown up then endl... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Has Top Gear 'jumped the shark' |
| Sam Dentten |
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Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 12:58
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Replies: 55
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| 'Jumped the shark' a American term referring to the point at which a TV series starts to go down hill... Its normally my favourite program by far but this series seems to be increasingly about the presenters and their 'banter' rather than cars & motoring. Getting miffed, what was that rubbish ab... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Checking your mirrors |
| Sam Dentten |
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Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 14:26
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Replies: 64
Views: 22464
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| I'm 40, and have perfect vision. Even 'perfect' human vision has pretty severe limitations. Peripheral vision is useful, certainly, but the resolution is VERY poor - try reading with it! Impossible! Often peripheral vision can altert us to road hazards - that's very important to safe driving. But m... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Checking your mirrors |
| Sam Dentten |
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Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 12:55
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Replies: 64
Views: 22464
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| Using different cars hinders the process of speed perception by the driver too I imagine. But the question I always raise when any discussion around risk and speedo checking is that to my knowledge it has never been quantified. This is irresponsible given how easy it would be to clarify: -how long a... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Latest "Speed Vigilante" Scheme |
| Sam Dentten |
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 13:17
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Replies: 36
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| In the Echo last night was a photograph of all the smiling volunteers for this scheme (so you can easily identify them?) with an article saying that the police WILL pursue "speeders" who have more than one warning letter. I just wonder what the police will do if you just flatly deny everything? Do ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Took the car out on the grass, made me drive home slower? |
| Sam Dentten |
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Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 14:28
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Replies: 19
Views: 5762
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| - if you haven't looked already, I would recommend a browse through the Driving Techniques section of Scoobynet which includes a lot of input from rally drivers, hill climbers and other racing drivers. Just remember to practice them on your grass track or safe roads first, many described techniques... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Music when Driving |
| Sam Dentten |
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Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 13:48
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Replies: 39
Views: 15020
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biggerjohn wrote: ...there is a 70s Rock revival going on in my helmet.
Great name for a band. Duly noted. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Music when Driving |
| Sam Dentten |
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Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 09:53
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Replies: 39
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| Awwwlright pop-pickers. Try these musical underpants on for size. (To be read in a chart countdown sort of voice) The Goombay Dance Band Accidental Goat Sodomy Smegma and the Nuns String Cheese Incident Thats Right Shoot the Wookie Who Carries the Organ Your Naked Mother Screaming Moist Accountants ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: First car for son |
| Sam Dentten |
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 09:42
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Replies: 32
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| This may make your son spit. But Skoda Felicias are in budget, low miles, VW engines in some, tough, rally bred. Saw X reg one local to us, 20k one owner, £950. You might even have enough change for set of bigger wheels from ebay, CD player... etc With motors like the Fabia & Octavia VRs around,... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Nothing has changed in the last YEAR. |
| Sam Dentten |
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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 16:20
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Replies: 18
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| Guy's (your all male BTW), Looked in about a year ago (almost to the day) and you're still all moaning! Sheet, do you have a life outside of your beloved motorcars? It's very sad really. Outgroup homogeneity bias -'They're all the same those safe speeders...' Well we aren't, its as resoundingly sim... |
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