LightningBoz wrote:
Imagine, people get in it when they want, go where they want, how they want without
any government control.
It is a key reason why they hate the car.
That would never do - it's against Nu Labia's principles.
LightningBoz wrote:
As with most things, it's down to education. If people understand the basics of how a thing works, be it a system or an object they can then apply their initiative. But of course a government that spends all its time removing any suggestion that you would know what you are doing in any situation, would abhor the use of initiative.Which is also why driving 'education' is so poor.
I suspect that a lot of engineering bods on here ,like me, were taught in the old days that first learn how something works, or work it out. Then if it goes faulty you can then work out what is not doing what it should do and then put that right.
Unfortunately this government has forgotten this principle, and also got rid of the experts in road safety , so without having the capacity to see how it should work, or the technical ability to work it out are totaly lost.
One of the reasons ( and on other posts on this site there are a lot of discussions on the test) is that the driving test has now (IMHO) has become a production line effort to enable people to pass the test, not learn to drive. Added to which there are few "advanced educators " (i.e traffic cops ) left to pull them up and help them.
LightningBoz wrote:
People no longer know who has the right of way when
two cars meet opposite on a crossing. Reversing from
a minor road into a major is an offence for very sound
reasons, but is seen all too often.
Right of way - it's a matter of common sense, not as is now of loosing face. Like havong right of way, but only having to reverse back a yard, as oppossed to the other party backing up ten yards.
Dangerous reversing - poor education + lack of enforcement .
LightningBoz wrote:
Modern driving instruction
says brakes today are better than years ago (except when the government wants
to lie about stopping distances) so no need to change down through the 'box as
you approach a junction. But surely this puts a driver 'out of control' of their
vehicle and what would be the harm of being in the correct gear for your speed anyway?
No need to change down through the box - but being in the right gear for the conditions means that in addition to being able to stop in a hurry, you are also able to drive out ( if needed) of trouble.
LightningBoz wrote:
I think we are all aware of a range of gestures to show our feelings about someone
else's bad driving, but how do you accept the blame for yours? I've pulled out the odd time
when I shouldn't, but how do I say mea culpa with hand gestures? It's a small repertoire
Have never worked out any sort of apologistic gesture, believe that anticipation should negate that. Think that general concencus on here is that the only HAND signals are those contained in highway code. Anything else could lead to a misunderstanding or road rage.
BTW -