Advanced Driving UK

new tyres front or rear?

tonyh1950 — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:24:47 +0000

Hi,
After a discussion with the guy that looks after my car re the fitting of two new tyres I seek views from the forum as to whether they should be fitted to the front or the rear of a front wheel drive vehicle. I seem to remember hearing that they should go on the rear to avoid the rear breaking away and the partly worn to the front as they are the driving wheels. A rear wheel car may have totally different characteristics as the steering needs the grip so will need the new tyres on the front. Can you help please.

Auto or Manual in Snow?

villabbc@gmail.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:56:02 +0000

Is it better to use Auto or Manual in snow conditions. I have a Peugeot 3008 with automatic transmission, (It also has traction control and advanced traction control for snow conditions). I can switch to a manual mode and use either the gear change `lever' or paddles on the steering wheel to control the gears. . Which mode would be best in the forthcoming snow conditions?
eric bone

Fog lights cause accidents

Angus — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:02:54 +0000

There have been a few discussions on this and other forums concerning the use and misuse of foglights.

However, a survey by Swiftcover suggests that they are the cause or a contributing factor of 300,000 accidents PER YEAR!.

Eh?

How can misused foglights be a factor in so many incidents?

failed my lvg cpc module 2. Need help!!!!!!

jay01 — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:36:58 +0000

hi can anyone help i have been studying for my cpc module 2 test for weeks i have failed twice now first time i got 35 out of 40 and today i got 38 out of 40 (really frustrating) the information i have to revise with is from my lvg training company. i have been looking all over the internet to try to find out what eles i can use to help. has anyone who has passed or thats studying help PLEASE. i have got my next test in two weeks time

Sneaky local council

IVORTHE DRIVER — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:18:08 +0000

Morning all,

Thought you might like this one, the road my cottage is on in deepest rural Ayrshire runs roughly N-S with the only optional route to the next town taking you some 16 miles to the West before heading back South so is a recognised route for anyone travelling from Ayr to Newton Stewart.

Recently due to bugdet cuts the local council errected a sign which states "this road will only be gritted during daylight hours" which means that at night it turns into a sheet ice skid pan!!

However 3 days ago one of my neighbours managed to stuff her very large 4x4 into a very unforgiving stone wall on a slush/snow/ice covered bend, no-one hurt but jeep is a write off.

As I was standing by the written off jeep making sure her and her wee boy were ok a local council van drove past, stopped a bit further down the road, turned and drove back past us again.

That same day as I returned home a new, temporary sign had appeared which says " ROAD AHEAD CLOSED" no "except for local access" or "follow diversion" (which of course there isn't anyway).

No doubt the local council wish to avoid claims based on the fact that the road is no longer gritted even during daylight hours.

Sneaky or what

Re: Emergency Response Driver Training the Road Ahead

vonhosen — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:11:27 +0000

What emergency service training providers aren't up to speed ?

RoSPA Diploma in Advanced LGV Driving Instruction

learn2bsafe — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:33:08 +0000

I recently sat a RoSPA Diploma in Advanced LGV Driving Instruction and the certificate and report arrived the other week and I have to say I like the new percentage marking system and assessment record is very well layout and clear.

OVERNIGHTS

Alanm — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:01:05 +0000

Hi everyone i am new here
a simple question to kick off with
is there a limit to the amount of continuous night that i can have away from home in a cab that is to small to stand upright in

thanks Alan

Manchester motorcycle show 2012

exportmanuk — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:30:00 +0000

Manchester will have a new motorcycle show this year, it is expanding the old Manchester/Northern classic Bike show, Rainy City custom show and will include modern bikes and dealers along with the usual accessory sellers etc.

Manchester 500 South Lancashire and Cheshire IAM Motorcycle groups are combining their resources and will have a stand at the exhibition.

The exhibition is on the 17th and 18th March at Event City ( Next to the Trafford Centre) In Manchester
For more information look at http://www.classicshows.org/manchester2012/

Come along and say hello
Cheers
Andrew

Human Speed Camera

martine — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:45:58 +0000

Traffic light controlled roundabout

wolfchild2011 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:52:48 +0000

There is a traffic light controlled roundabout I drive through on my commute to work, it has about 6 lanes and sets of traffic lights on entry to the roundabout and at various other parts on the roundabout itself where traffic is waiting that has emerged from other entry points. As I enter the roundabout there is another entry point to my right that is controlled by traffic lights - the lights are on red at this point when the lights are on green for traffic to enter the roundabout, but sometimes in slow moving traffic the lights changed to green for the queue that is waiting at the other entry point at the same time traffic is coming from the main entry point. I have had a couple of close calls due to people not realising that traffic is coming in their direction even though their lights have just changed to green. I am looking for some advice what to do in this sitchuation as in my opinion is should be upto the drivers to be aware of what is happening around them and noone should have priority but you know what some people are like. I was slowly driving past the other exit point as their lights just changed to green and a 4x4 just barged in front of me as though he hadnt even noticed I was coming - the lanes merge and cross over into other lanes im thinking if I am already on the roundabout and moving they should have spotted me as their lights changed to green for them. Green means proceed with caution right? Not, just go! I hope I have explained the sitchuation clearly enough and would appreciate your thoughts.

Ouch!

ScoobyChris — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:47:54 +0000

http://menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... rive-crash

Discuss

Chris

Two questions

Mariosso — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:56:30 +0000

Hello

I have few questions that im not sure off
1) I want to learn driving with my dad and i know that i have to be insured to that car, but what about my dad, must he be insured?

2) Have you got any information on new rules for theory tests? Some people say that there is going to be written test and some say that new rules for theory tests are coming out on 23th of January and i dont know nothing about it.

Whose Fault... (poll)

MGF — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:23:18 +0000

I think it's time for some polling on this. Hopefully there is an option for everyone.

Impromptue downtime

Darren — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:37:25 +0000

Sorry about some impromptue downtime this afternoon. The site has been recieving alot of spam registrations and a forum update was needed. Now complete.

HPC Young Drivers Day 2012

Gareth — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:24:02 +0000

The High Performance Club will be running another Young Drivers Day on the 14th of July 2012. This is open to those who are aged 26 years or less and hold a full driver's licence, and are not already HPC members. The aims of the day are to:

Promote awareness of driving skills at advanced levels
Encourage the participants to develop their own skills
Have fun

More details are available on the HPC website.

'the unreachables'...

Separation_Master — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:54:32 +0000

Frequently our postal service is frankly appalling, many times our neighbour has handed us important letters that have been blowing round her garden. She's a very attractive single woman and I couldn't be blamed for throwing letters in the garden just to get her to call over, but it's the postlady, she drops them in the gales and doesn't bother to chase after them, that's if they get through this far at all, we get very few xmas cards, but that could be down to me, but I digress...

I didn't get the december mag, and I heard about this project that was in it but didn't get to read it, I'll try to get hold of a copy but meantime I'd like to hear more about this...

I know rather a lot of these type of drivers through my small level of skill in the resto/mechanics/diagnostics area. Now I'm not casting aspertions on them by any means. However when I try to talk to them about advanced training they always say the same thing. They are terminally put off, not by the age thing, I'm not that old myself. It's always the police involvement that they seem put off by more than anything else. They are impressed by my own small level of driving skill and they are always impressed by the commentary, they are usually very poor in terms of sign awareness but I don't think they are keen to get points and I don't think they neccesarily break the speed limits due to recklessness often it's due to lack of sign awareness. I have done some work with one or two on sign awareness and I think it's been taken on board to an extent.

I think there may be some ground that could potentially be gained if the police involvement was played down more. I've mentioned this elsewhere and asked why, as it isn't a test for entry into the police and isn't the same as a police advanced test the police have to be involved at all. There seems to be no reason for this other than the fact that a police advanced driver is very well qualified to examine for the award. Now I very much agree with this and I don't find it a problem per se as many of us don't, we look up to the police standard and system and have no fear of the police involvement, hopefully being law abiding citizens with, in my case and I'm sure many more, no points or felicity arkwright. I suggested later that the police examiners be called 'advanced driving examiners' for this purpose and the system being called the 'IPSGA system' as outlined in our own manuals rather than the police system. These ideas seemed to be met with a positivite response with the younger drivers as the young people don't particularly relate to the police in the same way as we might. In short they don't like/trust them very much, if at all.

I would very much like to discuss the subject of engaging with the younger drivers, like I say, I get on well with them for the reason outlined earlier but would very much like to hear other's views on how this might be achieved, just views and ideas perhaps or experiences, I know that certain members here have experience of this matter and would like to hear any available discourse.

Thanks in advance...
SM

The Elite...

Separation_Master — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:47:28 +0000

You all know me by now.

As a person passionate about road safety, driver education, further driver training and nurturing a sense of responsibility in road users I have been aware of this forum now for some considerable time. Many hours of my valuable time have I spent reading the content and sifting through the information contained therein.

Many times I have been asked by a novice to clarify things that have been taken from here and have been shocked frequently by things that have been said.

There is scope here for this particular forum to be a mine of excellent information, there are many very accomplished and knowledgeable contributors. It is most unfortunate therefore that extracting anything of any relevance is a very difficult task indeed, I would venture to say that for the novice, it is nigh on impossible.

The endless procrastination, dissection of the content, character assassination and conflicting 'advice' some of which flies in the face of a positive attitude to road safety is to use my favourite term frankly appalling.

I fully realise that an internet forum is a discussion medium where people can air their personal views and their pet ideas about technique and their interpretation of what Advanced driving is all about, I'm sure many (although not all) would agree that there is an implication there. A road safety/driver education implication.

So on to my recent presence as a member of this forum. I'm fully aware that advanced drivers may not necessarily be advanced thinkers, or have a particularly good command of English comprehension skills. This is not a criticism per se I feel however in many cases a lot more consideration should be given to the content of a post before actually committing it to print as it were. I think a lot more restraint could be considered before ridiculing and attempting to character assassinate newcomers to the forum.

If someone entered a forum of this type with the nom de plume Separation_Master, would there be some loading in this do you think? If that person then went on to post things that, although worded slightly differently, were lifted from Roadcraft or other accepted wisdoms in the advanced driving community would it be pertinent, in your opinion, to restrain a little and see what input is going to come from that person? Perhaps wait a little before engaging in attempts at character assassination and ridicule? Is there a case for letting some information come through before sticking the boot in?

Do you think it is reasonable to think you're being taught to 'suck eggs' when that person has directly addressed the posting at beginners?

Why not leave that content in place and allow the newcomer to access it, rather than bury it in pages of endless procrastination? If you are dissecting and attempting to ridicule content that clearly is coming from an area of accepted wisdom on the subject, what message do you think is being conveyed?

Remember 'Blade runner'?

It's a test, designed to provoke an emotional response''

I suggest it was, aimed at illustrating to you yourselves, the attitude you display to people who try to engage in some positive input and the attitude you display to the accepted wisdom that we are basing our driving on, presumably.

I feel that you illustrated the point admirably!

I accept that nothing is black and white in driving, the driving plan can change in a nano-second, also that a lot of the accepted wisdom is open to a degree of interpretation. It is however, not that interpretive. In short to bury the good content in the way you do is counter-productive, in my humble opinion.

I hope this, and the experiences over the last few days has encouraged some thought and, I sincerely hope, that some people have learned something from it.

I personally would love to see a useable resource on this subject on the net, others are elitist and not accessible to members of the general public, however if available on public view, said resource should have a duty of care, don't you think?

I will be monitoring and responding to this thread and look forward to hearing what is said here.

Sincerely, SM.

Whose Fault...

gannet — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:17:00 +0000

This has come up in another forum...

I argue fault as not clear cut - ie about 50/50, others are arguing it's the audi's fault entirely...

My reasoning that the guy with the camera is actually overtaking the car turning left when he can't see that it is clear to do so, then things get on top of him...

oh and slightly OTT language from the driver...

just wondered what ou all thought?

Hanbrake before Neutral

plumber — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:45:46 +0000

OK Trivial Daft Question of the week.

Why is it Handbrake then Neutral when stopping when it feels more natural to keep the footbrake on, put in Neutral and then Handbrake?

Actually maybe not daft in that I have never heard a convincing unarguable reason.