Graham Wright wrote:Headlights off.
gannet wrote:I'm pretty much the same, with the exception of the last point - why should your headlights be dazzling oncoming vehicles?
handbrake definitely isn't just for parking
Graham Wright wrote:gannet wrote:I'm pretty much the same, with the exception of the last point - why should your headlights be dazzling oncoming vehicles?
handbrake definitely isn't just for parking
Dazzle those in front i.e. through their mirrors - especially wing mirrors.
gannet wrote:Graham Wright wrote:gannet wrote:I'm pretty much the same, with the exception of the last point - why should your headlights be dazzling oncoming vehicles?
handbrake definitely isn't just for parking
Dazzle those in front i.e. through their mirrors - especially wing mirrors.
ah - thanks for the clarification... however I can't recall ever being dazzled in this way while the car behind is on dipped lights. If they are on full beam then yes, but simply dip the mirror if in a car without auto dimming mirrors.
...One of my instructors declared the handbrake was for parking.
Graham Wright wrote:gannet wrote:ah - thanks for the clarification... however I can't recall ever being dazzled in this way while the car behind is on dipped lights. If they are on full beam then yes, but simply dip the mirror if in a car without auto dimming mirrors.
You live in a different world!
Auto dipping mirrors! I drive a van with no interior mirror and to dip the wing mirrors would require a walk outside! The van is small and low, and 4 X 4s and the like have high lights.
As I suffer. as a matter of courtesy, I douse for the vehicle in front.
Graham Wright wrote:
One of my instructors declared the handbrake was for parking. My IAM examiner penalised me for not applying the handbrake at the lights (as I had always done for anything over a few seconds wait until directed otherwise).
hir wrote:Graham Wright wrote:
One of my instructors declared the handbrake was for parking. My IAM examiner penalised me for not applying the handbrake at the lights (as I had always done for anything over a few seconds wait until directed otherwise).
Was the "instructor" to whom you refer an IAM group observer; if not what "instructor" was he. Thanks.
jont wrote:hir wrote:Graham Wright wrote:
One of my instructors declared the handbrake was for parking. My IAM examiner penalised me for not applying the handbrake at the lights (as I had always done for anything over a few seconds wait until directed otherwise).
Was the "instructor" to whom you refer an IAM group observer; if not what "instructor" was he. Thanks.
I wonder if said "instructor" was used to driving something like a Merc auto with a foot operated parking brake?
Graham Wright wrote:I would be interested to hear what others do when stopping at traffic lights.
My procedure is;-
hir wrote:Graham Wright wrote:
One of my instructors declared the handbrake was for parking. My IAM examiner penalised me for not applying the handbrake at the lights (as I had always done for anything over a few seconds wait until directed otherwise).
Was the "instructor" to whom you refer an IAM group observer; if not what "instructor" was he. Thanks.
jont wrote:hir wrote:Graham Wright wrote:
One of my instructors declared the handbrake was for parking. My IAM examiner penalised me for not applying the handbrake at the lights (as I had always done for anything over a few seconds wait until directed otherwise).
Was the "instructor" to whom you refer an IAM group observer; if not what "instructor" was he. Thanks.
I wonder if said "instructor" was used to driving something like a Merc auto with a foot operated parking brake?
waremark wrote:Graham Wright wrote:I would be interested to hear what others do when stopping at traffic lights.
My procedure is;-
You do not mention ensuring that the brake lights stay on until the situation is stable behind with two or three vehicles also stopped. Another thing to consider is how far behind the vehicle in front you stop, whether you leave a gap for filtering on one side or the other, and whether you think about a possible escape route if someone fails to stop behind.
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