Albie wrote:Hi Nicola, a quick question if i may please. Under Chris's instruction how much slower where you entering the bends and roundabouts from your normal speed?
Nicola wrote: So - I'm now arriving at the give way line with hardly any speed instead of braking all the way to the line. Chris says it should be snails pace and you should retard even that if there are cars still front so that if possible you can still be just about moving when you go onto the roundabout ready to pick up speed when you exit. I have a lot to learn don't i?
fungus wrote: And you're able to take gaps that would not be open to you if you had to stop. Use the same technique on traffic lights as well if possible.
Nicola wrote:fungus wrote: And you're able to take gaps that would not be open to you if you had to stop. Use the same technique on traffic lights as well if possible.
Yes Nigel - that reminded me that Chris suggested treating every give way point as you would a red traffic light.
Having been talking about this all week-end (poor family!) we were wandering down the very quiet road near our house yesterday evening and along comes a Ford Fiesta reverberating with loud music The driver was doing about 35mph (30 limit) and continued to do so until he got to the give way point at the end and proceeded to do an emergency stop kicking up gravel and dust all over the place. Hence the conversation started again
Nicola wrote:Albie wrote:Hi Nicola, a quick question if i may please. Under Chris's instruction how much slower where you entering the bends and roundabouts from your normal speed?
Hi Albie, until yesterday I would approach a roundabout at whatever speed depending on which road I had been on - the style was always .... Lose speed at the last possible moment, brake (regardless) , give way (regardless) then move onto the roundabout when clear. So - much too unplanned - just a habit that I've always had. To be honest - I haven't done a roundabout on my ROSPA runs for months - apart from one just outside the hotel where we meet and I was already driving slowly at that point so nothing was ever mentioned. I went out to practice today and what I learnt yesterday makes so much more sense. Chris wanted foot off the gas completely for example at the beginning of the rumble strips on a 60 mph road, let the car slow down on its own ( so hard for me to keep my foot off the brake pedal pedal), at the same time watching all the traffic so that you've worked out when you are going to get your go and covering the brake if it's likely that you're going to have to stop or braking really gently but either way aiming if possible to get onto the roundabout without actually stopping the car and preferably not braking at all. It's obvious now. So silly to be ruled by a lifetime of habits. So - I'm now arriving at the give way line with hardly any speed instead of braking all the way to the line. Chris says it should be snails pace and you should retard even that if there are cars still front so that if possible you can still be just about moving when you go onto the roundabout ready to pick up speed when you exit. I have a lot to learn don't i?
StressedDave wrote:Come over and play with me in Milton Keynes then. http://youtu.be/DitlDt4Kj1w
I'm not exactly a fan of braking early though...
Nicola wrote: I have looked at your ADUK days out and would love to come and try one but feel a little intimidated by all of you because I don't think I'm near your standard at all yet!
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