TripleS wrote:Many thanks to everybody for trying to understand what I've been attempting to explain, and to Dave T for his olive branch, because I feel I owe him one too - an olive branch, that is!
As I said yesterday, I won't pursue this further at this time. I'll keep my doubts to myself and stick with what I feel happy with, for the time being.
That has to be my decision anyhow, because it'll be my responsibility if anything goes wrong. If/when I end up in the hedge bottom after trying something 'advanced' it won't help for me to say, "Well this is how the Stressed one said I should be doing it."
Dave, at no time should you step outside of your safety bubble and be doing anything that may result in you being at the bottom of a hedge.....however what is it that you have been told to do differently?
From what I read (and I know we shouldn't be having personal debriefs on Forum...) then all that was suggested was that you lift your view and try to plan earlier, neither of which are likely to get you into trouble....
Nobody should be telling you to go faster, brake later, cut corners, overtake more etc etc.....these are all decisions relevant to each unique circumstance and they should only be reached after considering all the available information. The secret to Advanced driving is getting all the available information and then processing it quickly enough to be able to come up with safe driving plans.