waremark wrote:
No problems with the overtake of the 4x4. .
IVORTHE DRIVER wrote:waremark wrote:
No problems with the overtake of the 4x4. .
Watched the bit above.....towards a crossroads with the left exit totally blind and on a bend and you have no problem with the overtake now I understand why I have never and never will go down the "advanced " route.
God help us all if thats what is considered safe driving.
My last post guys, I really thought some of you actually knew what you were talking about, but how the hell can that be considerd safe driving.
I really hope you do not all condone this
Ivor
Gareth wrote:My initial impression was that was a bit tight, by which I mean there wasn't sufficient clearance before the crossroads. I'd suggest that an overtake ought to be completed in less than half the distance to the hazard, so in this case we're interested in the distance between where the view opened up and somewhere in the area of the crossroads.
MrToad wrote:Can't watch much because of the constant camera movement, so just had a look at the overtake as suggested.
Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:(I think you're) Still struggling a bit with the concept of a commentary. That's not an issue, unless there is someone with you either in the car or listening after the fact. The commentary needs to say:
What you can see
What hazards you see or infer from what you can see
What you intend to do about it
Anything in the past tense is superfluous.
Nobody will ever tell you this is easy. It's hard to hone the commentary so it excludes things in the past. Once done, however, it's a very useful tool - in certain circumstances.
Will try and watch the whole video when time permits.
Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:OTOH, I'm not sure how the adjective "silly" really applies to the 4x4. If we accept the foreshortening referred to above, they didn't pull out particularly closely in front, nor did they appear to be going particularly slowly. Probably another illustration of how the camera plays tricks with us.
IVORTHE DRIVER wrote:waremark wrote:
No problems with the overtake of the 4x4. .
Watched the bit above.....towards a crossroads with the left exit totally blind and on a bend and you have no problem with the overtake now I understand why I have never and never will go down the "advanced " route.
God help us all if thats what is considered safe driving.
somewhatfoolish wrote:Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:(I think you're) Still struggling a bit with the concept of a commentary. That's not an issue, unless there is someone with you either in the car or listening after the fact. The commentary needs to say:
What you can see
What hazards you see or infer from what you can see
What you intend to do about it
Anything in the past tense is superfluous.
Nobody will ever tell you this is easy. It's hard to hone the commentary so it excludes things in the past. Once done, however, it's a very useful tool - in certain circumstances.
Will try and watch the whole video when time permits.
A good test commentary would indeed adhere to your standards, and my commentary is rubbish
However, as I work to improve it, I'm not sure why it is particularly important that it be about events before they happen. On a test it is important because the examiner needs to know that the subject actually is planning, and not just making things up in hindsight. But in vids posted for improvement, I have no incentive to lie, and therefore I don't really think the timing is that important so long as the viewer can still follow what's going on
Nevertheless, I'm going to try your framework for the next vid. Actually, I may do a "proper" system drive, going verbally through IPSGA for every manouever/hazard, or as many as I can anyway, and slowed down considerably so I can get more verbiage out. Will be an interesting exercise.
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