jasonh wrote:What was the message of the course and how did they get it across? Was it stats, stories, videos?
jasonh wrote:How did they avoid the driver-annoying unqualified 'speed kills' message?
martine wrote:Out of the 8 attendees (4 men, 4 women) I would say only 1 was resistent to the message. He was honest enough to admit he enjoyed driving fast but then backed this up by saying he was skilful and could clearly stop much quicker than the highway code defines (which may or may not be true in perfect conditions).
7db wrote:Did they acknowledge any positive benefits of speed?
ScoobyChris wrote:I think this is a big problem with the Highway Code's approach of putting figures on stopping distances. For example, I have no idea what 315ft looks like from the driver's seat, but I do know how much distance I need to allow to be able to stop my car from 70mph. All very subjective!
ScoobyChris wrote:He may well be skillful and be able to "handle" a car, but the fact that he got caught speeding suggests his observation may not be up to scratch! Maybe a good candidate for the IAM?
Chris
martine wrote:wouldn't it be good to make it compulsory perhaps after driving for a couple of years?
I'm going to find myself a quiet bit of motorway some day soon and have a go at this. Instinct tells me about half the distance between marker posts is nearer the mark. Sounds arrogant I know, hence the practical experiment.martine wrote:A useful guide on m-ways are the little marker posts off the hard shoulder (the ones that show which direction the nearest emergency phone is). In case you don't know, these are 100m apart - roughly 315ft.
martine wrote:7db wrote:Did they acknowledge any positive benefits of speed?
No. What did you have in mind?
MarkRenton wrote:People think it's all about misery and desperation and death and all that shit which is not to be ignored, but what they forget is the pleasure of it. Otherwise we wouldn't do it. After all, we're not fucking stupid. At least, we're not that fucking stupid.
Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:I'm going to find myself a quiet bit of motorway some day soon and have a go at this. Instinct tells me about half the distance between marker posts is nearer the mark. Sounds arrogant I know, hence the practical experiment.martine wrote:A useful guide on m-ways are the little marker posts off the hard shoulder (the ones that show which direction the nearest emergency phone is). In case you don't know, these are 100m apart - roughly 315ft.
Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:I'm going to find myself a quiet bit of motorway some day soon and have a go at this. Instinct tells me about half the distance between marker posts is nearer the mark. Sounds arrogant I know, hence the practical experiment.martine wrote:A useful guide on m-ways are the little marker posts off the hard shoulder (the ones that show which direction the nearest emergency phone is). In case you don't know, these are 100m apart - roughly 315ft.
ROG wrote:...the little marker posts, with the number on them and the direction of the nearest emergency phone, are ABOUT 4 seconds apart.
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