kwaka jack wrote: Am I missing something here? and what type of circumstances would you come accross that would not require you to access the hazard using the system of control?
kwaka jack wrote: "The system must be used flexibly in reposonse to actual road conditions, do not follow the sequence rigidly if it is inappropriate for the circumstances."
Surley all these points should be considered when approaching a hazard? and sure enough it says that in the first sentence of the next paragraph.
"The phases of the system cover all the points you need to consider on the approach to a hazard."
Horse wrote:kwaka jack wrote: Am I missing something here? and what type of circumstances would you come accross that would not require you to access the hazard using the system of control?
It's not so much 'not' using the system as . . .kwaka jack wrote: "The system must be used flexibly in reposonse to actual road conditions, do not follow the sequence rigidly if it is inappropriate for the circumstances."
Surley all these points should be considered when approaching a hazard? and sure enough it says that in the first sentence of the next paragraph.
"The phases of the system cover all the points you need to consider on the approach to a hazard."
Consider and hazard are the two key words.
One hazard? Consider those you'll need to use, then implement
An unseen (or unforeseen) hazard mid-way through that consideration or implementation? Then you re-consider each and implement if needed.
What's the simplest consideration and application likely to be? Perhaps leaving a quiet motorway at a slip road? However, there's just one, slower, vehicle ahead in lane 1, signalling 'left' as you approach.
But as you get closer, it continues on past on the main carriageway, indicator still blinking merrily . . .
Here you've actually lost a hazard which had probably influenced your choice of speed and perhaps gear, you may even be starting to plan to pass the vehicle on the slip road.
But with that other driver now leaving the road free and clear for you, you can re-evaluate the situation and possibly even increase speed and cancel your signal.
jameslb101 wrote:As per driving a car, one example would be if there is a vehicle following close behind, that would be forced to change their speed by your competitively early deceleration. In that case brake gear overlap may be permissible.
Motorcycle_Roadcraft wrote:During the later stages of braking change to the appropriate gear.
Zebedee wrote:jameslb101 wrote:As per driving a car, one example would be if there is a vehicle following close behind, that would be forced to change their speed by your competitively early deceleration. In that case brake gear overlap may be permissible.
Except that, unlike car driving, riders normally overlap.Motorcycle_Roadcraft wrote:During the later stages of braking change to the appropriate gear.
Horse wrote:
NB you can't 'block change' on bikes, each gear has to be clicked through like flappy paddle car boxes.
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