Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:As Rog said - the last look before you set off has to be for the traffic that's going to hit you first - i.e. right.
Graham Wright wrote:Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:As Rog said - the last look before you set off has to be for the traffic that's going to hit you first - i.e. right.
Where I live it's left! There is little traffic from the right at the relevant time but that coming from the left has just spotted an opportunity to overtake and they do. Despite the fact the limit is 50, 70 is more the norm.
"Never overtake at a junction" doesn't seem to work anymore.
TripleS wrote:Graham Wright wrote:Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:As Rog said - the last look before you set off has to be for the traffic that's going to hit you first - i.e. right.
Where I live it's left! There is little traffic from the right at the relevant time but that coming from the left has just spotted an opportunity to overtake and they do. Despite the fact the limit is 50, 70 is more the norm.
"Never overtake at a junction" doesn't seem to work anymore.
Could that be because we now have so many rules that the important ones, like the one you mentioned, get overlooked amongst all the others?
Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:As Rog said - the last look before you set off has to be for the traffic that's going to hit you first - i.e. right.
MGF wrote:Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:As Rog said - the last look before you set off has to be for the traffic that's going to hit you first - i.e. right.
I prefer to take into account relative views when deciding which direction poses the greatest threat from approaching traffic.
waremark wrote:MGF wrote:Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:As Rog said - the last look before you set off has to be for the traffic that's going to hit you first - i.e. right.
I prefer to take into account relative views when deciding which direction poses the greatest threat from approaching traffic.
Yes. If the view from one direction is short that is the focus fior the last check.
I always look both ways more than once. I don't quite trust the first look.
bluebox_rob wrote:There is limited visibility/cross views on the approach, so my stop/go decision can only happen once I am within a few feet of the give-way line. The junction is in a 30-limit, with good visibility in both directions once you actually get up to the line.
I drive through it every day and often feel like I miss gaps that were wide open, and on a couple of occasions have cut things a bit fine, going when I should have waited.
Gareth wrote:My feeling is that, given there is limited visibility on approach, it would be better to plan on stopping and only continue if & when you can see it is clear.
If, from a personal satisfaction point of view, you'd prefer not to stop if possible, then depending on the junction layout you might be able to give yourself more observational time by completing most of your braking away from the junction, then trickling up to the line.
TripleS wrote:Gareth wrote:My feeling is that, given there is limited visibility on approach, it would be better to plan on stopping and only continue if & when you can see it is clear.
If, from a personal satisfaction point of view, you'd prefer not to stop if possible, then depending on the junction layout you might be able to give yourself more observational time by completing most of your braking away from the junction, then trickling up to the line.
....possibly at idling revs in first gear with the clutch engaged, but being prepared to declutch quickly and stop if necessary. I find that works quite nicely in some cases, but it does depend on the extent of vision you have in various directions.
revian wrote:TripleS wrote:Gareth wrote:My feeling is that, given there is limited visibility on approach, it would be better to plan on stopping and only continue if & when you can see it is clear.
If, from a personal satisfaction point of view, you'd prefer not to stop if possible, then depending on the junction layout you might be able to give yourself more observational time by completing most of your braking away from the junction, then trickling up to the line.
....possibly at idling revs in first gear with the clutch engaged, but being prepared to declutch quickly and stop if necessary. I find that works quite nicely in some cases, but it does depend on the extent of vision you have in various directions.
Devil and the deep blue sea choice? I'd like to keep it rolling however slowly to make sure of a quicker crossing... On the other hand it may be a temptation to rush it and not see what's there...
Ian
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