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Re: Humboldt tragedy
Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 12482225)
I disagree that there's no opportunity. There are rolling hills and roads with bends, they're not usual, England's better, but you can find them. I think the American maxim "it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow" applies. In the Healey 70 mph feels rocket fast, in the Mustang 100mph doesn't. One has to bear in mind that the Healey has drum brakes, more go than woah as they say. The key thing is that 70mph is a small fine, 100mph is a much bigger hassle.
Driving today wasn't fun. Ice build up on the wheels gave the car the shakes so I stuck to 80 in an 80. You know how, when there are bands of snow across the road, the car rises and falls like a sailing boat? We had that today but it wasn't snow, it was ice pellet drifts. I would welcome a move to a temperate climate, going where the weather suits my cars, almost like Nilsson. I haven't driven today as I couldn't be arsed to chip the ice from the car. Walking the dog was challenging especially as he pooped on a slope and I could only reach one of the nuggets. Thankfully the wind blew the others away. It's a flying poop kind of day. |
Re: Humboldt tragedy
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12482108)
I just assume when approaching an intersection that the other car/s are not going to stop and slow a bit.
Similarly, I never assume that a vehicle that is not indicating will go straight on, I try to work out which way is likely from the position of the car but right turns from the left lane are very common. Indicating, if any, here is always too late to be useful; if the light was red and the car is going left, the indicator comes on when the light goes green. Any Asian vehicular product will be in the target lane before the indicator expresses interest in going there. And then there is the left turn into the oncoming lane... Can't there be some sort of scholarship scheme to send people who were born here and yet want to drive a car to Europe for a few years? |
Re: Humboldt tragedy
Originally Posted by bats
(Post 12482233)
You're probably right about the slow car thing after all it's the sensation not the numbers that count!
I haven't driven today as I couldn't be arsed to chip the ice from the car. Walking the dog was challenging especially as he pooped on a slope and I could only reach one of the nuggets. Thankfully the wind blew the others away. It's a flying poop kind of day. Touch wood, the power has been on all weekend, I didn't expect that. |
Re: Humboldt tragedy
Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 12482235)
Can't there be some sort of scholarship scheme to send people who were born here and yet want to drive a car to Europe for a few years? |
Re: Humboldt tragedy
Originally Posted by Dorothy
(Post 12482243)
I am so looking forward to the driving when we go to the UK and Europe next year. It seems so safe with the lack of drink driving and everyone being so attentive. It's pretty amazing that there are no bad drivers over there!
Secondly, while you won't see the errors that are usual here; lane discipline is routine there and people do indicate, a different catalogue of issues arises. People are car aware in a way they're not here. People there use cars as status symbols while, in Canada, it's all greige minivans and no one knows which is better. Accordingly, people who operate BMWs drive as if they own not only the road but the car park. Here one must expect any vehicle to be driven poorly, there one must know the brands. |
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