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( , Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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the mathematically possibility of this is lost on people
*totally made up number but it is certainly something over 50%
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 10:37, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)
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but hardly anyone actually bothers to go and get training and any sort of advanced driver qualification.
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 10:38, Reply)
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also the course is only 2 sessions maybe to practice some motorway driving etc that you can't do as a learner. this 12 years ago so i doubt it makes a jot of difference now
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 10:45, Reply)
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and rally and track stuff, but I won't touch IAM qualifications because at least two of things they teach you are arguably bad practice at best and extremely dangerous at worst.
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 10:41, Reply)
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no radio, no conversation - because distractions are bad. Horseshit. You need to be able to focus on different levels, certain parts of driving should be backround instinct. Excessive distraction is bad, of course, but if you need to focus that hard to drive and avoid accidents you shouldn't drive at all.
And they still teach passing the wheel, which is a lethal thing to do if you lose control of a car. Always one hand or the other locked at a fixed position, so that you can pull the wheel back to straight without thinking or looking.
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 10:45, Reply)
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IAM say your hands should be in a fixed position relative to the wheel - 10 to 2 or whatever. If you don't want to die on fire in a hedge, hold at least one of your hands fixed ON the wheel.
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 10:48, Reply)
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( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 10:51, Reply)
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I love everything about cars including driving them quickly. I want to get a rear wheel drive car, but the way they behave isn't at all intuitive compared to front wheel drive. I don't want to not be confident in my ability to control the thing.
I also want start rallying.
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 10:44, Reply)
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rear wheel drive cars ARE intuitive. It's front wheel drive that isn't.
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 10:46, Reply)
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in a FWD car, that'll counteract the understeer, in a RWD car, it'll aggravate the oversteer.
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 10:52, Reply)
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that in a modern RWD car there are enough gadgets on there to stop teh back end going all over the place... that said I did enjoy the icey conditions in mine... You do get used to it very quickly
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 11:03, Reply)
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a lot of RWD cars have lift-off oversteer. Accelerating in a car throws the weight back, which often improves rear end grip in a RWD. Particularly true of things like 911s. Of course, if you hit the accelerator too hard you might make the rears spin, which does bugger up grip.
I guess it depends on how you got your instincts, though - I guess I was lucky in that my first car was RWD.
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 11:11, Reply)
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and you lift off on instinct, the weight shifts forward and the back end goes out further, usually resulting in a spin.
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 11:24, Reply)
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so should accelerate or ease off, it's so confusing
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 11:26, Reply)
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yes.
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 11:28, Reply)
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I reckon most people would only notice the difference if you were trying to do something a bit more taxing that driving up and down the motorway.
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 10:52, Reply)
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you notice a BIG difference in snow/ice. and once when it was slippery wet and i was being a twat on a roundabout (although in my defence it turned out the rear tyres were bald).
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 11:25, Reply)
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just sitting in the driver's seat is usually enough to turn your right foot gay.
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 11:31, Reply)
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I'm looking at an AMG CL65 for shits and giggles at the moment. Pity I can't afford the fuel.
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 11:39, Reply)
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player of the season for the mens first - broken thumb, mens seconds - broken ankle, mens thirds - stitches in his face etc etc. the women were unscathed. so either hockey is dangerous or men are worse at it?!
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 11:40, Reply)
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damages more and harder to get out of the way.
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 11:40, Reply)
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this makes me constitutionally incapable of either checking whether tyres are bald or changing them.
however, it means that men do it for me, which is great.
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 11:38, Reply)
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However I'm basing my statement on mathematically measurable things like reaction times, car control skills and me not being the kind of mouth-breathing slow-witted prick that watches big brother.
( , Mon 2 Apr 2012, 10:39, Reply)
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