Opine on this example of offsiding
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https://youtu.be/j6cQisRGysU?t=687
I'm a little undecided on this. I'd say the offsiding from the ford is a little enthusiatic / aggressive, however, he's on the ball and already tucking in to NS upon the emergence of oncoming.
That said, he's broken the alarm / distress rule, and the camera car has visibly gone on the brakes.
On reflection, I'd say he (The ford) has been a tad too keen, and should have restrained his venture into the offside a little earlier, given that it's an amber back signed, anti-skid coated closed view corner.. Anywhom; What do you think?
I'm a little undecided on this. I'd say the offsiding from the ford is a little enthusiatic / aggressive, however, he's on the ball and already tucking in to NS upon the emergence of oncoming.
That said, he's broken the alarm / distress rule, and the camera car has visibly gone on the brakes.
On reflection, I'd say he (The ford) has been a tad too keen, and should have restrained his venture into the offside a little earlier, given that it's an amber back signed, anti-skid coated closed view corner.. Anywhom; What do you think?
he is offsiding on a section of road bending first to the right, before the left bend the camera car comes around, so potentially closing down view at that point...
he has also just passed another car going ahead of the camera car, so has come out quite rapidly and aggressively, rather than the offsiding being the result of sitting out to maximise view down the straight approaching a left only bend... this means that he has performed a fairly high speed jink right and then left, rather than a gentle elegant offside curving back in - more hazardous...
actual point of return doesn’t seem too dangerous / close, but other than that I am not seeing much advantage, so not terribly good driving...
he has also just passed another car going ahead of the camera car, so has come out quite rapidly and aggressively, rather than the offsiding being the result of sitting out to maximise view down the straight approaching a left only bend... this means that he has performed a fairly high speed jink right and then left, rather than a gentle elegant offside curving back in - more hazardous...
actual point of return doesn’t seem too dangerous / close, but other than that I am not seeing much advantage, so not terribly good driving...
akirk said:
he is offsiding on a section of road bending first to the right, before the left bend the camera car comes around, so potentially closing down view at that point...
he has also just passed another car going ahead of the camera car, so has come out quite rapidly and aggressively, rather than the offsiding being the result of sitting out to maximise view down the straight approaching a left only bend... this means that he has performed a fairly high speed jink right and then left, rather than a gentle elegant offside curving back in - more hazardous...
actual point of return doesn’t seem too dangerous / close, but other than that I am not seeing much advantage, so not terribly good driving...
He's broken the basic rule of offsiding:he has also just passed another car going ahead of the camera car, so has come out quite rapidly and aggressively, rather than the offsiding being the result of sitting out to maximise view down the straight approaching a left only bend... this means that he has performed a fairly high speed jink right and then left, rather than a gentle elegant offside curving back in - more hazardous...
actual point of return doesn’t seem too dangerous / close, but other than that I am not seeing much advantage, so not terribly good driving...
"Only go offside to extend a view that you've already got. Never go offside looking for a view."
He had just passed a vehicle going the other way. He had therefore moved offside very abruptly in order to try and obtain a view that he didn't already have.
It seems to me that this is likely to be a case of a little bit of knowledge (about offsiding) as a dangerous thing (causing an oncomimg car to change speed and/or direction).
If he was to ask himself the question... "would I want to meet myself coming the other way?"... I would like to think the answer would be an emphatic NO!
However, it's equally possible that the driver knows nothing about "offsiding to extend the view". We may be giving him a modicum of benefit-of-the-doubt where none is due. It's possible he was just trying to "line the car up for the bend"... "like what I was taught to do on a track day with me and my mates, officer".
johnao said:
akirk said:
he is offsiding on a section of road bending first to the right, before the left bend the camera car comes around, so potentially closing down view at that point...
he has also just passed another car going ahead of the camera car, so has come out quite rapidly and aggressively, rather than the offsiding being the result of sitting out to maximise view down the straight approaching a left only bend... this means that he has performed a fairly high speed jink right and then left, rather than a gentle elegant offside curving back in - more hazardous...
actual point of return doesn’t seem too dangerous / close, but other than that I am not seeing much advantage, so not terribly good driving...
He's broken the basic rule of offsiding:he has also just passed another car going ahead of the camera car, so has come out quite rapidly and aggressively, rather than the offsiding being the result of sitting out to maximise view down the straight approaching a left only bend... this means that he has performed a fairly high speed jink right and then left, rather than a gentle elegant offside curving back in - more hazardous...
actual point of return doesn’t seem too dangerous / close, but other than that I am not seeing much advantage, so not terribly good driving...
"Only go offside to extend a view that you've already got. Never go offside looking for a view."
He had just passed a vehicle going the other way. He had therefore moved offside very abruptly in order to try and obtain a view that he didn't already have.
It seems to me that this is likely to be a case of a little bit of knowledge (about offsiding) as a dangerous thing (causing an oncomimg car to change speed and/or direction).
If he was to ask himself the question... "would I want to meet myself coming the other way?"... I would like to think the answer would be an emphatic NO!
However, it's equally possible that the driver knows nothing about "offsiding to extend the view". We may be giving him a modicum of benefit-of-the-doubt where none is due. It's possible he was just trying to "line the car up for the bend"... "like what I was taught to do on a track day with me and my mates, officer".
as he came out at roughly the point at which he should have been going back in, he should never have come out...
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