Discussion
GoldTrader said:
Do you pass in the rain?
Absolutely. And Becca is right in what she says.Whether or not I would pass is going to depend on:
- Vision up the road.
- Grip levels for swift safe acceleration to pass the car in front
- Standing water hazards that could affect grip or splash the car being passed in an unsafe way
Becca et al,
Keep in mind during your course...discuss with your Observer...
On a single NSL carriageway road...60MPH, you are looking for a 15 MPH differential between you and the car ahead before you consider a safe overtake...if you do not have this...don't bother.
BOF.
PS - How is the course going?
Keep in mind during your course...discuss with your Observer...
On a single NSL carriageway road...60MPH, you are looking for a 15 MPH differential between you and the car ahead before you consider a safe overtake...if you do not have this...don't bother.
BOF.
PS - How is the course going?
BOF said:
Becca et al,
Keep in mind during your course...discuss with your Observer...
On a single NSL carriageway road...60MPH, you are looking for a 15 MPH differential between you and the car ahead before you consider a safe overtake...if you do not have this...don't bother.
BOF.
PS - How is the course going?
Cheers BOFKeep in mind during your course...discuss with your Observer...
On a single NSL carriageway road...60MPH, you are looking for a 15 MPH differential between you and the car ahead before you consider a safe overtake...if you do not have this...don't bother.
BOF.
PS - How is the course going?
I actually don't tend to overtake on said single carriageway roads for that reason - in a 1.4l Micra a lot of the time the speed/acceleration isn't up to the job in the time window I have, particularly if there's any risk that whatever I'm overtaking might decide to speed up as I go.
Course is going brilliantly, I'm really enjoying it. 3rd run was last Sunday, prob'ly looking to take the test in about six weeks time (after another 2 or 3 runs). Thanks for asking
BOF said:
Becca et al,
Keep in mind during your course...discuss with your Observer...
On a single NSL carriageway road...60MPH, you are looking for a 15 MPH differential between you and the car ahead before you consider a safe overtake...if you do not have this...don't bother.
BOF.
PS - How is the course going?
Surely the speed diffential depends on the clear distance ahead which is visible ? ie on a 2 mile long straight with no oncoming traffic I'm sure you could overtake safely with less than a 15 mph differential.Keep in mind during your course...discuss with your Observer...
On a single NSL carriageway road...60MPH, you are looking for a 15 MPH differential between you and the car ahead before you consider a safe overtake...if you do not have this...don't bother.
BOF.
PS - How is the course going?
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