What's with leaving a gap at the lights?
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What's with leaving a gap at the lights?
Noticing it more and more, people pulling up to the lights (first in the line) and leaving one or two car lengths ?
At first I thought it was a clutch control thing, allowing them to move slowly forward to get going, but they don't all move till the lights change??
Seems to be getting worse.
At first I thought it was a clutch control thing, allowing them to move slowly forward to get going, but they don't all move till the lights change??
Seems to be getting worse.
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Most drivers are zombies.
Because so many cities now have cyclist boxes at the lights it wouldn't surprise me if some drivers are so accustomed to leaving this area free in front of them that it is now programmed into their zombie subconscious.
They do it now without thinking about it and probably wouldn't be able to tell you why if you asked them.
Because so many cities now have cyclist boxes at the lights it wouldn't surprise me if some drivers are so accustomed to leaving this area free in front of them that it is now programmed into their zombie subconscious.
They do it now without thinking about it and probably wouldn't be able to tell you why if you asked them.
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Maybe not at the lights but if I'm at the back of a queue of stopped traffic I tend to leave a gap so as to get out of the way if the next person along has failed to notice all the cars have stopped / is half asleep. Fairly sure they teach you that on advanced driving courses.
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A 'truck' gap IMO! When trucks/buses turn at lights they can swing pretty close to the traffic queuing on the other side of the road. If you stop further back they have more room and you have less chance of being twatted!
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When you took your driving lessons the instructor would/should have said you should stop so you can see the car in fronts rear tyres it's called a 'safe distance' allows for that car rolling back and gives you some chance of not having front and rear damage if some numpty drives into your rear end
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What about those who go to the line in the red box where it's designed for cyclist to be.
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Yup, I'll go with this. How many times has anyone been parked/stopped at a junction and had to reverse when a lorry comming around the corner can't make it due to not enough space or the corner being too tight?
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In that case>
http://news.uk.msn.com/cyclists-slow...n-internet-hit
A lot of you love your cycling, so one of you could be him, for what we know. Come on. Please own up.
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Maybe not at the lights but if I'm at the back of a queue of stopped traffic I tend to leave a gap so as to get out of the way if the next person along has failed to notice all the cars have stopped / is half asleep. Fairly sure they teach you that on advanced driving courses.
When you took your driving lessons the instructor would/should have said you should stop so you can see the car in fronts rear tyres it's called a 'safe distance' allows for that car rolling back and gives you some chance of not having front and rear damage if some numpty drives into your rear end
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When you took your driving lessons the instructor would/should have said you should stop so you can see the car in fronts rear tyres it's called a 'safe distance' allows for that car rolling back and gives you some chance of not having front and rear damage if some numpty drives into your rear end
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In that case>
http://news.uk.msn.com/cyclists-slow...n-internet-hit
A lot of you love your cycling, so one of you could be him, for what we know. Come on. Please own up.
http://news.uk.msn.com/cyclists-slow...n-internet-hit
A lot of you love your cycling, so one of you could be him, for what we know. Come on. Please own up.
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Maybe not at the lights but if I'm at the back of a queue of stopped traffic I tend to leave a gap so as to get out of the way if the next person along has failed to notice all the cars have stopped / is half asleep. Fairly sure they teach you that on advanced driving courses.
By the way, has anyone noticed more and more people driving over the white line? I think it is a combination of things - cars that are too big for our roads, and again, texting etc.
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So, no owner-up for that cycle champion act, then?
Oh, well. I did try.
On the topic and looking from another angle, staying away from the final line as a rule of thumb could be the OCD in those people. If there's no line in the road, it could be the traffic lights that they need to keep reasonable (to them) distance from.
I just wish more people had this type of 'keeping 2 cars length away' OCD on the motorways.
Oh, well. I did try.
On the topic and looking from another angle, staying away from the final line as a rule of thumb could be the OCD in those people. If there's no line in the road, it could be the traffic lights that they need to keep reasonable (to them) distance from.
I just wish more people had this type of 'keeping 2 cars length away' OCD on the motorways.
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I get really irritated by the udgers, you know, they come to a stop, then shuffle up a few yards closer to the rear of the car in front.
Its like they cant judge the distance to enable them to pick the spot where they need to stop at the required distance from the car in front.
Lost count the number of times I have stopped, handbrake on, out of gear. then the plebs in front start shuffling up, leaving a big gap in front of me. **** poor driving IMO
Its like they cant judge the distance to enable them to pick the spot where they need to stop at the required distance from the car in front.
Lost count the number of times I have stopped, handbrake on, out of gear. then the plebs in front start shuffling up, leaving a big gap in front of me. **** poor driving IMO
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When you took your driving lessons the instructor would/should have said you should stop so you can see the car in fronts rear tyres it's called a 'safe distance' allows for that car rolling back and gives you some chance of not having front and rear damage if some numpty drives into your rear end
Next yours driving instructors are mainly asia pacific and sorry but where they learn?
lines are painted correctly I mean with enough space for turning lorries.
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Also there is often a fapping great big lamp post with a set of traffic lights attached to it at the front of a set of traffic lights. This would tend to negate the need to sit 20 feet away from the line but I still see them doing this (well, maybe not 20 feet lol)
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I would like to bet 90% of people doing this have no clue they are even doing it myself. The average motorist has simply not got a clue.
On car forums most people are into their driving, drivers vs motorists - so one might wonder whats their reason - they probably don't have one!
On car forums most people are into their driving, drivers vs motorists - so one might wonder whats their reason - they probably don't have one!
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Noticing it more and more, people pulling up to the lights (first in the line) and leaving one or two car lengths ?
At first I thought it was a clutch control thing, allowing them to move slowly forward to get going, but they don't all move till the lights change??
Seems to be getting worse.
At first I thought it was a clutch control thing, allowing them to move slowly forward to get going, but they don't all move till the lights change??
Seems to be getting worse.
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