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Changes to The Highway Code

26/1/2022

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New cycle lanes along Bristol Road illustrate well a little-aired hazard when driving near roadworks.

With low sun, the black paint used to obliterate previous white road markings (such as lane divisions and mandating arrows) reflects light just as effectively as the new white markings that replace them!

There's no easy way to tell which is which. Just try to read context. Like most road info, there's likely to be some sort of corroboration to confirm your decision.

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"BAD junction !"

15/1/2022

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If you need to know what big, bad ones to avoid with your driving life ... look here.

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By the way, am I psychopathic ?

11/1/2022

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Some interesting research has recently revealed some interesting results.

Taking inspiration from PsychCentral's Psychopathy Test, a 12-question test was designed to give 3000 volunteer drivers an idea if they may have psychopathic tendencies. Try it yourself !

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Pupils and electric cars (EVs)

6/1/2022

I've written on advantages of EVs. Now, some independent confirmation...

Last year, the number of UK tests in automatics had risen to 1-in-7 (nearer 1-in-4, a few Birmingham examiners have told me). The test is the same as for a manual and still requires control of the vehicle at all times, with appropriate awareness of others.

Photo credit DVSA under open government licence 3.0

The pass rate for autos still shows as slightly LOWER than for manuals, but that's almost certainly because historically people choose to learn auto because they have other difficulties with driving (judgment; control; confidence; disability; etc).

Large driving school BSM, owned by The AA, is offering EVs for instructors to lease in 2022. This is based on research convincing them that students see the end of petrol and diesel cars by 2030-40, and therefore mastering clutch-control is a costly short-lived benefit.

Combined with an overall uplift of a third in drivers expecting their next car to be electric, and a government minister believing "shared mobility" is the way forward, the time is ripe for the Quiet Revolution.

Changes to The Highway Code

When black is white

"BAD junction !"

By the way, am I psychopathic ?

Pupils and electric cars (EVs)

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