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[Seismica]

Got one of these...

Not a bad read either!

Snap! After seeing you post this I thought I just had to get one

Yup. Just bought(paid) for a guy to teach me how to drive! And no... That's not me holding the sign... I'm probably better looking.

Snap again! Had my first lesson on Monday and one yesterday. Some bad habbits from GT are being carried over, crossing arms when steering, braking for/into the corner rather than before the corner (I'm sure she's teaching me to brake too early, I can judge braking distances you know... if I brake when she says I come to a halt 10 metres before the corner even with the lightest of touch) and the fact I use bumper cam in GT means I had no awareness of how wide the car actually is

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[Submerged]

Snap again! Had my first lesson on Monday and one yesterday. Some bad habbits from GT are being carried over, crossing arms when steering, braking for/into the corner rather than before the corner (I'm sure she's teaching me to brake too early, I can judge braking distances you know... if I brake when she says I come to a halt 10 metres before the corner even with the lightest of touch) and the fact I use bumper cam in GT means I had no awareness of how wide the car actually is

Its annoying when you're the learner driver having to brake so early before the corner, but it is an requirement to show to the passenger that you're safe, you're taking your time and that you can actually control the car.

Don't worry, you'll get it eventually.

Plus, the brake foot will eventually becomes very sensitive to the brake pedal and slow the car down much slower.

 

[Seismica]

Its annoying when you're the learner driver having to brake so early before the corner, but it is an requirement to show to the passenger that you're safe, you're taking your time and that you can actually control the car.

Don't worry, you'll get it eventually.

Plus, the brake foot will eventually becomes very sensitive to the brake pedal and slow the car down much slower.

The main problem is i'm keeping my foot on the brake, and when I come to a halt too early she then would critiscise me for not taking my foot off the brake. But last time she told me to do that I overshot the junction because we were still going too fast for clutch control, so she was asking me to brake twice . I find it easier to do it all in one fluid motion, not on/off/on/off. Whilst she's teaching me and she doesn't want me to crash her car, if I did it my way through my feel for the pedals and my judgement of the cars speed then i'd stop in the right place every time. But it's just me being impatient I guess, with more lessons she'll be more confident to let me control it.

Often when I gently press the brake pedal she's in my ear saying 'More brakes more brakes... No too much brakes, off off off! Damn, you stopped too early, that's your fault.'

 

[Aldo]

The main problem is i'm keeping my foot on the brake, and when I come to a halt too early she then would critiscise me for not taking my foot off the brake. But last time she told me to do that I overshot the junction because we were still going too fast for clutch control, so she was asking me to brake twice . I find it easier to do it all in one fluid motion, not on/off/on/off. Whilst she's teaching me and she doesn't want me to crash her car, if I did it my way through my feel for the pedals and my judgement of the cars speed then i'd stop in the right place every time. But it's just me being impatient I guess, with more lessons she'll be more confident to let me control it.

Often when I gently press the brake pedal she's in my ear saying 'More brakes more brakes... No too much brakes, off off off! Damn, you stopped too early, that's your fault.'

Sounds like a female dog...
I know what you mean though. My instructor wants me to Start braking way before I need to if I'm coming up to a junction. It's annoying just now but I guess I just have to put up with it till I pass.

 

[Syntax error]

Nice!
Who would've known you liked Star Wars stuff...

what gave it away?

 

[TB]

I'll hopefully start reading it soon. Either that or I'll get lazy and watch more Battlestar Galactica.

 

[Beerz]

what gave it away?

I've got awesome powers of deduction. I managed to know that by putting together the tiniest of clues here and there, clues so small the common mortal wouldn't notice them...

 

[FoolKiller]

Either that or I'll get lazy and watch more Battlestar Galactica.

That will only lead to disappointment. I suggest reading.

 

[Guml8all]

I'll hopefully start reading it soon.

I have "How to Teach Quantum Physics to your Dog" . Good read, albeit complicated.

 

[CMvan46]

Sounds like a female dog...
I know what you mean though. My instructor wants me to Start braking way before I need to if I'm coming up to a junction. It's annoying just now but I guess I just have to put up with it till I pass.

They are doing this because by breaking early your showing your cautious and safe. That's what your tester will want to see. Yes you should be breaking what seems rediculously early but at this point no you do not know breaking distances like you think you do and would you rather over shoot it or stop early?

Attitude like that is why people get in accidents, especially when you think you know better after one lesson.

 

[Aldo]

They are doing this because by breaking early your showing your cautious and safe. That's what your tester will want to see. Yes you should be breaking what seems rediculously early but at this point no you do not know breaking distances like you think you do and would you rather over shoot it or stop early?

Attitude like that is why people get in accidents, especially when you think you know better after one lesson.

I realise this fully but it's not like I'm on the throttle until the last millisecond...
But if braking a bit later will send the car into a firey death ball stopping at some traffic lights I think I might have to reconsider car choice...

 

[Beerz]

👍

 

[Seismica]

They are doing this because by breaking early your showing your cautious and safe. That's what your tester will want to see. Yes you should be breaking what seems rediculously early but at this point no you do not know breaking distances like you think you do and would you rather over shoot it or stop early?

Attitude like that is why people get in accidents, especially when you think you know better after one lesson.

Starting by braking gently and then gradually increasing pressure on the brake pedal is far safer than braking on/off/on/off like I was being told to. This way the car behind you knows what you're doing. My problem was not being told to brake too early, it was being told to brake early AND apply lots of braking pressure and then take it off again. Sudden braking and almost stopping too early means the car behind is more likely to rear end you. The thing with gradual braking pressure is when you're close to the junction you can always increase pressure to stop at the line. I wasn't on about minimising the braking distance, I was on about using a fluid motion to stop the car just before the line, which my instructor won't let me do.

Also, the person with their foot on the pedal has way more feel for how quickly the car is losing speed than a passenger.

 

[David]

The driver's ed places around here have modified cars that have passenger brake pedals for the instructor to use if necessary.

 

[HumanDestroyah]

The driver's ed places around here have modified cars that have passenger brake pedals for the instructor to use if necessary.

I hated those. My foot would be on the brake pedal gradually slowing down, then I'd feel the pedal push down away from me. Granted I'd do the same if I were placing my life/car in the hands of a wet behind the ears teenager.

 

[Beerz]

The car I drove in during instruction was also one of those (Opel Corsa (A model) 1.5D), it had extra steering wheel and extra pedals for the instructor, and he kept making unnecessary adjustments and stuff while I was driving perfectly fine, even on a straight with no traffic or signs anywhere near. It really pissed me off...
Need to clear that I was 18 at the time, which is the legal age to start driving here, and I had been driving since I was 11. Learned on my father's Fiat 127 (loved that car!). That's how old I am.

 

[McLaren]

2 cases of Strongbow & Kahlua Mudslide.

These were all over the stores in Orlando, but here in DFW, very few places sell either.

 

[Joey D]

Strongbow is excellent! If you ever make your way to Michigan we have a ton of great ciders that make Strongbow taste like apple juice.

 

[CodeRedR51]

That will only lead to disappointment. I suggest reading.

I'm hooked on this show too, just got to episode 43. I hear the end sucks.

 

[Tommi]

Work equip 03 lookalikes wrapped in Toyo Proxes PX4 .

155/65/R14 Eco crap to 195/45/R15 Sporty tyres = Handling win.

 

[Aldo]

Starting by braking gently and then gradually increasing pressure on the brake pedal is far safer than braking on/off/on/off like I was being told to. This way the car behind you knows what you're doing. My problem was not being told to brake too early, it was being told to brake early AND apply lots of braking pressure and then take it off again. Sudden braking and almost stopping too early means the car behind is more likely to rear end you. The thing with gradual braking pressure is when you're close to the junction you can always increase pressure to stop at the line. I wasn't on about minimising the braking distance, I was on about using a fluid motion to stop the car just before the line, which my instructor won't let me do.

Also, the person with their foot on the pedal has way more feel for how quickly the car is losing speed than a passenger.

This + a million. 👍

Tom: They are damn nice wheels!
They remind me a bit of Crank Bro's wheels for bikes:

Drool-tastic!

 

[Sprite]

Got these along with a new jumper and two new polo shirts for golf.

 

[Sureboss]

They are doing this because by breaking early your showing your cautious and safe. That's what your tester will want to see. Yes you should be breaking what seems rediculously early but at this point no you do not know breaking distances like you think you do and would you rather over shoot it or stop early?

Attitude like that is why people get in accidents, especially when you think you know better after one lesson.

Yup, too high a speed approaching a junction is a minor on our tests as well. I had one going in to a roundabout, that's what adrenaline does when you're half a mile from the Test centre and know you've passed.

Take your time, particularly in your first lessons. Got to remember that for the instructor they have no idea of your abilities, even if you say to them "I can do this" they will only appreciate that when you actually show it. Let them build up that trust, I know at that point of complete trust with my instructor I spent about half of a 3-hr lesson just driving where I wanted to and he kept stum and then at the end gave feedback.

All good things come to those who wait!

Take things slowly.

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Beerz - An extra steering wheel sounds insane!

 

[McLaren]

Strongbow is excellent! If you ever make your way to Michigan we have a ton of great ciders that make Strongbow taste like apple juice.

I will be sure to do so.

I have grown particularly fond of ciders, mainly because they provide a great alternative to beer for those times when I'd like a drink, but don't want end up buzzed off hard liquor; I'm not really a beer person anymore, so I rarely buy/order them these days.

 

[Beerz]

Beerz - An extra steering wheel sounds insane!

Yup, it was weird to say the least. When he did those corrections - and he did those all the time - I was driving relaxed and holding the steering wheel still, and all of a sudden the man gave it a twitch to one of the sides and I felt my steering wheel move, sometimes scaring me for a fraction of a second.
If you ask me, it could be dangerous, because feeling that anyone could have the instinct to counteract too much and something really bad happening...
But I haven't seen cars like that for quite some years now, guess they cut those out. 👍

I'm not really a beer person anymore, so I rarely buy/order them anymore.

BOOOO... 👎

 

[ExigeEvan]

Strongbow is excellent! If you ever make your way to Michigan we have a ton of great ciders that make Strongbow taste like apple juice.

Says something about American drinks if you consider 'bow to be excellent.

 

[McLaren]

Says something about American drinks if you consider 'bow to be excellent.

Well, if you have any suggestions that would make 'bow look like cheap American beer, feel free to post them; I'm genuinely interested.

 

[ExigeEvan]

Well, if you have any suggestions that would make 'bow look like cheap American beer, feel free to post them; I'm genuinely interested.

From my personal taste, anything. Including...

But generally Kopparberg, Bulmers or anything brewed in the English South West.

 

[DG_Silva]

My stepdad's mate, Big Vern, brews his own scrumpy using apples from the orchards next door in his 'shed' (a converted cow barn) using sherry barrels, brewing them for six months. My brother has an alcohol meter, and we measured one batch at 22% alcohol. Apparently though, there was a stronger batch measuring 40%. I never drunk that stuff, but one person who did ended up walking down the road at 3.30 in the morning, stark naked, chasing after the lorries...

 

[McLaren]

From my personal taste, anything. Including...

But generally Kopparberg, Bulmers or anything brewed in the English South West.

Ah, so I take it you're just not generally a fan of it? (No offense)

And by Bulmers, I'm guessing you mean H.P. Bulmer? Just curious because I thought they were the brewers of Strongbow as well.