Driver training: is the government really doing its job?

[crisis]

Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine

Fastest route on a road is NOT the racing lin.
THAT works for tracks because there are no hazards awaiting you round the corner ( well very seldom )
On the road the safest line to follow is the line wihch maximises the distance of the vanishing point.
The VP is THE critical point on a road when trying to drive quickly, safely.
It is the point where both edges of the road seem to meet.
On straight roads this will look a few miles out
On VERY tight corners this is very close. - DAMN, can't draw in text
The sped you drive at should 100% be determined by the distance to the VP and the hazards you can perceive between where you are and that point.
On bikes you 100% will 'weave' on the road to achieve a maximum VP.
On cars, it's not so critical, but on a wide road you would do likewise.
By maxmising the distance to the VP you can maximise the speed you are travelling at.
On an unknow race track the VP would be used to govern your speed.
As a track becomes better know you can push the cornering speed to a 'virtual' VP where you assume no hazards exist. THAT lline is then typically the same as the race line anyoen woudl desribe by 'traditional' methonds - e.g braking straight, turn in quick and throttle on and smooth corner out on exit.

Highly valuable contribution as usual. No rep points as usual. I want you to crack the tonne.

[Matra et Alpine]

Originally Posted by crisis

Highly valuable contribution as usual. No rep points as usual. I want you to crack the tonne.

Unless there was a "don't" missing in error, this has just confused me

Oh, important point on Vanishing Points.
On a coner ( left hand for us, right for others ) the line for the VP comes VERY close to the "racing line" for on-coming traffic. Just a wee word of warning in case anyone is going to go try the VP approach to driving/riding.
I've seen a few "blinded rabbits" in cars when I've (safely) gone round a corner close to the central white line (on my side) and they've been 'cutting' and close (or over) the white line on theirs.

There are many other things to learn about VP before blindly following it.
Anyoen interested in knowing more is best to go to a police or approved training group who practise it and learn all of the 'tricks of the trade'.

Or send me a bottle of good whisky ( note my colonial friends ( ALL the "colonies"! ) )

[Falcon500]

Originally Posted by 2fastand2dumb

sorry to bring the beggining up like this but i was to lasy to read most of the posts.
but here in canberra after you have had your p's for 6 months you can go do a p off course which means you can drive without your p plates and you get an extra 4 points on your licensce

Essentally thats your green ps..they hadplans of bringing this in in NSW...didnt go past planning...

..also on a strange foot note how many canberrans do we have here...me,ib4r,whiteballz and 2fast2dumb anymore i shouldknow of?

[crisis]

Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine

Unless there was a "don't" missing in error, this has just confused me

Its the point nazi. He thinks we got something going on.

Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine

Or send me a bottle of good whisky ( note my colonial friends ( ALL the "colonies"! ) )

You know John West send us the Scotch that you guys reject.

[Falcon500]

Originally Posted by crisis

You know John West send us the Scotch that you guys reject.

And its called Black Douglas

[SlickHolden]

Driver training is a must when you respect your car and your life and someone cuts you off twice in just 30secs and almost crashes you into a poll at 60k and they dont have a clue what they just done then somehting has got to be done there, Some people dont understand when a arrow goes right you go that way not left and run the car on your left off the road and ignore them twice. Thats when road rage comes in

[fpv_gtho]

looks its all well and good if you put your opinion forward, but can you at least look at the dates of the last reply? this thread hasnt been touched for 3 weeks until recently

[SlickHolden]

Well lucky i came along then. Maybe we can get it going again