Re: Top traffic cop wants to hide speed cameras in Catseyes - Sunday Times - Times Online
Peter McLelland wrote:
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Seagull <seagull@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Peter McLelland <peter.mclelland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I would suggest being aware of your speed is one of the most basic of
driving skills, the cues available are many, perception of the outside
world, other traffic, engine noise, actual position of your
accelerator
pedal, and of course the occasional look at the speedo to calibrate
your
current perception.
I think the point people here are trying to make is that it's these
drifts
between calibration glances at the speedo that are the problem. The
radar that clocks you doesn't care that you have been readjusting your
speed periodically to keep it near the speed limit. All it cares about
is that you weren't there at the instant that it looked.
Unless you are glancing at your speedo constantly, maintaining a speed
within 10% of a target is no easy task.
I used to do TSD rallys (Tine-Speed-Distance) with an excellent (but
amateur) singer. He could maintain a constant speed for an amazing
duration of time without corrections. We decided it was because he had
such a good sense of pitch.
And probably excellent situational awareness, which is just as important in
maintaining any particular speed.
Peter
"Good situational awareness" Does this mean keeping an eye out for cops? :-)
Dale
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