'B' Plates

[Drago]

Are these plates for drivers to put on their own cars, and therefore admit some kind of imperfection? That's not going to happen! Particularly among the German car owners normally found in the right hand lane of motorways doing 3 figure speeds while 3 feet from the bumper of the car in front.
Or are they for pedestrians to attach to cars which they see parked badly? In that case they could be big sellers.

If only those with no insurance would diplay "I" plates.

 

[Bristolian]

From my experience with new IAMRoadsmart Associates most cars on the road would need these "B" plates. When I first became an Observer, it used to amaze me that drivers who passed their L-test several years before couldn't either parallel or reverse park. Now I'm surprised when they can

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Driver’s who close pass could display “C” plates.

 

[Drago]

From my experience with new IAMRoadsmart Associates most cars on the road would need these "B" plates. When I first became an Observer, it used to amaze me that drivers who passed their L-test several years before couldn't either parallel or reverse park. Now I'm surprised when they can

Do you still carry a steel rule?

 

[Bristolian]

Do you still carry a steel rule?

Nah! Single use plastic one these days

 

[Drago]

Ah, besause my Dad taught me to drive and he was a RoSPA observer - as an engineer and pilot he was exacting with his driving as with anything else. If I did anything wrong he'd give me a smack round the knuckles with a steel rule (I dont think plastic would have the same effect) as a reminder.

By the end of a typical lesson my hands were bloody tatters but I passed my test first go with only one minor (according the the examiner only the second person she'd ever passed with a single red tick - id have had zero advisories if I hadn't run over that nun) and positively breezed through the Class 3 and then 1 courses in the dibble.

 

[Bristolian]

Ah, besause my Dad taught me to drive and he was a RoSPA observer - as an engineer and pilot he was exacting with his driving as with anything else. If I did anything wrong he'd give me a smack round the knuckles with a steel rule (I dont think plastic would have the same effect) as a reminder.

By the end of a typical lesson my hands were bloody tatters but I passed my test first go with only one minor (according the the examiner only the second person she'd ever passed with a single red tick - id have had zero advisories if I hadn't run over that nun) and positively breezed through the Class 3 and then 1 courses in the dibble.

When I was an IAM Associate my Observer was forever telling me to take my left hand off the gear lever and put it back on the steering wheel. One day he just started whacking my knuckles with a ruler to help get the point across - it worked

 

[raleighnut]

When I was an IAM Associate my Observer was forever telling me to take my left hand off the gear lever and put it back on the steering wheel. One day he just started whacking my knuckles with a ruler to help get the point across - it worked

Really bad thing to do, you stand a good chance of knackering the selectors if you hold the gearknob, the slightest movement of the gearbox (bear in mind it's rubber mounted) and the selector ring is in contact with the fork.

 

[matticus]

When I was an IAM Associate my Observer was forever telling me to take my left hand off the gear lever and put it back on the steering wheel. One day he just started whacking my knuckles with a ruler to help get the point across - it worked

Jesus - these people all sound like psychopaths! And we thought the church had some wronguns ....

 

[Bristolian]

Really bad thing to do, you stand a good chance of knackering the selectors if you hold the gearknob, the slightest movement of the gearbox (bear in mind it's rubber mounted) and the selector ring is in contact with the fork.

It was a lazy habit that I had developed over the years. The early LR Discovery gear mechanism was pretty robust but I take your point ... and his