In Hong Kong you see road signs like "use low gear", "stay in low gear". You never see that in Sweden.
On the one hand it feels like an insult to drivers; Anyone with a license obviously knows how to use the engine for braking.
On the other hand the driving professional handling this bus is clearly relying entirely on brakes.
On the third hand that just shows the sign to be useless anyway.
Same sequence with "cyclists dismount".
On the one hand it feels like an insult to drivers; Anyone with a license obviously knows how to use the engine for braking.
On the other hand the driving professional handling this bus is clearly relying entirely on brakes.
On the third hand that just shows the sign to be useless anyway.
Same sequence with "cyclists dismount".
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in reply to clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy πΈπͺππ°ππ • • •in some car competition the pilot is sided by a person who's there exactly to remind the pilot about how the coming curve is and what gear to use
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in reply to uhmmm • • •I appreciate that π€·ββοΈ
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in reply to uhmmm • • •but that's a different issue
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in reply to uhmmm • •say, every time I'm driving on a street with less than 10% incline :)
the fact that I live in an area of the world that is somewhat flat surface challenged doesn't help :D
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in reply to uhmmm • • •Rally circumstances do not apply. =)
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in reply to Elena ``of Valhalla'' • • •Anyway, if you notice you have to brake a lot, going a gear lower should be instinct.
Elena ``of Valhalla''
in reply to clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy πΈπͺππ°ππ • •(really, the ability of both my previous and current cars to engine brake was and is pretty limited, and even at low gears I still have to give a small nudge to the brakes quite often, but with the old one turning on the AC improved it a perceptible bit)
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in reply to clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy πΈπͺππ°ππ • • •But the only signs I can think of that have imperative text like a backseat driver are stop signs and very specific signs like "Pay attention to frequent emergency traffic". Otherwise they're all declarative and just show this and that rule, limitation or warning applies to this area.
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in reply to clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy πΈπͺππ°ππ • • •We'll see if things change when people start learning on EV's. I barely touch the brake at all when I drive mine. There are two paddle switches on the steering wheel where I can control the amount of braking from the motor, and I can use it to come to a complete stop.
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in reply to clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy πΈπͺππ°ππ • • •On a camping trip, one friend descended a long grade using brakes, which were smoking / soft by the end. I explained about downshifting, which, yes, is possible even with automatic transmissions.
(I drive gearbox, drop into whatever low gear allows me to stay off brakes, and am often using the gas pedal rather than brake for adjustment as I ride compressions down.)
(It's actually not engine compression but throttle-body vacuum which is generating the braking, BTW. Engine comression is a net neutral as what's compressed is then expanded and expelled.)
Another friend borrowed a minivan for a move and managed to leave the parking brake on at highway speeds for 20 miles.
Very heat Such smoke Wow ...
We figured that the best way to cool the brake rims was to drive at speed for another few minutes. (Parking brake sets rear braks, most actual driving stopping force comes from front, so safety-wise, this was reasonable.)
Nobody ever went broke understimating the intelligence of the (driving) public.
Keep the signage.
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in reply to Doc Edward Morbius ββ • • •It's not always obvious in the moment how steep or long a grade is. If there's lateral curve to the road you might not be able to see how far down this stretch takes you.
So the sign gives some indication of that in addition to the function of saying what to do.
There's a lot of information coming in and quickly when driving, including trying to keep an eye on that asshole tailgating you so something that cuts the cognitive load with high signal content is good.
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in reply to vt • • •And argue for signage.
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in reply to vt • • •Doc Edward Morbius ββ
in reply to clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy πΈπͺππ°ππ • • •Given the benefit, the objection is specious.
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in reply to Doc Edward Morbius ββ • • •Doc Edward Morbius ββ
in reply to clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy πΈπͺππ°ππ • • •Thanks.
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in reply to clacke: inhibited exhausted pixie dream boy πΈπͺππ°ππ • •We also have state highway departments running scrolling text signs to warn of temporary road conditions, AMBER alerts, and even sloganeering ("buzzed driving is drunk driving; if we catch you, you'll get a free stay in our hotel", "wear your seatbelt; click it or ticket", and so on). As much as I favor seatbelts and detest impaired driving, I really wish they would not distract drivers with their slogans.
On the other hand, in a nation where such tomfoolery is not allowed, a safety sign may be able to safely be placed in that location.
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in reply to LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} • •Doc Edward Morbius ββ
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