kermit_rr · Sep 5, 2023

you can be looking straight ahead and still not recognise the car in front is stopped/going slow. its all about perspective and whether an object moves/grows/shrinks relative to the last time you looked at it
its one of the reasons people dont see bikes, the percentage difference in size doesnt change much until its very close, by which time its too late
if the car in front isn't moving left or right in relation to your head, you don't see its stopped until it gets much closer, at 70 mph that doesnt give you enough time to process the new data, take foot off accelerator, move across and stamp on brake

kermit_rr · Sep 5, 2023

got a 'unpaid postage' note off the postie.. thats annoying!! dont know what it is!! not expecting anything

Stanleysteamer · Sep 5, 2023

DanClarke said:
I think it is a human trait to look to see dangers that are "what we expect to see" and our mind dismisses things that are not in our sphere of experience or that our subconscious says "doesn't belong here". This is what I think happens.

Personally, I am always looking for the out of place bear.

Well if you drive along a motorway "not expecting" to see broken down vehicles or emergeny services vehicles on the hard shoulder, you shouldn't be driving on a motorway!!!

It's what the flipping things are there for.

Hence the huge outcry against "Smart" motoways. Unless SMART stands for "Singularly Mad Areas of Road Transport".

Roads built by oxyMORONS.

Glasgie · Sep 5, 2023

Hello
Brilliant ride and no near misses
Arrived Green Welly in Tyndrum, having a scone coffee.
Pics later

kevstar · Sep 5, 2023

Stanleysteamer said:
I also get furious with people who cannot talk to their passengers without looking at them. Sometimes they spend about 3 secs looking at them for every 1/2 sec glance at the road.

You should be watching the road not other drivers

kevstar · Sep 5, 2023

Glasgie said:
Hello
Brilliant ride and no near misses
Arrived Green Welly in Tyndrum, having a scone coffee.
Pics later

Nice ya lucky bugga. njoy

kevstar · Sep 5, 2023

Day off today im off to the hospital for a blood test & see the oncologist. Oh & drop the mini parts off.

Stanleysteamer · Sep 5, 2023

kermit_rr said:
got a 'unpaid postage' note off the postie.. thats annoying!! dont know what it is!! not expecting anything

Mate of mine got one when I lived in France back in1978. He came from Belfast and had a load of dead funny mates. We drove into Lille, he paid the postage from Ireland. It was a brown envelope, no stamp just an address and inside it nothing but one single condom!

At least it was still in its wrapper!

kevstar said:
You should be watching the road not other drivers

They are always in the car right in front of me which I then watch like a hawk.

Clever clogs!!

Stanleysteamer · Sep 5, 2023

kermit_rr said:
you can be looking straight ahead and still not recognise the car in front is stopped/going slow. its all about perspective and whether an object moves/grows/shrinks relative to the last time you looked at it
its one of the reasons people dont see bikes, the percentage difference in size doesnt change much until its very close, by which time its too late
if the car in front isn't moving left or right in relation to your head, you don't see its stopped until it gets much closer, at 70 mph that doesnt give you enough time to process the new data, take foot off accelerator, move across and stamp on brake

That's why they invented brake lights, and even put up high level ones.

Stanleysteamer · Sep 5, 2023

kevstar said:
Day off today im off to the hospital for a blood test & see the oncologist. Oh & drop the mini parts off.

kermit_rr · Sep 5, 2023

Stanleysteamer said:
That's why they invented brake lights, and even put up high level ones.

its not a silver bullet, people still dont see them, like you said, people drive into the back of fully liveried emergency vehicles lit up like a christmas tree.. some dude with a high level brake light has no chance

Stanleysteamer · Sep 5, 2023

kermit_rr said:
its not a silver bullet, people still dont see them, like you said, people drive into the back of fully liveried emergency vehicles lit up like a christmas tree.. some dude with a high level brake light has no chance

Of course it isn't there is no cure for stupidity and or lack of attention, just pointing out that from the dawn of motoring people recognised this was a problem, and cars didn't go nearly as fast then as they do now.

kermit_rr · Sep 5, 2023

Stanleysteamer said:
Of course it isn't there is no cure for stupidity and or lack of attention, just pointing out that from the dawn of motoring people recognised this was a problem, and cars didn't go nearly as fast then as they do now.

but its far more complicated than stupidity and or lack of attention

Stanleysteamer · Sep 5, 2023

kermit_rr said:
but its far more complicated than stupidity and or lack of attention.

Maybe, but I give up.
I have yet to hit a cyclist, a motorcyclist or a pedestrian, or to rear end a motor vehicle so I must be doing something right!

kermit_rr · Sep 5, 2023

Stanleysteamer said:
Maybe, but I give up.
I have yet to hit a cyclist, a motorcyclist or a pedestrian, or to rear end a motor vehicle so I must be doing something right!

ditto

Stanleysteamer · Sep 5, 2023

Very windy but still hot here.
Just finished unblocking the drain, phew, and as I was working with septic tank effluent I had to be suited and booted. so have sweated buckets.

So indoors cooling down before going out to tackle yet more weeding and cutting back of Virginia Creeper.
Physio for W yet again this arvo.

It is doing her a bit of good but makes a big hole in the afternoon.

Stanleysteamer · Sep 5, 2023

Ms Keegan.
My candidate for twit of the week.
Entitled bitch that she is.

Get on and do your job you cow and stop expecting to be praised for doing naff all!

My Old Landy · Sep 5, 2023

We have bought an air conditioner and it is sweet

Glasgie · Sep 5, 2023

Guid afternoon
And back home safe n sound after a generally epic ride. North end of Loch Lomond was stop / start due to coaches and 2 wide loads under police escort.
Went as far as Bridge of Orchy but got fed up with the number of coaches, caravans etc mobile chicanes....

The Welly

South of Bridge of Orchy

Tarbet, Loch Lomond

kermit_rr · Sep 5, 2023

Glasgie said:
2 wide loads under police escort.

The yanks have started turning up?

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