What habbits have you got while driving?
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Re: What habbits have you got while driving?I usually purse my lips when driving, or if I'm bored and stuck in traffic I blow up my cheeks like a puffer fish, only realised this when I caught someone looking at me with a weird look. Mostly drive with one hand holding the bottom of the steering wheel, also drink/eat/smoke whilst driving which I shouldn't do really. I always turn my head to check blind spots and I always indicate, even if there is no one else around.
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Re: What habbits have you got while driving?I went to Knockhill racing track on Saturday for the ferrari experience. Before you get into a ferrari they make you got rond in a SEAT Cupra. The guy who sat with me said I coast alot.
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Re: What habbits have you got while driving?Made the mistake of adjusting my seat on a steep hill once and instantly loosing contact with wheel, pedals and stick....that didn't become a habit.
I palm-steer at low speeds with one hand, and speed up to get through the amber light. -
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Re: What habbits have you got while driving?Why?(Original post by Jockpest)
I drive with one hand resting on the gear stick.
I also get bored and drum on the steering wheel.
I accelerate when people are over taking me. -
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Re: What habbits have you got while driving?Snap! I've not passed yet, but I have real trouble remembering what gear im in and find myself having to check all the time!(Original post by Oli-Ol)
Also, I'm dreadful at knowing what gear I'm in o.O it's fairly common for me to look down, find myself in first gear and not have a clue how I got there. -
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Re: What habbits have you got while driving?Accelerate? It's a joke to be honest. I have a 1.0 '98 Corsa, meaning that the 3 mph of speed I gain doesn't impede anybody. If it does then I slow down again.(Original post by Left Hand Drive)
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Re: What habbits have you got while driving?Oh been there. Had a 1.0 litre 2001 Corsa. It was so slow I used to think my mates 1.2 punto was 'fast'(Original post by Jockpest)
Accelerate? It's a joke to be honest. I have a 1.0 '98 Corsa, meaning that the 3 mph of speed I gain doesn't impede anybody. If it does then I slow down again. -
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Re: What habbits have you got while driving?Ok haha(Original post by sarahthegemini)
You sound like a bit of an idiot tbh.
Habits I have:
-Keeping my foot resting on the clutch - not enough to actually trigger it (i.e. no pressure) but I sometimes feel safer if my foots there
-Resting my left hand on my lap.
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Re: What habbits have you got while driving?That's normal... Don't we all do that?(Original post by kittyb99)
Putting the clutch down whenever I'm stopping so I don't have to change down :P
Once the car is stopped, I put whatever gear its in, back to 1st.
If you coast it, sure put it in neutral, but if you don't hold the clutch down otherwise, the car will jolt and stall. -
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Re: What habbits have you got while driving?riding the clutch isn't good, even if you're not causing the clutch to slip you're still gonna accelerate the wearing of the bearing. just try and stick it in front of or to the left of the clutch, may feel strange at first if you're not used to it.(Original post by sarahthegemini)
You sound like a bit of an idiot tbh.
Habits I have:
-Keeping my foot resting on the clutch - not enough to actually trigger it (i.e. no pressure) but I sometimes feel safer if my foots there
-Resting my left hand on my lap. -
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Re: What habbits have you got while driving?You do WHAT?!(Original post by Jockpest)
I accelerate when people are over taking me.
Have you any idea how dangerous that is? What a ****ing stupid thing to do. -
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Re: What habbits have you got while driving?my thoughts exactly. Sometimes I wish there were more plod on the roads to catch twunts that do that and shred up their licences, as well as the tailgaters.(Original post by 1992LP)
You do WHAT?!
Have you any idea how dangerous that is? What a ****ing stupid thing to do.
on a separate note, someone on pistonheads reported that at a speed awareness course they got offered instead of points, over 50% thought that the national speed limit on single carriageways was 40. explains so much.
I've got a habbit for shouting at obnoxious road users, like the woman driving her micra in front of me today, who decided to suddenly switch on her hazards then immediately stop in the middle of the road, get out her car and run into the shops, obviously too important to search for a parking space. I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to park in the middle of the road, delaying other road users coming both ways. -
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Re: What habbits have you got while driving?do you know what i find funny though ....(Original post by 1992LP)
You do WHAT?!
Have you any idea how dangerous that is? What a ****ing stupid thing to do.
At least half of the time the people who are overtaking are breaking the speed limit
