Lucky guy.
Although fairly sure laminated glass would give more protection than a few mm of steel in that circumstance.
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Lucky guy.
Although fairly sure laminated glass would give more protection than a few mm of steel in that circumstance.
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I can't believe Tesla have a magic formula, so I'd expect all cars with glass roofs are stronger in a crash than tin roof cars.
I can't believe Tesla have a magic formula, so I'd expect all cars with glass roofs are stronger in a crash than tin roof cars.
It'll depend how it is bonded to the car.
Seem to recall bonded laminated windscreens are around 45% of the strength of the forward crash structure. If it's bonded in a similar way then compared to a spot welded piece of steel with similar protective qualities as thick cardboard there's pretty much no way it can be worse.
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I've reached the point where I'm scared to go round a left hand corner. and try to ensure I have an exit strategy.It's such a regular occurrence I didn't give it a second thought until it knocked on the office door.
During lockdown the standard of driving was terrible. Idiots thinking the roads were quieter so the Road Traffic Act no longer applied to them. I had to collect some samples from Manchester Children's Hospital and take them to the UEA Hospital Norwich and every roundabout had broken signs, smashed traffic lights, knocked down street lights, skid marks and tracks running off the road and debris from smashed up vehicles. It wasn't as if the NHS were busy enough dealing with Covid 19 without having to scrape the remains of Darwinists from the tarmac.
Take any "B" road and you had to deal with idiots taking racing lines round blind bends. :bang:
I'm going to stop there before it becomes a rant.
What are driving lessons and the test all about?
Popping along a minor B road earlier, and coming around the corner on my side of the road was a Kia SUV with its hazard lights on. It was overtaking a grooup of 5 cyclists, on a blind bend.
Somehow adding hazard lights made it OK? Can we see those earlier than the car they're fitted to? Do they shine around corners, in daylight? We have to share the road with these people. If I'd been a few seconds earlier I think I'd have had a squashed Panda.
Somehow adding hazard lights made it OK? Can we see those earlier than the car they're fitted to? Do they shine around corners, in daylight? We have to share the road with these people. If I'd been a few seconds earlier I think I'd have had a squashed Panda.
She may have seen you coming and punched the brake, fairly common for the hazards to be triggered by hard braking in modern cars.
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probably not, its shocking what people think they can do just by putting hazards on.
As a person who used to ride motorcycles I have to say.. is that the modern equivalent of a V#/^0 ...
'Safe' cars.. bought by people who were accidents waiting to happen.
There was no change in speed or vehicle attitude, so no braking or acceleration, just a maintain speed into oncoming traffic.
I find it very amusing and often annoying at the way people cause an obstruction, say by double parking or parking on the pavement, and then think it makes it all ok and grants them extenuating circumstances by switching on their hazards. This often happens in the very narrow road outside our chemist. Very amusing too how people park perfectly legally (especially outside our local newsagent) whilst they pop in to make a quick purchase leaving the hazards unnecessarily flashing as if to say, "I won't be long".
I have a vague recollection of one of my policeman friends saying to me, a number of years ago now, that if you deliberately create an obstruction and then turn on your hazards it gives him an extra item to charge you with?
I was thinking of this particular incident that occurred a few years ago
link to dashcam
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qiu9rTEze4Fxvi3s8
Hire van, probably following a sat nav (if you know the area you wouldn't take a Luton up this road).
I assume the hazards were from the "oh ****" moment he realised I was coming the other way. Lucky for him I was doing about 27mph in a national..because the limit on this road is far higher than the lines of sight allow.
But yes, while it is a sweeping generalisation I do not expect high driving standards from any one in a large or largeish SUV.
Just before midday, a chainsaw breaks the peace. I suppose it has to be done sometime, whatever it is.
Presumably some light pruning, judging by the short duration of each 'burst'.
Several 'bursts' later, there's a scream. "Bloodcurdling" fits it well. Made us all go a little cold.
Then thoughts overtake reactions, and it occurs that the machine continued through the scream, so the scream was not from the operator. Then shouting. Not frightened, panicking type shouting, but angry shouting, from two people, one male, one female.
Then a bit more chainsaw work, but only a bit. Now all quiet again.
My guess, he cut off the wrong branch. 'Director of operations' got upset, a bit over-enthusiastically.
I dread to think how much noise she'd make in a real emergency. And would anyone take any notice now?
Presumably some light pruning, judging by the short duration of each 'burst'.
Several 'bursts' later, there's a scream. "Bloodcurdling" fits it well. Made us all go a little cold.
Then thoughts overtake reactions, and it occurs that the machine continued through the scream, so the scream was not from the operator. Then shouting. Not frightened, panicking type shouting, but angry shouting, from two people, one male, one female.
Then a bit more chainsaw work, but only a bit. Now all quiet again.
My guess, he cut off the wrong branch. 'Director of operations' got upset, a bit over-enthusiastically.
I dread to think how much noise she'd make in a real emergency. And would anyone take any notice now?
The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
I need a bigger boot.
No. You need a skip! You know you do really. I'd let you off with a big cardboard box in your shed or garage or loft, but then you could drive a PANDA!! You dont want a C whatever really you want a Panda.
Now watch the swinging watch.... you want a Panda.
OK small Skoda. Its the comment that is always there about Skoda's... big boot, and you get a pretty decent Cheating VW product too. Personally I will not forget Citroen's reaction to my rather big problem with a BX on 18th December. "Sorry, cant deal with you they've all gone to a Christmas party" vis a ics your un-driveable new car is of no concern to us! You have been warned.
No. You need a skip! You know you do really. I'd let you off with a big cardboard box in your shed or garage or loft, but then you could drive a PANDA!! You dont want a C whatever really you want a Panda.
Now watch the swinging watch.... you want a Panda.
OK small Skoda. Its the comment that is always there about Skoda's... big boot, and you get a pretty decent Cheating VW product too. Personally I will not forget Citroen's reaction to my rather big problem with a BX on 18th December. "Sorry, cant deal with you they've all gone to a Christmas party" vis a ics your un-driveable new car is of no concern to us! You have been warned.
The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
link to dashcam
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qiu9rTEze4Fxvi3s8
Where's your Panda man! You would have just been able to glide through unhindered... in safety... and comfort... with your smug face on!
Panda's on the top.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qiu9rTEze4Fxvi3s8
Where's your Panda man! You would have just been able to glide through unhindered... in safety... and comfort... with your smug face on!
Panda's on the top.
The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
I can't believe Tesla have a magic formula, so I'd expect all cars with glass roofs are stronger in a crash than tin roof cars.
Slack driving standards here in foreign climbs! Three cars all stopped on a zebra crossing. Tut tut. Disgraceful, Has the one on top got its hazards on?. Thats OK then.
I have driven every possible combination of 169 Panda over the years from 1.1 up to 100hp via the 1.3mj and no I do not need a Panda thank you.
Also one thing to bear in mind...a current Citroën has 0 components in common with your BX. Whereas a Panda has more than it should in common with an Uno..a car which I owned many years ago...and the drive train disintegrated at 45k miles all the gearbox bearings done.
I then replaced that with a mk1 punto that was in the garage so often they just put "mr Punto" on the bill.
So convinced I'd had a bad one(s) I bought an immaculate low miles high spec fully historied low miles 1 2 owner mk1 Punto...the engine on that expired at 68k miles when an electrical fault flooded a cylinder so badly it hydrolocked on its own fuel and filled the sump with unleaded destroying the engine.
So don't worry I'm well experienced in owning disposable cars.
This is of course unfair most Fiats give decent service...driving style was a contributing factor in the 1st two. But we've had Citroëns as long as I had Fiats and I've not needed a tow truck yet *Touch wood*.
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I see these wheels for sale on facebook. I thought wheels had to have holes to keep brakes cool?
That's the reason wheels have holes.
Plain wheels, or full disc trims can reduce the brake cooling, but this is usually only a problem when the brakes are used a lot. If the vehicle is only driven normally, then it will probably not have any issues.
However, looking at the pics, I'd guess that van might get a bit of enthusiastic use at times.
Look out for it, try not to be ahead of it.
Very common on the Transporter Scene to take Range Rover 19 inch Space saver wheels which they may be.
Then normally you would get them banded to be a normal width, not fit 4 space saving wheels to your van, that would be asking for trouble.
I don't believe holes are essential, and the brakes on these vans don't get very hot, especially the 88 hp versions.
