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Originally Posted by Gremlin
That's how learnt to go down through the gears when descending steep hills.
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My education was in the form of burning brake pads after going down a long Scottish hill with my foot on the pedal for about a mile.
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Originally Posted by jaysay
The old days of doubling your clutch when changing down...
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I heard about this, but I never found out how you actually do it. I was told it was the way to stop your car if the brakes had failed. Not that it would do me any good: I usually drive an automatic.
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Originally Posted by Neil
Speed limits and the way they are represented are strange in this country. There are a lot of people who think this national speed limit sign means 60
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It's 30, 60 or 70 if you're in a car. In built-up areas, it's 30mph (I think "built-up" is defined by the spacing of the street lights). On a motorway or dual carriageway (with a centre barrier) it's 70mph. Otherwise, it's 60mph.
It's lower for coaches, trucks and cars towing caravans.