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Mine said "if you get more than 3 points on your licence within x (which might have also been 3) years guess who you'll be seeing again!" On 2/10/07, Tom Brough <tombrough@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Julian Hall wrote: > > >Grant Sewell wrote: > > > > > >>I would argue that it takes < 35hrs to learn how to pass your driving > >>test... not necessarily < 35hrs to learn to "drive". > >> > >> > >When my Dad learned 50 years ago he was told by the instructor, 'Now > >you've passed the test you will start learning to drive'.. so some > >things never change, and it's a view I agree heartily with. I just wish > >more people would remember the 'two second rule'. Speed isn't the only > >thing that kills and causes accidents... driving well inside the > >stopping distance does too. > > > >Kind regards, > > > >Julian > > > > > > > Yeah its also worth noting that the stopping distances quoted in the > highway code are for optimal conditions (ie clean dry road surfaces). > Its true that break efficiency has improved since the orginal guidelines > where published but its not something anyone should rely on. The two > second rule should be more like three when road surfaces are wet / > slippery. I remember too when I told my instructor I had passed, he also > said "You now have a licence to go on learning ON YOUR OWN". > > Tom. > > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html