Zilla91
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Sure. And there are people who use their phones or drive after having one too many and strangely enough manage to survive.
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2023 Holiday Update
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sleepydoc
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Zilla91
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ACarneiro
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I am curious by the intensity of your feelings regarding driving with gloves on.
A cursory search didn’t really reveal wearing gloves as a significant danger (unlike texting or using mobile phones whilst driving, not wearing seat belts, those seemed to come up repeatedly).
Is this something you were taught in the past or did you have a bad personal experience with gloves?
Also….. there are gloves and gloves, I suppose.
A cursory search didn’t really reveal wearing gloves as a significant danger (unlike texting or using mobile phones whilst driving, not wearing seat belts, those seemed to come up repeatedly).
Is this something you were taught in the past or did you have a bad personal experience with gloves?
Also….. there are gloves and gloves, I suppose.
Zilla91
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ACarneiro
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OK, as you're not interested in engaging in dialogue I will bow out.
EDIT: To satisfy your curiosity, I thumbed you down because I disagree with you. Mostly because your views seem to be disproportionately expressed ("Darwin Award levels of stupidity" seemed way over the top) and also because I couldn't find evidence to support your strong views.
People are allowed to disagree with you.
ACarneiro
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Thank you
Yes, I did see that article. Pretty much top if the list when you search
I didn't give it a lot of credence because it's some newspaper quoting "motoring experts". Who are they? When did they say that? What evidence is there for that statement?
I searched a bit more deeply to find if there was any evince to support that statement but couldn't find any easily. If it's there, its a bit buried
That article is hilarious
"Scarves, meanwhile, could impact visibility, as could hats and puffy coats, the experts warn."
I would strongly argue if you're likely to put on a scarf in such a way that it's blindfolding you that you really shouldn't be driving at all, all year round.
Only advanced drivers wear gloves, and all Lexus drivers (the Japanese Mercedes)
it is actually quite normal to wear leather gloves in winter (when it is not like -30, but mild -5).. And it would be normal to drive with gloves. because you cannot touch steering wheel from more than 2 s when it is -20 and you get inside the car. also it takes few miles for ICE cars to heat up in order to become bearable.
some people even use ones to be called "driving gloves"
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Indeed. I didn't say I agreed with the sentiments in that piece, in fact I found it quite ridiculous. As I find it ridiculous that a thread on the holiday update has descended into an argument about the safety of driving while wearing gloves.Thank you
Yes, I did see that article. Pretty much top if the list when you search
I didn't give it a lot of credence because it's some newspaper quoting "motoring experts". Who are they? When did they say that? What evidence is there for that statement?
I searched a bit more deeply to find if there was any evince to support that statement but couldn't find any easily. If it's there, its a bit buried
ACarneiro
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Zilla91
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Errr....
That seems pretty clear cut to me.
You could also put some gloves on and run your hands around the steering wheel to see for yourself.
Fair enough, I've never owned a pair of leather gloves so I don't know how good or bad the grip would be with those on.
Hats! See...
Just the same as it would be when a cow drives. And as everyone knows; cows are udder lunatics on the road, especially when their hands are friesian.
Foxsbiscuits
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Came for info on the holiday update, read through two pages of glove chat. Moderation?
Well, I started this thread, and it certainly took an unexpected turn...
I was expecting wipers and lights, not gloves and scarves
I was expecting wipers and lights, not gloves and scarves
Mod comment:
There's nothing in the site rules that I can see that explicitly prohibits the discussion on hats and gloves, but the point is well made that its hardly relevant to the topic.
I'm loathed to delete unless I really need to, moving to off topic area is really for snippiness and thats rarely done now, so it would be easier if we can just get this back on topic please
There's nothing in the site rules that I can see that explicitly prohibits the discussion on hats and gloves, but the point is well made that its hardly relevant to the topic.
I'm loathed to delete unless I really need to, moving to off topic area is really for snippiness and thats rarely done now, so it would be easier if we can just get this back on topic please
Foxsbiscuits
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I wonder whether we will get the speedcams in UK... Hope so.
Will I get the lock noise options on my model 3 2020? It's unclear if you need that pedestrian warning speaker and I don't know if I have that.
Will I get the lock noise options on my model 3 2020? It's unclear if you need that pedestrian warning speaker and I don't know if I have that.
I'll take a stab...
I read last night that we're probably looking at 2023.44.30 now, and may include some of the stuff related to the 'recall'...
Looks like:
What of that may or may not apply to the UK, I have no idea...
I read last night that we're probably looking at 2023.44.30 now, and may include some of the stuff related to the 'recall'...
Looks like:
- Additional Controls and Alerts
- Visual Alert Prominence
- Enhanced Checks and Limiting Use
- Suspension for Autopilot
What of that may or may not apply to the UK, I have no idea...
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