Why do we leave a 3 second gap on a dry road surface? Highway Code Rule 126 embodies the well-known phrase: Only a fool breaks the two second rule! Why then do Advanced Drivers leave a 3 second gap when driving in dry conditions? The simple answer is that the ‘2 second’ gap is a […]
Does changing down on approach to a bend reduces the risk of understeer? A moving conventional vehicle experiences Engine Braking Force, which always opposes motion (I.E. it tries to slow the car!) On steering into a bend, the car begins to accelerate ‘Centripetally’, that is it accelerates towards the centre of the bend. (Centripetal literally […]