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Re: renewed my license today
« Reply #30 on: 06 October 2021, 13:31:21 »

Is this something old people have to do? :)

Yes. And DVLA haven't got the guts to force them to pass driving tests again either (assuming they ever took one) so they're dawdling around everywhere, 40MPH in a 20, 40 in a 40, 40 in a 60, 40 in a 100.  ::)
That’s unfair. The doddery old fart this morning was doing between 15 to 25mph in the NSL, but did reach a whopping 45mph in the 30 limit on Bicester. Left me for dust. I caught him up at a roundabout, as he had to wait for traffic to approach before he could pull out.

There's only one place where they manage to gain significant momentum.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-23405227

Is this an example of  'accelerator-brake confusion syndrome' that many old people seem to suffer with.... ::) 8)
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Re: renewed my license today
« Reply #31 on: 06 October 2021, 13:37:55 »

Does question the sanity of signing off the new Leaf with only one pedal ???

At least with two distinct pedals that do opposite things you have half a chance of hitting the correct one hard enough to make a difference...
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« Reply #32 on: 06 October 2021, 13:45:47 »

Does question the sanity of signing off the new Leaf with only one pedal ???

At least with two distinct pedals that do opposite things you have half a chance of hitting the correct one hard enough to make a difference...

How does that work in practice?

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« Reply #33 on: 06 October 2021, 14:11:54 »

I believe it's press to go and lift off to stop :-\ How quickly you do either depends on how much it reacts... I suppose, being fairy dust powered, it relies on regenerative forces to slow it significantly...
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« Reply #34 on: 06 October 2021, 14:44:21 »

I believe it's press to go and lift off to stop :-\ How quickly you do either depends on how much it reacts... I suppose, being fairy dust powered, it relies on regenerative forces to slow it significantly...
I can see a hundred situations where that might go horribly wrong  ;D
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« Reply #35 on: 06 October 2021, 14:52:48 »

I believe it's press to go and lift off to stop :-\ How quickly you do either depends on how much it reacts... I suppose, being fairy dust powered, it relies on regenerative forces to slow it significantly...
I can see a hundred situations where that might go horribly wrong  ;D

.....about 99% of the time when the technology is applied by old people. ;D
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« Reply #36 on: 06 October 2021, 14:59:26 »

I believe it's press to go and lift off to stop :-\ How quickly you do either depends on how much it reacts... I suppose, being fairy dust powered, it relies on regenerative forces to slow it significantly...
I can see a hundred situations where that might go horribly wrong  ;D
Lifting off on an icy bend could be fun :D
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« Reply #37 on: 06 October 2021, 18:21:28 »

I can't remember if you said that was a good chippy or not....    ....so it might have been a blessing ;D
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Re: renewed my license today
« Reply #38 on: 06 October 2021, 21:54:06 »

Applied for mine at a post office on the Wednesday lunch time.
License dropped on the door mat on the Saturday morning.
The only changes was I lost ‘D’ but kept D1 whatever that means
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« Reply #39 on: 06 October 2021, 22:13:01 »

You're no longer allowed to drive buses but have been downgraded to just minibuses with 16 passenger seats...
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