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Who else hates driving in the dark?

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  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    I like late night driving, have just come back from GF's house, unlit 60mph road, very little traffic and what traffic there was I overtook EASILY because at night you can see the headlights of oncoming cars/vehicles a mile away.
    You can overtake anywhere with a broken central line.... GOOD TIMES!!! :D
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  • mikey72
    mikey72 Posts: 14,680 Forumite
    Strider590 wrote: »
    I like late night driving, have just come back from GF's house, unlit 60mph road, very little traffic and what traffic there was I overtook EASILY because at night you can see the headlights of oncoming cars/vehicles a mile away.
    You can overtake anywhere with a broken central line.... GOOD TIMES!!! :D

    "You can overtake anywhere with a broken central line"
    Apart from the one before the bend.
    Still, Darwinism is always good.
  • LandyAndy
    LandyAndy Posts: 26,377 Forumite
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    Strider590 wrote: »
    I like late night driving, have just come back from GF's house, unlit 60mph road, very little traffic and what traffic there was I overtook EASILY because at night you can see the headlights of oncoming cars/vehicles a mile away.
    You can overtake anywhere with a broken central line.... GOOD TIMES!!! :D

    Unfortunately you can't see unlit obstructions around corners:(.
  • Strider590 wrote: »
    I like late night driving, have just come back from GF's house, unlit 60mph road, very little traffic and what traffic there was I overtook EASILY because at night you can see the headlights of oncoming cars/vehicles a mile away.
    You can overtake anywhere with a broken central line.... GOOD TIMES!!! :D


    ia gree i have allways enjoyed night tim driving i used to live in the sticks and fact you could see car headlights comming at night made it easier to drive country roads.
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    mikey72 wrote: »
    "You can overtake anywhere with a broken central line"
    Apart from the one before the bend.
    Still, Darwinism is always good.

    Anywhere, bends, hills, doesn't matter..... No glow = go..... You do of course need to have very good knowledge of the road, which I have.

    LandyAndy wrote: »
    Unfortunately you can't see unlit obstructions around corners:(.

    45mph, half asleep versus 60mph fully focused/awake..... The obstruction would be there whether your overtaking or not, so i'd rather the later. Plus it's much easier to see the road ahead when you haven't got some numpty in front braking for every slight kink in the road.

    Biggest danger = drivers accelerating to stop your overtaking, had 2 of these tonight, but stealth is king :)
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  • mikey72
    mikey72 Posts: 14,680 Forumite
    edited 4 December 2011 at 11:05PM
    Strider590 wrote: »
    Anywhere, bends, hills, doesn't matter..... No glow = go..... You do of course need to have very good knowledge of the road, which I have.




    45mph, half asleep versus 60mph fully focused/awake..... The obstruction would be there whether your overtaking or not, so i'd rather the later. Plus it's much easier to see the road ahead when you haven't got some numpty in front braking for every slight kink in the road.

    Biggest danger = drivers accelerating to stop your overtaking, had 2 of these tonight, but stealth is king :)

    What, you turn all your lights off?
    Keep it up.
    Darwinism rules!
    Make sure your GF post up the video though, we're all subscribed.
  • mikey72 wrote: »
    What, you turn all your lights off?
    Keep it up.
    Darwinism rules!
    Make sure your GF post up the video though, we're all subscribed.


    lol i doubt he turns his lights off.
  • mikey72
    mikey72 Posts: 14,680 Forumite
    So it's a bit hard to do the Strider stealth at night otherwise.
    He probably follows you on main beam for a mile or two.
  • because at night you can see the headlights of oncoming cars/vehicles a mile away.
    maybe, but not the joggers who think black is an ideal colour for night exercise clothing, or the cyclists with no lights.

    Plus what about that old rule of thumb, that you should walk/run towards the oncoming traffic - many of them will never know what hit them or have the chance to avoid what might hit them

    How much effort/cost is required for them to at least wear a reflective arm band
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    lol i doubt he turns his lights off.

    No, Mikey is right, I do.... I also have stealth material taken from a decommissioned F117A Nighthawk and I wear a tin foil hat to stop the aliens. :rotfl:

    mikey72 wrote: »
    So it's a bit hard to do the Strider stealth at night otherwise.
    He probably follows you on main beam for a mile or two.

    What good would that do? Your object is to not stand out.....
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