What is normal unleaded petrol ?
Standard unleaded petrol is 91. Premium unleaded is both 95 and 98. Those numbers – 91, 95 and 98 – are the so-called ‘octane rating’ of the fuel.
Check mirrors often / always before maneouvre
It is rule for safety. If you moving to right lane – before signaling right check right mirror for traffic following you, if it’s safe switch. If you returning to left lane, check left mirror first if it’s safe signal left and start moving to the left. When exiting roundabout and signaling left check right mirror afterwars for overtakers.
Positioning on roundabout and 12 o’clock rule
Position left – if you need 1st exist
Position left – if you need 2nd exist. 2nd exist could be straight driving
Position right – if you need 2nd exist and you see information to position right even for 2nd exist. 2nd exist could be straight driving
Position right – if you need 3rd, 4rd, 5th and so on
Think of roundabout as 12 o’clock. If exit is before or on 12 o’clock signal left on entering roundabout. If the exit is even slightly after 12 o’clock signal right when entering roundabout. For example, in Pinner mini rounabout has 2nd exit very slightly after 12 o’clock. If you do 2nd exit, signal right and during exiting no need to quickly signal left or cancelling the signal as it is mini roundabout.
In normal roundabout on exit, of course you must signal left. Even if left lane is blocked by competitive driver and you decide to exit on right lane, keep signalling left to show your intention of leaving roundabout to the car/s benind you.
General scenario how to switch lane before leaving the roundabout: So, you are on the right lane and leaving on 3rd exit. You pass 1st exit and it’s entry as normal, on approach to 2nd exit – pass exit part and start checking left/interior mirrors and drift your car to it’s entry where cars are waiting to emerge into roundabout. Don’t signal yet, just drift, look to cars at the roundabout as they should not emerge and give way to you, check left/interior mirrors, when you drift close enough to the left lane and everything else is safe to change lanes – signal left and switch lanes quickly. By following such scenario you protect yourself from late and risky last minute lane change on 3rd exit. This way any other car will obey and stay behind you as you will have a priority leaving the lane first, just when leaving quick check the right lane for possible overtakers.
Judging speed at a crossroad and roundabout when waiting at a stop line
When you waiting at a stop line and have a car on your right judge whether to go or not this way:
At a crossroad – if you have a time to walk through the road till the other side (till the kerb on the other side) then go, means car on your right is too far / too slow for you
At a roundabout – if you have a time to jog through the road till the other side then go, means car on your right is too far / too slow for you
What is blocker in roundabout
Blocker – is a car which blocks a car on your right, so you can go while car on the right blocked by it’s blocker
Chewing gum
When driving chew a chewing gum, it make you relaxed
How-to deal with oncoming car on residental roads having stationary cards or obstructions
1. A – obstruction on my side, road driveway for both cars, oncoming car has the same distance to obstruction as me – don’t slow down or stop as i can pass the obstruction on my wide of the road without crossing the central broken line.
2. B – obstruction on my side, road is slight narrow but has driveway for both cars, oncoming car has the same distance to obstruction as me – slow down but don’t stop as i can pass the obstruction on my wide of the road without crossing the central broken line.
3. C – obstruction on my side, road is narrow but has driveway for both cars, oncoming car is closer to obstruction than me / faster than me – slow down but don’t stop as the car will pass obstruction before me
4. D – obstruction on my side, road is narrow and driveway only on oncoming car’s side, oncoming car has the same speed as me – stop well behind the obstruction, let oncoming car pass then drive through by passing the obstruction on other side of the road
How-to mirrors when switching the lanes – return to left lane after passing obstruction
When passing the obstruction and return to left lane – check you left mirror after you pass the stationary car or any obstruction.
It is logical to check if stationary car started moving or any motorcyclist turned into the road on the left and now could be on your left.
How-to mirrors when switching the lanes – right lane
If you are driving along the road (on the left lane) and want to switch to right lane – quickly check / glimpse the right mirror to check if it is safe to do so, if it’s safe – signal right and change the lane.
It is not logical to change to right lane without checking what is happening behind on your right side, so according to logic you might check your right mirror before doing that