Nope, I am not the least bit sufficiently talented to perform anything in front of anybody :D .
What time of the day does the sun rise and set this time of year where you are?
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Nope, I am not the least bit sufficiently talented to perform anything in front of anybody :D .
What time of the day does the sun rise and set this time of year where you are?
The sunrise was 7:35 am this morning and sunset was 5:52pm which was about 10 minutes ago.
The clocks change this coming weekend in the UK so sunrise next week will be 6:45ish and sunset around 4:45pm
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Today's sunrise: 8:10am. Sunset: 6:31pm. Our daylight hours are rapidly diminishing :( . In the middle of winter it's pitch black by 4:00pm :s .
Interesting website:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/sunearth.html
Are you bothered or affected by short daylight hours?
In NZ no, the short Winter days are not that short. It gets light at about 7:30am and dark at about 6:30 pm. (days are shorter in the South Island).
How well do you drive in the snow?
I'm not too hot in the snow. I don't get enough practice. I know what you're supposed to do "gentle so you don't break traction, etc" but it is not instinctive.
How do you get on driving in fog?
Thankfully we rarely get any fog in this area. When I was in California the I-5 had areas of fairly heavy fog and the California drivers would keep going 80 mph through it. It was like a freight train of cars waiting for something to go wrong. But I've driven without accident for almost 40 years, so the few times I had to deal with fog I'd say I did fine.Quote:
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Do you think driver training is adequate where you live?
God no! Drivers are horrible around here (and I'm, of course, perfect :D ).
Would you support more tax dollars spent on increased mandatory driver training?
I think they might be better spent on compulsory re-tests for older drivers. Say every two years after between the ages of 60 and 70 and annually after that. Test reflexes, vision and general driving skill. At my age (67) I personally would feel it unnecessary, but as for everybody else ...
On the same note, do you think there should there be mandatory re-training courses for all drivers convicted of motoring offences?
Yes I think so. I had the misfortune to know someone once, who had been banned twice and still didn't care or change his driving. Although I suspect nothing would change his general outlook on the world either.
What makes Motorsport so special? (Assuming you love motorsport like most of us)
If you asked this question a few years ago I would have said in F1 designers can interpret the rules and come up with unique solutions, hence a wide variety of different design ideas are on the track together, each with different strengths and weeknesses. Sadly this can't be said now, due to the absurdly rigid 'every one build this!" rule book.
Now its just the sight and sound.
Should the F1 design rules be less rigid to allow designers to design?