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Post by the light works on Feb 8, 2018 3:13:54 GMT
is there a circumstance under which you could literally knock someone over with a feather?
the story is that a taxi driver came home to find his front door open. he left his taxi running and went in to investigate. the burgular jumped from the second story, breaking both legs, crawled to the taxi, and then drove it away from the back seat, using a walking stick a passenger had left.
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Post by the light works on Feb 8, 2018 4:01:51 GMT
okay, so the feather was entertaining, I think they all had a lot of fun, but they didn't take the idiom very seriously.
the back seat driver: they did some good diligence on the feasibility of this, probably one of their most serious tests they have done to date.
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Post by silverdragon on Feb 8, 2018 7:24:45 GMT
That sound interesting....
The idea of driving a vehicle from the back seats "reaching over" the front seats?. definitely DO NOT TRY THIS ANYWHERE type of stunt?.
I used to drive an Original Mini.
Yep, 6ft2 frame and I used to fold me up and fit in a small Mini... the seat started so far back you could not get anyone behind me, but I then discovered a smaller "racing" wheel for the steering, that allowed me to get my knees either side of the wheel and still drive, "Go-cart" style, which helped with visibility, because I now was sat forwards of the door pillars.
My knees were on the dash, but I could still drive.
On to more modern "Mico" cars, and me driving one of them, I may as well try taking the front seat out and using the back seat for all the chance I have of even getting in some of them?.
Using a walking stick to operate pedals, that sound stupid, I will be interested to see how or if it can be done, but even more to find out if you can even get an emergency stop doing that.
I suspect not?.
The use of a feather... I suppose the idiom is that you get in such a state of shock that any outside influence may result in you being tipped over.
I suspect that aint happening on most people, but, shock has made people faint before?. Plausible, but perhaps not in practise?.
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Post by the light works on Feb 8, 2018 15:07:51 GMT
That sound interesting.... The idea of driving a vehicle from the back seats "reaching over" the front seats?. definitely DO NOT TRY THIS ANYWHERE type of stunt?. I used to drive an Original Mini. Yep, 6ft2 frame and I used to fold me up and fit in a small Mini... the seat started so far back you could not get anyone behind me, but I then discovered a smaller "racing" wheel for the steering, that allowed me to get my knees either side of the wheel and still drive, "Go-cart" style, which helped with visibility, because I now was sat forwards of the door pillars. My knees were on the dash, but I could still drive. On to more modern "Mico" cars, and me driving one of them, I may as well try taking the front seat out and using the back seat for all the chance I have of even getting in some of them?. Using a walking stick to operate pedals, that sound stupid, I will be interested to see how or if it can be done, but even more to find out if you can even get an emergency stop doing that. I suspect not?. The use of a feather... I suppose the idiom is that you get in such a state of shock that any outside influence may result in you being tipped over. I suspect that aint happening on most people, but, shock has made people faint before?. Plausible, but perhaps not in practise?. Keep in mind they were driving a taxicab. in this, you could imagine one of your own black cabs for the comparison. they used the traditional crown vic, which gives you power steering and power brakes. and watch the original Police Academy movie sometime, for a laugh at back seat driving in a small car. |
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Post by koshka on Feb 8, 2018 17:53:34 GMT
My only question on backseat driving is why the guy didn't crawl into the front seat. But maybe the back door was closer.
Did anyone else get the impression that their guest policeman was a little worried about their setup and didn't want to crowd the "taxi" too much? Short course or no, once he really floored it in the final tests he had no problems catching the guys.
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Post by the light works on Feb 8, 2018 18:38:24 GMT
My only question on backseat driving is why the guy didn't crawl into the front seat. But maybe the back door was closer. Did anyone else get the impression that their guest policeman was a little worried about their setup and didn't want to crowd the "taxi" too much? Short course or no, once he really floored it in the final tests he had no problems catching the guys. he did specifically say that he got more aggressive once he was sure they weren't at risk of losing control on their own. |
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Post by silverdragon on Feb 9, 2018 7:13:29 GMT
London "Black cabs" have a solid barrier between back and front seats, more a security thing, but you wouldnt be able to get control of a black cab from the rear seats?.. well, not that its a challenge anyway, but I dont think you could.
Private hire cars are more normal saloons.
On aiming a walking stick at the pedals, changing from one pedal to another... whilst moving...
Also in UK, we more typically use Manual, so this brings a whole new meaning to driving "stick" doesnt it?.
How to operate a clutch pedal on the move from the back seat... with just one walking stick.. good luck with that one eh?.
I gather they did get it moving, eventually?. again, I look forward to watching that, but I also presume its a full automatic, stick it in drive, and hold on?.
Disabled people can use hand controls, one hand on wheel, one on the gas/brake control, so not that far outlandish, once you get used to it, its just the swapping from one pedal to another that I predict difficult whilst moving if you only had one walking stick.
Disabled adaptations use a solid connection to the pedals to operate them. Not one that could detach at the fist bump...
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Post by the light works on Feb 9, 2018 15:34:54 GMT
London "Black cabs" have a solid barrier between back and front seats, more a security thing, but you wouldnt be able to get control of a black cab from the rear seats?.. well, not that its a challenge anyway, but I dont think you could. Private hire cars are more normal saloons. On aiming a walking stick at the pedals, changing from one pedal to another... whilst moving... Also in UK, we more typically use Manual, so this brings a whole new meaning to driving "stick" doesnt it?. How to operate a clutch pedal on the move from the back seat... with just one walking stick.. good luck with that one eh?. I gather they did get it moving, eventually?. again, I look forward to watching that, but I also presume its a full automatic, stick it in drive, and hold on?. Disabled people can use hand controls, one hand on wheel, one on the gas/brake control, so not that far outlandish, once you get used to it, its just the swapping from one pedal to another that I predict difficult whilst moving if you only had one walking stick. Disabled adaptations use a solid connection to the pedals to operate them. Not one that could detach at the fist bump... ok, yeah, most of our newer cabs don't have the barrier except in major cities. most of the newest cabs are a midsize or compact four door car - either sedan or hatch. (a saloon sells bourbon) |
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