Driver conduct and comon sense!
Posted: 17 Jul 2007, 17:54
We have come upon a time where the UF1 isnt seen as much on the streets on Fern Bay, or Aston. Though a few such small cars still ride on the streets, most of the cars are powerful, and fast. When you combine power with speed, and lack of control, you get devastating effects, resulting in major colosions, with many victims, and perhaps(why not) the loss of 2000 euros.
I started this thread to define a base of guidelines for the drivers to folow. These are not rules, these are not laws, if you dont obey them, you wont get kicked or banned, or fined for that matter. These are a set of standards that daunt upon your comon sense, and courteousnes(i spelled that wrong).
Since we have moved on tracks with enviroments that allow drivers to floor the gas pedal, we need the drivers to have mutual respect that way you can avoid major colisions. Here is a set of comon sense manuvers that will ensure a safe participation in CLC traffic.
- If you are traveling in the same direction and you come across a slower car, only try and overtake when its safe, dont try to be a hero, use safety first, like you would in real life. Use your head lights to signal the car in front that you want to pass him.
- If you are traveling in the same direction and a faster car approaches from behind, it is comon sense to let that car pass, theres no point in staying in front of him, its not a race, he will pass you anyways, and if you let him pass you(easily) then you do your part to avoiding a major accident. If he is flashing his lights it means he wants you to move over so he can pass. Its comon knowledge to let him pass ONLY when its safe.
- Overtaking will always be made on the left, never on the right, so if your a slower car giving way, always stick to the right lane, so the faster car can pass you on the left.
- Cars may signal a 'thank you' flashing their hazard lights a few times, this is only for courteousness purposes, and to be polite.
- Dont sound your horn, agressively, at the car in front.... if hes not letting you pass its because he probably cant, and will let you pass as soon as he can ex: 'hes in a series of one lane turns'
- Use defensive driving, put your anger aside when your driving, this is not a race, if you see a guy coming towards you at an incredible speed get out of the way, you are avoiding an accident. You accomplish nothing if you stay in your lane, waiting for the faster car to smash into you.
- Be prepared for hazardous braking, due to the lag in LFS, a car might suddenly apear to be braking... be aware and prepared to act accordingly.
-Over taking a car by going into the wrong way lane, is the last resort, and the most dangerous. Make sure that there is no oncoming traffic, make sure u keep u left hand side signal turned on for the entire procedure, and when its safe, signal right, and move back into normal traffic lane.
-Try an be courteous, polite, give way when necesary, dont be hard headed, dont try and act tough, you be the better man.
- Use the minimap, to your advantage, to see when u might have oncoming traffic. etc etc.
- Please be curteous and say thank you, to people that help you, it makes them want to help you again when you need it.
Remember, (this will be from now on a general rule in LFS) if someone signals his hazards(at you while ahead of you) it means he is thanking you, 'thank you' note... In many countries this might mean different things but on CLC thats what it means.
If someone flashes his lights at you, it means he wants you to move over, because he intends to overtake.
I hope these few words will make the streets a lot safer.
I started this thread to define a base of guidelines for the drivers to folow. These are not rules, these are not laws, if you dont obey them, you wont get kicked or banned, or fined for that matter. These are a set of standards that daunt upon your comon sense, and courteousnes(i spelled that wrong).
Since we have moved on tracks with enviroments that allow drivers to floor the gas pedal, we need the drivers to have mutual respect that way you can avoid major colisions. Here is a set of comon sense manuvers that will ensure a safe participation in CLC traffic.
- If you are traveling in the same direction and you come across a slower car, only try and overtake when its safe, dont try to be a hero, use safety first, like you would in real life. Use your head lights to signal the car in front that you want to pass him.
- If you are traveling in the same direction and a faster car approaches from behind, it is comon sense to let that car pass, theres no point in staying in front of him, its not a race, he will pass you anyways, and if you let him pass you(easily) then you do your part to avoiding a major accident. If he is flashing his lights it means he wants you to move over so he can pass. Its comon knowledge to let him pass ONLY when its safe.
- Overtaking will always be made on the left, never on the right, so if your a slower car giving way, always stick to the right lane, so the faster car can pass you on the left.
- Cars may signal a 'thank you' flashing their hazard lights a few times, this is only for courteousness purposes, and to be polite.
- Dont sound your horn, agressively, at the car in front.... if hes not letting you pass its because he probably cant, and will let you pass as soon as he can ex: 'hes in a series of one lane turns'
- Use defensive driving, put your anger aside when your driving, this is not a race, if you see a guy coming towards you at an incredible speed get out of the way, you are avoiding an accident. You accomplish nothing if you stay in your lane, waiting for the faster car to smash into you.
- Be prepared for hazardous braking, due to the lag in LFS, a car might suddenly apear to be braking... be aware and prepared to act accordingly.
-Over taking a car by going into the wrong way lane, is the last resort, and the most dangerous. Make sure that there is no oncoming traffic, make sure u keep u left hand side signal turned on for the entire procedure, and when its safe, signal right, and move back into normal traffic lane.
-Try an be courteous, polite, give way when necesary, dont be hard headed, dont try and act tough, you be the better man.
- Use the minimap, to your advantage, to see when u might have oncoming traffic. etc etc.
- Please be curteous and say thank you, to people that help you, it makes them want to help you again when you need it.
Remember, (this will be from now on a general rule in LFS) if someone signals his hazards(at you while ahead of you) it means he is thanking you, 'thank you' note... In many countries this might mean different things but on CLC thats what it means.
If someone flashes his lights at you, it means he wants you to move over, because he intends to overtake.
I hope these few words will make the streets a lot safer.
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