2 hours ago, D.FYLAKTOS said:

Here is 200 euro fine, 9 points on the System, the Policeman removes at once your license plates and your driving licence.

You can take them both back after 60 days.

Much sterner than here.  If it's just the driving in the emergency lane that's reported at most it's the 3 points (and perhaps the fine I'm not sure) and you can have up to 12 points on your licence before you lose it but insurance premiums can be affected by those 3 pionts.  IIRC for the first two years after passing your driving test it's 6 point limit, can't remember when that was introduced as it was many decades after I passed my driving test.  I'm not sure there was a points system here when I got my licence endorsed as a lad.

 

1 hour ago, Thefeliciahacker said:

yes but in my case I didnt use the emergency lane for anything,

 

The comment was Generaly (about EL) speaking.

1 hour ago, nta16 said:

(Somewhat) Aggressive

fixed

1 hour ago, nta16 said:

not only crossed into the emergency lane you travelled in it

WRONG never ever DID ALL 4 wheels enter the lane at the same time thus this is not traveling rather is crossing albeit at a very shallow angle

1.In the UK crossing a Solid white line is an offence

 

2. in the UK Speed limit signs (red circle) are not "do this speed by this point" it is "maximum speed after that point".

 

So accelerating up to the sign would fail your driving test.

 

Greece may have different regulations?

 

Understeer happens when you try to take a corner too fast

Edited 11 February, 20242 yr by Stonekeeper

@Stonekeeper Same in GR but especially in country the Traffic Police isn't so ''by the book'', it's a bit ''elastic" as we say here.

 

1 minute ago, D.FYLAKTOS said:

@Stonekeeper Same in GR but especially in country the Traffic Police isn't so ''by the book'', it's a bit ''elastic" as we say here.

 

 

 

I hired a Car in Malta many years ago (90s)

 

Asked the car hire guy to confirm what side of the road to drive on and he said " In the shade" 🤣

1 hour ago, Stonekeeper said:

So accelerating up to the sign would fail your driving test.

Would it though, why should I brake gradually when approaching a lowering speed limit but not accelerate gradually when approaching an increasing speed limit?

1 hour ago, Stonekeeper said:

In the UK crossing a Solid white line is an offence

any type of solid line?

 

1 hour ago, Stonekeeper said:

maximum speed after that point

I would better say maximum allowable speed limit from this point onward.
But that means when you have 2 speed limit zones since the change is a point (In geometry, a point is an abstract idealization of an exact position, without size, in physical space)
the speed when decelerating should go from 60 to 40 in dt, which is impossible as you are aware

@Stonekeeper

We read about the cameras in UK but ''we are still behind" in this matter.

The Traffic Police isn't so strict as in USA, if you do something wrong but it's not serious (no damages, no danger to other drivers etc) and you have a good excuse they let you go without a fine.

Also they are not so thoroughly in traffic stops about inspections i.e tinted windows or Led lights (if you are not exaggerate), they know but in purpose they don't say you nothing.

Till 2021 there was a 50% discount in the fine i.e parking ticket if was paid within the first 10 days, now the fine is less but not discount.

18 minutes ago, Thefeliciahacker said:

any type of solid line?

 

 

 

 

Those that are along the carriageway. If they are across it, it would be a Stop.

 

Along the left side are usually in Clearways, where stopping is prohibited?

 

In the centre, usually double with breaks when it is deemed it may be safe to overtake

 

Protecting Bus Lanes

 

Protecting hatched areas at exits/entrances to slip roads. (people leaving a Motorway late or early for example?)

 

There are exemptions i.e to pass objects traveling less than 10mph and to enter premises on the other side of the road/bus lane.

 

But generally if you cross a solid white you risk a fine..

6 hours ago, Thefeliciahacker said:

fixed

Yes but that's just the title of the video isn't it  (what we call a*se-covering, and original title is still recorded) but that's relatively unimportant, what about learning (other than to cover your a*se belatedly), any improvement on the attitude, or pretend improvement on the attitude.  I'm not giving you any more hints for you to perhaps fake things.  No need to reply, best not to, I genuinely hope you've considered more but it makes no real odds if you have or haven't, back to figures, numbers, equations.  😁

 

7 hours ago, Thefeliciahacker said:

WRONG never ever DID ALL 4 wheels enter the lane at the same time thus this is not traveling rather is crossing albeit at a very shallow angle

Uhmm if you say so, means your road position in road lane earlier might  have been off-centre but let's not argue about such things the 500 driver was drifting off straight line within the lane, perhaps he wasn't concentrating, or one arm got tired, I think he remained in lane but I'm not checking.  If I am wrong about anything I apologise, if it's just a case of you can't be wrong, I'm not that bothered about that either, you may know to yourself, I don't. As you are at the moment I'm glad I don't have to employ you or work with you, I'm sure the feeling is mutual.  Best you stick with the certainty of correctly applied mathematics.

 

2 hours ago, D.FYLAKTOS said:

you have a good excuse they let you go without a fine.

There are very few good excuses and no allowable excuses.  Here in the UK the Police are usually very lenient but start explaining your version of a law as apposed to what it actually is is tolerated for so long then they either, being human, decide to stop explaining or listening to what is incorrect, they get it all the time, and get on to other stuff or perhaps be less tolerant to other infringements with the person and/or their car.  People have always done this but there must have been a rise since the internet and the drop of respect for the Police and other services (sometimes dissevered but more often not).  It's very much  not a matter of routine that our Police offices are armed with a taser let alone a gun, which is a very good thing, but I've been told of experiences where Brits encountering others countries Police are a lot less "mouthy" seeing the firearms holster.

 

5 hours ago, Stonekeeper said:

Understeer happens when you try to take a corner too fast

 

Yes but he said:

 

3 hours ago, Thefeliciahacker said:

second gear engaged no more than 20kmh more like (15ish).

 

The car is misbehaving once again.

As you know, I effectively have no rear shocks. Even though the MOT passes them as roadworthy, in practice they really aren’t. Their performance varies a lot depending on weather and how long I’ve been driving, probably due to changes in fluid viscosity.

Until now, I’ve been able to compensate by underinflating the rear tyres—still within load limits—down to around 20 psi. But this is no longer enough. The tyres are now five years old and have done about 30,000 km, and the car has become far too unpredictable. Any bump that unsettles the rear causes it to step out, and when the rear regains traction it pushes the front end. So even if I’m stable mid-corner, the rear steps out and then snaps back into understeer, to the point where the car oscillates between understeer and oversteer on its own.

You may ask why I don’t just replace the tyres. The problem is that Turanza T005s are no longer available in 14", effectively out of production. On top of that, no other tyre I’ve ever tried on the Felicia offers the same linearity or the wide peak-grip range that the Turanza does. They’re the only tyres I’ve ever been able to properly brake the Felicia with; they give a lot of leeway between initial slip and full lock-up. Even now, although they’ve lost about 50% of their grip, their behaviour hasn’t changed, and I still feel confident avoiding lock-ups with them.

Honestly, I don’t know what the proper course of action should be. The blown-out dampers are very comfortable, which I like, but they’re easily overwhelmed. The tyres have lost a huge amount of grip but still behave safely — and I can’t source replacements anymore.

What am I supposed to do?

I think I will start with properly valved Sachs in all four corners, and we will see. I am not planning on tyres, because I simply cannot find them.

Edited 4 December, 20254 Dec by Thefeliciahacker

Kayaba shock absorber, tested and approved.

175/60/14, tested and approved.

30 psi front (at least 28) and 28 psi rear, tested and approved.

No time for experiments, improvisations etc.

53 minutes ago, D.FYLAKTOS said:

Kayaba shock absorber, tested and approved.

I have EXCEL-G upfront but don't like them

As for tires, nothing good is available in the market currently

ΤΟΥΟ 175/60 R14 79H Proxes CF2 TL

1 hour ago, D.FYLAKTOS said:

ΤΟΥΟ 175/60 R14 79H Proxes CF2 TL

How is the braking limit with those in the wet, is it wide or narrow?

I have use 10 tyres from that brand in 175/60/14, i have drove in wet-dry-light ice, night and day, normal or sport style, National Highway or Mountain Routes (City traffic does not counts).

It's far best than Bridgestone-Michelin-Matador in this dimension.

32 minutes ago, D.FYLAKTOS said:

I have use 10 tyres from that brand in 175/60/14, i have drove in wet-dry-light ice, night and day, normal or sport style, National Highway or Mountain Routes (City traffic does not counts).

It's far best than Bridgestone-Michelin-Matador in this dimension.

Yes but you have a different driving style, I want progressive behavior, especially when it comes to braking. Are they progressive?

Edited 5 December, 20255 Dec by Thefeliciahacker

I am adifferent man, i have different style and my Felicia is modified.

I have made some upgrades in brakes, i have no ABS and i am careful because i would have a ''lock'' in hard emergensive braking.

The tyres are not ''squeeking'' when i push them in turns like Michelin, they are not so Sport as Bridgestone (which were ''woods'' in City and i want worst Mpg), they can do everything ''good'' like ''Golden ratio''.

If you want something soft for City and cool driving go for Michelin.

Yokohama and Continental have the worst grade in Mpg.

10 hours ago, D.FYLAKTOS said:

i want worst Mpg

I had worst Mpg.

I had an old video uploaded today, where I attempt to demonstrate how much braking performance you lose, even by a slight lockup.

Of course, with the current condition, this would not be able to be performed.

Edited 10 December, 202510 Dec by Thefeliciahacker