http://ukmotoring.co.uk Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:06:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Driving is described by Wikipedia as the controlled operation of a land vehicle, usually a motor vehicle such as a truck or a car. Driving in heavy traffic involves more than simply knowing how to operate the vehicle controls.  Driving skill involves knowing how to follow the road rules and regulations.  ... http://ukmotoring.co.uk/2008/03/04/the-act-of-driving/ Driving pleasure is the feeling of enjoyment received from driving a motor vehicle. Factors that contribute to your driving pleasure include the levels of responsiveness of the vehicle to driver manipulation of the controls.  The more a vehicle obeys and in turn executes the driver’s commands, the more driving pleasure ... http://ukmotoring.co.uk/2008/03/04/driving-pleasure/ Since 1997, US therapists have been acting to certify road rage as a medical condition. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders already classifies road rage as an official mental disorder. The acts that are typically associated with the occurrence of road rage are caused by an intermittent explosive ... http://ukmotoring.co.uk/2008/03/04/the-road-rage-condition/ A backseat driver is a car passenger who is not driving but does not appear to be comfortable with trusting the skills of the current driver and/or feels it is necessary to act as a tutor to said driver. Some of these so-called backseat drivers display this sort of behaviour because ... http://ukmotoring.co.uk/2008/03/04/backseat-driver/ In the good old days motorists were mostly capable of performing minor car repairs themselves, but with automobiles that became more and more complicated to repair, this task become harder. Some of the early motoring clubs encouraged members to help each other out. Willing members were put on a rota of ... http://ukmotoring.co.uk/2008/03/04/a-history-of-vehicle-recovery-in-the-uk/ Best Motoring is Japan's superior automobile magazine, DVD, and video series.  The first edition was printed in 1995, and non-traditional challenges and races marked the videos. The drivers featured are premier racers of Japanese racing series, including the Formula Nippon, JGTC, and the D1 Grand Prix.  Some regular hosts and drivers ... http://ukmotoring.co.uk/2008/03/04/best-motoring-international/ The independent road safety company, The Institute of Advanced Motorists or IAM Motoring Trust, is an arm of the Institute of Advanced Motorists. The Trust was formed on the first day of 2007 when the IAM took over responsibility for the AA Motoring Trust work. The organisation’s objectives concentrate on ... http://ukmotoring.co.uk/2008/03/04/the-iam-motoring-trust/ The AA was again sold in 2004. This time it was sold to two European companies for 1.75 billion British pounds.  The companies’ names are Permira and CVC. The Queen herself opened the new headquarters building, Fanum House, in 1973.  It was set in Basingstoke.  The Headquarters moved to Farnborough in ... http://ukmotoring.co.uk/2008/03/04/the-automobile-association%e2%80%99s-history-part-3/ The AA launched successful campaigns including making it compulsory for motorists to wear seatbelts, and also the possibility of using lead-free petrol. The AA launched their breakdown and recovery service in 1949.  It started out in London and then spread to most of the UK.  They introduced their AA Insurance brokerage ... http://ukmotoring.co.uk/2008/03/04/the-automobile-association%e2%80%99s-history-part-2/ The Automobile Association, also called the AA, used to be a British motoring association that has now become a private company owned by two big private equity firms. The inauguration of the Automobile Association happened when a group of motoring fans got together in the West End of London to form ... http://ukmotoring.co.uk/2008/03/04/the-automobile-association%e2%80%99s-history-part-1/