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Tony Raven
Guest
Nobody Here wrote:
>
> Hmm, is "cut and thrust" a good adjective (adjectival phrase?) to apply
> to an activity that should be undertaken carefully, thoughtfully, and
> with consideration to others? Cut and thrust, to me, implies a
> combative and competitive environment which is surely something we
> ought to be avoiding? ;-)
>
Cut and thrust is only an issue if it is coupled with lack of awareness.
Regulars in London know what to expect from others on the road, have
generally much better awareness of what is all around them and modify
their behaviour accordingly. You know that a car waiting to exit a side
road into a stream of traffic is going to take a much smaller gap than
normal and the vehicle behind the gap will make allowances for it.
I was struck by Damon Hill's comments on Top Gear going for a lap time
in an ordinary car - "everything happens so slowly you have so much
time". For someone who has driven F1 for years that is exactly true
while for everyone else trying it they have been on the hairy edge or
beyond. Driving/cycling in London for years is not dissimilar IMO.
--
Tony
"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
Anon
>
> Hmm, is "cut and thrust" a good adjective (adjectival phrase?) to apply
> to an activity that should be undertaken carefully, thoughtfully, and
> with consideration to others? Cut and thrust, to me, implies a
> combative and competitive environment which is surely something we
> ought to be avoiding? ;-)
>
Cut and thrust is only an issue if it is coupled with lack of awareness.
Regulars in London know what to expect from others on the road, have
generally much better awareness of what is all around them and modify
their behaviour accordingly. You know that a car waiting to exit a side
road into a stream of traffic is going to take a much smaller gap than
normal and the vehicle behind the gap will make allowances for it.
I was struck by Damon Hill's comments on Top Gear going for a lap time
in an ordinary car - "everything happens so slowly you have so much
time". For someone who has driven F1 for years that is exactly true
while for everyone else trying it they have been on the hairy edge or
beyond. Driving/cycling in London for years is not dissimilar IMO.
--
Tony
"I did make a mistake once - I thought I'd made a mistake but I hadn't"
Anon