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Old September 12th 05, 10:24 AM posted to uk.transport.london
Richard J. Richard J. is offline
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Brian Watson wrote:
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When the
call ended, I was signalled on to the hard shoulder by the police
patrol who had been shadowing me during the call, and advised that
I wasn't in full control of the car, having only one hand on the
wheel.

I pointed out to him, that as the holder of a Private Pilot's
Licence, when landing my plane I controlled it with my left hand
on the control column, because my right hand had to be on the
throttle, so I didn't really think that steering with one hand for
a short distance in the slow lane was that risky (or words to that
effect).


Remind me, is a runway as full of unpredictable nutters as the M25?


The runway is not the problem, it's getting to the runway from where you
are, and a gusty crosswind provides the unpredictability.
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Richard J.
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