top gear starts again tonight

[Andy]

know we moan about it but it's better than the alternative 

[Beej]

do moan about how scripted it is, but hey ho, not much else on, and is sometimes a laugh

[Andy]

It's better than talking to the misses for an hour as she goes out

[Beej]

mine tends to clear off for a long shower - which also works 

[Morgen]

Unluckily for my boyfriend, I enjoy Top Gear as much as he does so we cuddled up together watching it 

It's not as good as it used to be, that's for sure.. But it still leaves me giggling 

[boustie]

Bring back 5th gear..

[dan930]

Misses always nag about top gear being waste of time,3 stupid idiots etc etc..
I just ignore her

[phillips]

Watch it with the other half, She doesn't pay to much attention to it but is happy to watch it.

[GTiBlues]

Bring back 5th gear..

5th Gear is back on History. I watched Tiff do the Sims Hill trail run in a mk2 Escort.

Anyone watches Top Gear US? I prefer watching them over UK Top Gear at one point. But UK seems to be better this season so far :-)

[Biano44]

What a load of tosh that episode was! ........Danny was the only bit worth watching.

[Stanipkiss]

What a load of tosh that episode was! ........Danny was the only bit worth watching.

+1 getting bored with them embarrassing themselves, especially James May hitting the wall.

[ryan.s]

What a load c**p but I can't not watch it

[phillips]

Yeah wasn't great. Danny bit was good. The stopping distance in a normal car was interesting that followed up on last weeks test.

[Biano44]

Yeah wasn't great. Danny bit was good. The stopping distance in a normal car was interesting that followed up on last weeks test.

It may of been interesting but completly useless.
Yes modern cars brakes have got better but cars have got heavier (to be safer?)
More importantly our reaction times haven't changed at all. Anyone can brake quickly from a cone that we can see ahead but in real world situations we don't have the luxury of knowing what's about to surprise us on a road so their theory is floored.
Plus if you travel at 100mph like a lot of people seem to do you stopping distance is effectively double what it would be from 70mph.
It made me think how irresponsible they are.

[andybon]

I think the test worked well in a controlled fashion and did show that braking systems have improved, Sadily in the real world I don't think it would work, too many factors to include into it like tiredness, maintenance of the vehicle, weather conditions and road surfaces.