does anyone indicate properly anymore!

stek

just home from my daily commute. my 15 mile journey includes a number of roundabouts and not one person properly indicated on these! most didnt indicate at all! a few people were to busy on their phones to do it!!!!

Am i the only person on the island that has the consideration to make an effort to indicate properly?

ianobrien

Yep.


I know that at least once a day, I don't indicate at a roundabout. It's always at them small ones that has 99.99999% of the traffic going the same way. I indicate at the big/busy ones, and at normal junctions. I never indicate if I'm in a lane that is for one direction only (eg turn left lane)

Before I'm publicly flogged by the do-gooders, let me ask them, did they ever break the rules of the road, because in my experience, there's nobody who obeys EVERY rule of the road!

Run_to_da_hills

I would indicate coming out of a roundabout, not going into one as I see so many people do.

colm_mcm

unless you're taking the second exit, you should indicate going into a roundabout.....

cyclopath2001

Even with left or right filter lanes, I like to see people indicating, gives me a bit of extra confidence that they will actually turn.

Coming over Matt Talbot bridge, turning right in the second-from right lane, I've had a few near misses with cars in the nearest to-right lane, which is marked 'right only', shooting straight through across my line of travel. So, now, if I don't see them indicating right, I have to hold back in case they are going straight. This delays cars behind me.

Indicating helps traffic flow.

wil

colm_mcm wrote: »

unless you're taking the second exit, you should indicate going into a roundabout.....

Just to be pedantic, if that roundabout was effectively in a y junction, I'd expect you to be indicating right for the second exit.:cool:

You dont indicate if you are going straight, or approaching in a lane that clearly indicates it is for straight ahead.

As bad as not indicating at all when required is indicating too early.
Indicating after the event is just silly and very Irish.
(confirming tis where I wanted to go to be sure)

slimjimmc

wil wrote: »

Indicating after the event is just silly and very Irish*.

and very French
and very Belgian
and very German
and very Bulgarian
and very Italian
and very English
and very Stottish
and very Thai
and even very Australian.


I seen this behaviour on the roads in all above countries including, but not exclusively Irish.

(*I hope I am correct in assuming your comment as a reference to a driving behaviour seen in a particular country rather than an oft used derogotory comment originally permeated by former colonists of this island.)

cantdecide

My indicator is just a release for the steering wheel- I don't actually use it to indicate anything to anyone in a time that allows them to take appropriate action...

Works for me and that all that matters.

Mr.Diagnostic

So if people cant agree on the rights and wrongs of indicating then we should all ignore the indications of everyone else? Kinda makes sense, especially on roundabouts, the indicator signal could mean absolutely anything

unkel

Mr.Diagnostic wrote: »

So if people cant agree on the rights and wrongs of indicating then we should all ignore the indications of everyone else?

Yep, that's exactly what I do (in this country). People indicating left when turning right (taking the third exit) on a roundabout - where do they pick up this habit? :rolleyes:

JimmyCrackCorn!

:DWhat do you mean by anymore?

Let me let you in on something we never did indicate that takes effort and an idea of what your going.:P

L-M

I said i wouldn't comment on this thread until i took notice, and since this morning i've noticed how badly they're used. Just there coming home, some woman onfront of me started to slow down, then was going very slow a bit before the turn, then when she started to lock the wheel the indicator went on.

But sure what can we do lol

wil

slimjimmc wrote: »

and very French
and very Belgian
and very German
and very Bulgarian
and very Italian
and very English
and very Stottish
and very Thai
and even very Australian.


I seen this behaviour on the roads in all above countries including, but not exclusively Irish.

(*I hope I am correct in assuming your comment as a reference to a driving behaviour seen in a particular country rather than an oft used derogotory comment originally permeated by former colonists of this island.)

απορρίμματα 垃圾 bruscar هراء
Having driven in a number of these countries and more besides, I've only seen this with such frequency here.
"An Irishman will always tell you where he is going after going there"
Perhaps it's because we still want to keep those colonials guessing.

(*Getting ones hackles up when an Irishman refers to something as very Irish, is very Irish.;))

Balfa

wil wrote: »

As bad as not indicating at all when required is indicating too early.

Nonsense. It's very difficult to indicate TOO early. If you've passed one turn and your turn is next, you can start indicating. My instructor taught me on roundabouts to indicate left as soon as I've passed the exit before mine, and roundabouts are just a particular configuration of roads in general.

Obviously, sometimes you still have to start indicating a number of turns before the one you take, especially here in Dallas where there's a carpark entrance every 12ft. This way, you should still just indicate as you start to slow down (for the benefit of the person behind you, so they know they should start thinking about changing lanes or if that's not possible to lift off the accelerator so they don't have to brake as much when you do turn). People waiting to pull out of one of the entrances between where you start indicating and where you intend to turn will just have to use their judgement of when you started indicating and your rate of slowing to figure out whether you want to turn before or after them, obviously erring pretty generously on the side of caution.

It's actually pretty simple to tell if you've started indicating too early. If you provoke someone into pulling out in front of you because they misjudged where you're turning, or if you encounter drivers who may not have witnessed your initial indication and you continue to leave it on long enough for them to simply assume you're a dozy gobpoo who forgot to turn it off and start ignoring it.... THEN it's too early.

Otherwise, indicate away

Just so's y'know, my indicator flashed 34 times coming up to my freeway exit last night (what, it's not normal to count?) and while that's earlier than I usually do, it's certainly not TOO early.

I.S.T.

The people who indicate right when going straight on are the ones who annoy me the most.

big mug of T

can't be wearin out them indicator lights on unimportant turns!

craichoe

wil wrote: »

απορρίμματα 垃圾 bruscar هراء
Having driven in a number of these countries and more besides, I've only seen this with such frequency here.
"An Irishman will always tell you where he is going after going there"
Perhaps it's because we still want to keep those colonials guessing.

(*Getting ones hackles up when an Irishman refers to something as very Irish, is very Irish.;))

B*llocks .. Belgians and Dutch think indicators are a fashion accessory.

charlesD

I live in America and it is much the same here. I try to always use my turn signals when my actions will/or could effect the drivers behind me.

Often the only indication that a driver is turning though is their brake lights. People not signaling is one of my pet peeves, which is second only to people pulling out in front of you and going 10 miles under the speed limit. It always seems to happen to me when there is not a single car behind me...

dubmick

I think indicating in Balbriggan might have been outlawed without anyone telling me.

Some shocking driving in this town.