Indicating to go straight across a main road???

johnmcdnl

What's the correct thing to do if your approaching a road like this here...

your on a side road and want to cross a main road and go down the back road on the far side of the road.. what is the correct position to put your car in and how do you indicate to a driver behind you that you intend to go straight across the road...





thanks

Senahel

johnmcdnl wrote: »

What's the correct thing to do if your approaching a road like this here...

your on a side road and want to cross a main road and go down the back road on the far side of the road.. what is the correct position to put your car in and how do you indicate to a driver behind you that you intend to go straight across the road...





thanks

No indicator.....

highlydebased

Toward the middle of the stop line, and no indicator.

MascotDec85

It depends entirely of how the junction is set up. Some junctions will require you to be to the left of your lane (without following the kerb/nearside of the road), others will require you to be in the right hand side of your lane (as though you were turning right)

It just depends.

You are going straight ahead, you don't have a straight ahead signal so therefore no signal is required

johnmcdnl

yeah I was thinking that just wanted to make sure because it'd be the stupidest thing in the world to fail a test over lol

cheers

Senahel

johnmcdnl wrote: »

yeah I was thinking that just wanted to make sure because it'd be the stupidest thing in the world to fail a test over lol

cheers

You wouldnt fail for this, you would get a g2 for indicator misleading....

@mascot
You stay in the middle of the lane when going straight ahead..


Senahel.....

MascotDec85

Senahel wrote: »

You wouldnt fail for this, you would get a g2 for indicator misleading....

@mascot
You stay in the middle of the lane when going straight ahead..


Senahel.....

Therefore blocking anyone who wants to turn right or left

Sorry, you set yourself up depending on the layout of the junction

Senahel

MascotDec85 wrote: »

Senahel wrote: »

You wouldnt fail for this, you would get a g2 for indicator misleading....

@mascot
You stay in the middle of the lane when going straight ahead..


Senahel.....

Therefore blocking anyone who wants to turn right or left

Sorry, you set yourself up depending on the layout of the junction

The picture of the junction wes in the op.

Senahel...

MascotDec85

Senahel wrote: »

The picture of the junction wes in the op.

Senahel...

Not according to the RSA:

Position at Cross Junctions
An applicant who intends to go straight ahead at a cross-junction should normally be as close as is feasible to the left hand side, or a fault may be recorded for ‘Position at Cross Junctions’.
However, where lanes are provided and road markings permit a centre, or outside, lane to be used, this is acceptable.
The situation on the far side of the junction should be taken into account.
Only one ‘Position’ fault may be recorded for each complete manoeuvre, i.e., faults should not be double markedfor ‘Road Markings’ in this case.

Common sense must also prevail and you should assess each junction on it's merits. Hence "the situation of the far side of each junction should be taken into account." Sitting in the middle isn't correct as you are preventing people turning left of right should you not be able to cross the junction.

**Timbuk2**

^^ I didn't know that at all.

Instinctively, I would have said position to the right of the lane, almost as if you wanted to turn right. The reason being right-turning traffic has to wait for both lanes of traffic to clear before moving - just as you have to going straight on. Traffic going left only has to wait for one lane of traffic to clear. If you were to position to the left, there may be times where a left-turning car behind you could have gone, but you haven't gone as you need both sides of the road clear at once (therefore you are blocking them). Whereas if there was a gap such that a right-turning car could proceed safely, you could also proceed safely (so there won't necessarily be a point where you are blocking a right turning car, as if they can go, you can go, if you know what I mean).

But obviously common sense should prevail.