Inappropriate Indication

englander

Need to have a rant....

Usually we complain about people not indicating at roundabouts etc....
My complaint is people indicating inappropriately. Indicating too much if you will.

Every day and I mean EVERY day I encounter people sat in their cars by the side of the road (parked or pulled in) with indicator stuck on to suggest that they are going to pull out into the road.

When I first saw this I actually stopped and flashed someone out as I didn't want to risk them not seeing me coming past. But they never moved. After flashing again and tooting with no response I eventually set off again and saw this person (who just happened to be of the female gender!) chatting to her pal - not even looking in the mirror.

I have always been taught to only indicate when your side of road is clear and you can pull out. I know it might be old fashioned but whatever happened to mirror --> signal --> manoeuvre ?

Is this not taught in the driving schools?

Capt'n Midnight

englander wrote:

Is this not taught in the driving schools?

Do you think everyone uses driving schools in a country where a driving test is optional ?

My indicator peeves are on roundabouts and orange bulbs.

On roundabouts a lot of people don't bother to indicate left when exiting, I've seen them leave roundabouts still indicating right.

When the orange fades on bulbs it can be very difficult to see indicators when the headlights are on too, especially during the day. The paint does not out last the filament so it's obvioulsly unfit for purpose and the bulbs are three times the price of clear ones !

SeanW

you can't teach ppl not to be muppets.

dmeehan

my worst on the roundabout is people going straight, (ie 2nd exit) and indicate right all the way to their exit and never indicate left when taking the exit, just leave the right indicator on

cdebru

dmeehan wrote:

my worst on the roundabout is people going straight, (ie 2nd exit) and indicate right all the way to their exit and never indicate left when taking the exit, just leave the right indicator on

If they are going straight (ie second exit) they should not have the right hand indicator on at all
they should just indicate left once they have passed the entrance to the first exit

Victor

When should you turn on your indicator?
(a) 2 km / 2 minutes before you intend to turn
(b) as you approach the turn
(c) as you are making the turn
(d) when finishing the turn
(e) at the next turn
(f) never
(g) can't find indicators
(h) indicator lever broken, lights work
(i) indicator lights broken, lever work
(j) indicators?

When should you use you hazard lights?
(a) When parked in a bus lane / cycle lane on double yellow lines
(b) When double parked
(c) When triple parked
(d) When obstructing entire road
(e) When dropping out of warp speed to pick up a passenger / fare
(f) When turning left and then right
(f) When turning right and then left
(g) When carrying four-poster bed or larger object on a Ford Fiesta

Indicators should be coloured:
(a) yellow
(b) red
(c) orange (original colour)
(d) orange (painted)
(e) orange (hand painted)
(f) white
(g) multi-coloured
(h) other

Indicators should blink at a rate of
(a) Once every second
(b) One point five times per second
(c) Twice every second
(d) Four times every second
(r) Every fifteen minutes
(f) Indicators shouldn't blink

MrPudding

I got the 2nd one in the theory test. I went for g.

MrP

gobdaw

SeanW wrote:

you can't teach ppl not to be muppets.

If muppetry is penalised, muppets will quickly learn to be people!

If people on L plates are not allowed to drive without a qualified driver on all prov licenses, they (and all of us) will learn and comply with Rules of the Road. By not allowed, I mean a good chance of being caught and penalised, not that some bit of paper says they shouldn't.

Some countries require that the qualified driver (teacher) be nominated and only that nom person will be albe to be the qualified person. Funny enought, these countries have a much higher success rate in people getting their full license.

Neil_Sedaka

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

Do you think everyone uses driving schools in a country where a driving test is optional ?