Not Using your indicators?

Stigy

Jeff_Bridges_hair wrote: »

The highway code is not law though.

I agree that the Hyway Code isn't law in itself, but it's there for a reason, and you shouldn't have a driving licence if you either ignore it or don't understand it.

alanrowell

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

Never have I said any of those things. Grow up.

Well you clearly have those abilities as you know at all times when you don't need to use indicators as there's no-one else around and no-one else is going to appear.

Use of indicators is simple - if it's a manouvere where you would be expected to use indicators, then you use indicators. Simples and it there's truely no-one else around it doesn't matter.

Anything else is second guessing and assumes a perfection in your driving that no-one has, let alone an EX-driving instructor who is so unthinking that they think other motorists are the only people who need to know about your intentions.

As I said very early in this thread my PC niece has a name for people like you - "the accused".

Mark_Hewitt

Roundabout near work. There is a left and a straight on. There is no right.
The amount of people who signal right when they are going straight on! You should only be signalling right here if you are doing a U-turn!

mikey72

Mark_Hewitt wrote: »

Roundabout near work. There is a left and a straight on. There is no right.
The amount of people who signal right when they are going straight on! You should only be signalling right here if you are doing a U-turn!

Probably been carved up so many times by people trying to squeeze past them and then cutting in front, assuming they must be turing left.

skiddlydiddly

alanrowell wrote: »

1.Well you clearly have those abilities as you know at all times when you don't need to use indicators as there's no-one else around and no-one else is going to appear.

Use of indicators is simple - if it's a manouvere where you would be expected to use indicators, then you use indicators. Simples and it there's truely no-one else around it doesn't matter.

2.Anything else is second guessing and assumes a perfection in your driving that no-one has, let alone an EX-driving instructor who is so unthinking that they think other motorists are the only people who need to know about your intentions.

As I said very early in this thread my PC niece has a name for people like you - "the accused".

1.If and when they appear, you indicate.
2.Driving is very much about second guessing what others are going to do.If you didn't you wouldn't last a week on the roads.As for only thinking of only other motorists, other road users is the term being used which doesn't just mean vehicles.

cyclonebri1

skiddlydiddly wrote: »

1.If and when they appear, you indicate.
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:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:Assuming you notice them appear:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Why not indicate assuming they will appear?, which they often do.


It's lazy, it's assuming superior driving skills and it's misplaced confidence.

Accident claim form;

1) "Were you signalling at the time of the accident?", ??????, falls at 1st fence:(:(:T

2) "I didn't see him coming", hoisted by own petard.

mikey72

skiddlydiddly wrote: »

1.If and when they appear, you indicate.
2.Driving is very much about second guessing what others are going to do.If you didn't you wouldn't last a week on the roads.As for only thinking of only other motorists, other road users is the term being used which doesn't just mean vehicles.

So why don't you second guess they are going to appear, rather than reacting when they do, and having to hope they give you the time?
Kind of means they then have to be better than an IAM standard doesn't it?

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:Assuming you notice them appear:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Why not indicate assuming they will appear?, which they often do.


It's lazy, it's assuming superior driving skills and it's misplaced confidence.

Accident claim form;

1) "Were you signalling at the time of the accident?", ??????, falls at 1st fence:(:(:T

2) "I didn't see him coming", hoisted by own petard.

Please, no IAM member could write that.

Accident claim form;

1) "Were you signalling at the time of the accident?", ??????, falls at 1st fence:(:(:T

2) "I didn't see him, so he couldn't have been there when he hit me",

skiddlydiddly

I didn't think I would particularly improve my driving before taking my course, I was wrong.Take one yourself and see(not just a 1 day jobby), instead of trying to conjure up scenarios where indicating would have avoided an accident.The chances are you will incur the wrath of your instructor for failing to notice that you are indicating to an empty road(therefore showing a lack of observation).

The idea behind it(as much as I could gather) is to get people out of bad habits of just going through the motions of driving.Most people who drive will do a single route, namely to and from work.They will hit traffic in the same places, pull out of the same roads, swap lanes etc and just go through the motions of driving.You only have ot watch other drivers to see the monotomy of it all.People have a quick look(if at all), indicate and do what they are going to do.If you actually have to think about whether you need to indicate or not you are concentrating more not less, its not lazy, its the opposite.

cyclonebri1

I did mine over 30 years ago, am I a better driver now? No, because I could drive before;)

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

alanrowell wrote: »

Well you clearly have those abilities as you know at all times when you don't need to use indicators as there's no-one else around and no-one else is going to appear.

No, I don't know at all times. I only know when I decide I need to make a change in my direction that other road users might benefit from. Its at that point that I make sure to recheck my surroundings, before deciding if the signal is necessary.

This simple fact appears to be beyond the limits of your comprehension.

alanrowell wrote: »

Use of indicators is simple - if it's a manouvere where you would be expected to use indicators, then you use indicators. Simples and it there's truely no-one else around it doesn't matter.

Congratulations on completely missing the point. Try reading the entire thread, you might learn something...

alanrowell wrote: »

Anything else is second guessing and assumes a perfection in your driving that no-one has, let alone an EX-driving instructor who is so unthinking that they think other motorists are the only people who need to know about your intentions.

...or perhaps you won't learn anything.

alanrowell wrote: »

As I said very early in this thread my PC niece has a name for people like you - "the accused".

Society has a name for people like you too - "special".