Indicating and roundabouts.......what's your policy?

Inactive

DirectDebacle wrote: »

Following the link note the illustration accomanying the text. Signals in this example are necessary because there are other vehicles that the drivers will benefit from them.

However this does not mean that signals are always necessary and it is better practice not to automatically signal. Commonsense and being traffic aware will tell you whether a signal is required.
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I don't recall saying anywhere that signals are always necessary, in fact I seem to recall saying quite the opposite further back in this thread.

( I did at post 31 )

Iluvbargains

I learned with annesschoolofmotoring.co.uk
Passed first time! Go me lol! But yeah I always indicate at roundabouts no matter what - maybe its something that'll drag off after i've been driving longer!

Gordon_Hose

Inactive wrote: »

You quoted a post from Gordon Hose that stated that he didn't signal an exit signal when going straight on.

You said that is what you do.

Which is obviously wrong.

It wasn't wrong in 1996 when I passed my test. 2 seperate civvie instructors taught me that way, and an Army examiner didn't seem to mind on my test.

I am aware, however, that it is MY responibility to stay up to date with the HC. And that's why I have adjusted my roundabout etiquette accordingly.

You can say "you were taught wrong" because that's not true, we were taught correctly...14, 15, 16, 17...20...25 years ago etc.

Inactive

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

It wasn't wrong in 1996 when I passed my test. 2 seperate civvie instructors taught me that way, and an Army examiner didn't seem to mind on my test.

I am aware, however, that it is MY responibility to stay up to date with the HC. And that's why I have adjusted my roundabout etiquette accordingly.

You can say "you were taught wrong" because that's not true, we were taught correctly...14, 15, 16, 17...20...25 years ago etc.

Nope, if that is what you were taught then, it was still wrong, because quite simply, nothing has changed.

Gordon_Hose

It's not wrong. I was never taught to indicate when going straight on at a roundabout. And I passed my test after going through numerous roundabout is Poole!

If it was wrong, I'd have failed my test.

It's wrong now, yeah...I agree there.

ariba10

How can you go straight on at a roundabout, when you have to go left to get off it?

Mrs_Arcanum

ariba10 wrote: »

How can you go straight on at a roundabout, when you have to go left to get off it?

Those silly pimples in a straight narrow road next to a left or right turn.

Wig

ariba10 wrote: »

How can you go straight on at a roundabout, when you have to go left to get off it?

If you're on the A49 for example, How can you turn left off the A49 onto the the A49?

ariba10

Wig wrote: »

If you're on the A49 for example, How can you turn left off the A49 onto the the A49?

If there is a roundabout on them A49, it is because another road crosses it, and the roundabout is not classed as either road.

If there is no road intersecting, it is a Traffic Island.

Wig

And your evidence that it is not classed as either road is what?

My evidence would be that on the road maps the roundabout is the same colour as the main road.

Another Qu. for you, If leaving a RBt is turning left, then joining must logically be turning right.
If you are going straight on why does the Highway code say not to indicate on joining
If you are taking first exit why do you indicate left to join the roundabout which is a 'turning right' manoeuvre.