Cyclists not using hand signals

passatrider

I've lost count the times I've followed some cyclists that refuse to give hand signals when turning.

Why the heck do you not follow the highway code and let me know where you intend to go??

NB: I'm a cyclist too so I know what I'm talking about here. It seems to be the lycra brigade who are the worst offenders.

Crabman

They're probably the same lycra brigade that wear helmet cameras, antagonise drivers and then trim the video clip to make it look like the driver started it. They then upload it to YouTube so the BBC and The Guardian can fawn over the footage.

I'm afraid that although it occasionally annoys the impatient driver behind me, I give cyclists extra space because they can be unpredictable and it's the car driver who inevitably loses out (damage to vehicle/increased insurance premiums for five years).

unsure

Terrible...almost as bad as all those motorists who seem to have given up indicating altogether and leave other motorists, cyclists and pedestrians to guess what they'll fancy doing next!

Notmyrealname

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NyrmWhSDqqQ

Nothing more needs to be said really.

Crabman

unsure wrote: »

Terrible...almost as bad as all those motorists who seem to have given up indicating altogether and leave other motorists, cyclists and pedestrians to guess what they'll fancy doing next!

Don't forget that motorists have driving licences & their cars have registration numbers (cyclists of course are required to have neither).

Police can and do penalise drivers for not using indicators and other careless driving.

interstellaflyer

Almost as bad as those that stick their arm out and manoeuvres at the same time, without looking to see if it's safe to do so, good fun is Oxford, you get to plat guess what the cyclist will do next.

ariba10

Crabman wrote: »

Police can and do penalise drivers for not using indicators /QUOTE]

You see them listed in our local paper every week

sheslookinhot

Cyclists should keep both hands on the handlebars.

andygb

unsure wrote: »

Terrible...almost as bad as all those motorists who seem to have given up indicating altogether and leave other motorists, cyclists and pedestrians to guess what they'll fancy doing next!

Quite right, there are probably equal numbers of both, and it would not surprise me in the least if they own bikes and cars, and have little consideration for anyone else.

sequence

With the state of the roads these days, you're taking quite a risk if you remove your hands from the handle bars That said, most drivers take a turning signal to mean "overtake NOW"

freakybacon

And they don't pay road tax either! The evil swine!

Now you would have thought that cyclists, with their moneysaving, healthy ecofriendly mode of travel would be popular on these forums. Nope! As popular as tax avoiders!