Indicating

IamNotAllowedToUseMyName

The Advanced Driving principle is that you should always signal if your signal will help someone interpret your intentions.

You do not need to signal:

- if you can see that there is nobody about to appreciate your efforts;
- your signal would confuse someone (e.g. signalling too early where junctions are very close together, even if this means you give a very late signal to the person about to pull out of the second junction).
- if your actions are going to be obvious, e.g. returning to the left lane after passing a car, or pulling out around a stationary vehicle.

On that last one, my pet hate is people who overtake and then signal left - it says to me "I'm going to cut you up but it's ok because I am signalling."

Tobster86

Mirror, signal, position, speed, lookout.

The only thing worth remembering from driving lessons IMO.

Astronaughtwannabe

Strider590 wrote: »

No it's completely the wrong thing to do, last year on another forum, we traced this back through generations and it seems to come from a certain generation from a certain area of the country. It's suspected that one or two rogue driving instructors somehow confused their students into this habit, possibly because of a confusing roundabout layout somewhere.

It is however bloody scary when your next to someone who is indicating as though they're about to cut you off, especially in situations where lane 1+2 go straight on and your in lane 2, with some numpty in lane 1 about to get T boned.

Doesn't that depend upon the design of the roundabout?

Say, one with 2 exits 'Y' shaped? If it would assist others, wouldn't a left turn signal on approach benefit those waiting to enter in 1?

Personally I'd happily live without indicators. I don't see that they are of much benefit and trust watching the position and speed of a vehicle much more than late/non existent/ misleading signals.

Le_Kirk

You obviously don't live in my town, there is an electronic force field around the city and, as soon as you cross it, indicators stop working. Anyway it's OK as we don't have roundabouts either, they are all squareabouts so drivers just go straight across - even if they are two lane!!

Car_54

Tobster86 wrote: »

Mirror, signal, position, speed, lookout.

The only thing worth remembering from driving lessons IMO.

Unfortunately, youve mis-remembered.

It's MirrorS ...

jlfrs

If you get a BMW, you won't have to worry about indicators because they don't have any. Furthermore, you will be able to communicate with other drivers via the use of telepathy.

davetrousers

IanMSpencer wrote: »

You do not need to signal:

- if you can see that there is nobody about to appreciate your efforts;

You need to remember to consider pedestrians as well as road users.

robbies_gal

pedestrians need to see signals ian its not jsut for cars-my friend lives near a weird mini roundabout with five exits-theres a clear right that noone indicates on u literally have to sit there waiting for all roads to be clear before you move as u have no idea what anyone is doing

i find it so frustrating that people cant be bothered out of bad habits

Zandoni

I'd rather people didn't signal at all when using roundabouts, rather than the amount of incorrect signalling I see.

davetrousers

Zandoni wrote: »

I'd rather people didn't signal at all when using roundabouts, rather than the amount of incorrect signalling I see.

I'd rather people indicated correctly. TBF it isn't difficult.