Other drivers getting aggravated when turning

glider3560

This was something that used to happen to me when I lived in London. Didn't see it round here until recently.

Basically, you want to turn left off a busy 30mph single carriageway road. You indicate in plenty of time then slow down gradually. Perfectly normal as you can't make a 90 degree turn at 30mph.

In the meantime, the driver behind decides to sound their horn, maybe flash their lights then overtake aggressively.

I checked my indicators are working, which they are.

Seriously don't see what their problem is. That they were delayed on their journey by 15 seconds by someone wanting to turn left!

peter_the_piper

Just be grateful its not like this when you turn left.
http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/dashcam-video-lorry-smashes-into-undertaking-car-on-devon-road/story-29974419-detail/story.html

comeandgo

I drive thousands of miles a month and I've never had that nor even seen that behaviour. Are you slowing down too early or breaking sharply too late or as my late dad would say when someone blew their horn at him, they must know me!

motorguy

glider3560 wrote: »

This was something that used to happen to me when I lived in London. Didn't see it round here until recently.....

I've never had it happen to me. If its happening regularly to you maybe you're slowing down too much too soon thats causing other drivers to have to drive round you / brake behind you?

splishsplash

If you're only travelling at 30mph, how does it take you fifteen seconds to slow enough to turn?

Therein lies the problem, methinks.

mchale

Or are you positioning yourself on the right hand side of the road to make the turn, noticed lately a lot of people tuning left are well over to the right to make the turn & vice versa when turning right.

glider3560

splishsplash wrote: »

If you're only travelling at 30mph, how does it take you fifteen seconds to slow enough to turn?

Therein lies the problem, methinks.

That figure includes the deceleration and acceleration time of the driver behind.

mchale wrote: »

Or are you positioning yourself on the right hand side of the road to make the turn, noticed lately a lot of people tuning left are well over to the right to make the turn & vice versa when turning right.

The lane is just wide enough for one car, so I just stay in the middle of the lane.

motorguy

glider3560 wrote: »

That figure includes the deceleration and acceleration time of the driver behind.

The lane is just wide enough for one car, so I just stay in the middle of the lane.

Well, you're clearly doing something wrong...

forgotmyname

Is the left hand lane an acceleration lane, even a short one?

Are you too hesitant?

Cannot make a 90 degree turn at 30mph? are you sure on that? Never had it happen to me. But i dont sit at junctions looking at large gaps thinking nope i wont make it.

facade

forgotmyname wrote: »

Cannot make a 90 degree turn at 30mph? .

That's the trouble nowadays. These "modern" cars filled with TLAs can survive manoeuvres that 10 years ago would have had you crawling out of the wreckage and walking home.

A 90 degree turn at 30mph would likely put my car onto its side if the road was grippy, or see it opposite locking across the road like Clarkson is at the wheel


No doubt on a "modern" cars a couple of TLA lights would flicker on the dashboard.

consumers_revenge

Cant make a sharp 90 degree turn??


Us boy racers of the 90's hot hatch era just use the handbrake :-)