Would you indicate left or right?

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This is not an advanced driving question or a roads question...just a chat over a beer that you'd have in the lounge .

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.0157715,-1.13145...

If you were driving down Arch Hill to turn left onto the A60 Mansfield Road would you be indicating left or right?

Edit to add street view

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.0158596,-1.13145...

Edited by 2 sMoKiN bArReLs on Friday 13th December 19:44

[KrazyIvan]

It depends which way the conveyor belt is moving.

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KrazyIvan said:

It depends which way the conveyor belt is moving.

This view might influence the decision?


https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.0158596,-1.13145...

[thebraketester]

I would indicate right.... no idea if that is correct though

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thebraketester said:

I would indicate right.... no idea if that is correct though

I watched a young woman with a P plate indicating right. I then thought if you were the car behind, rather than a car on the A60 you might wonder what's going on?

[SMB]

It’s a junction so you are turning left even if at an acute angle. Indicating right would suggest you were turning right. If it were a slip road and you a changing lanes to one further to the right then you would indicate right, that isn’t a slip road even if the kerb is set back a little.

[Brainpox]

Left, on the basis that it is a junction and you would be giving way to your right, as opposed to a slip road and looking to merge in turn.

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SMB said:

It’s a junction so you are turning left even if at an acute angle. Indicating right would suggest you were turning right. If it were a slip road and you a changing lanes to one further to the right then you would indicate right, that isn’t a slip road even if the kerb is set back a little.

That's my view too. Interesting though that a person who'd obviously had lessons 40 years nearer than me was electing to indicate right.

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Brainpox said:

Left, on the basis that it is a junction and you would be giving way to your right, as opposed to a slip road and looking to merge in turn.

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By the way, for those of you that drive BMW or Audis or big SUVs the indicator is the flashing light that comes on when you press that weird lever near the steering wheel.

just spoofing, a bit of stereotyping

Edited by 2 sMoKiN bArReLs on Friday 13th December 20:56

[samoht]

If it's possible to make a turn either way, then Left to distinguish from making a near U-turn and going actually right.
If it's only possible to continue nearly straight ahead, then Right to signal to traffic on the main road that I'm moving across into their lane.

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samoht said:

If it's possible to make a turn either way, then Left to distinguish from making a near U-turn and going actually right.
If it's only possible to continue nearly straight ahead, then Right to signal to traffic on the main road that I'm moving across into their lane.

Eminently sensible. Yes, it's possible to turn right, therefore indicate left.

[xx99xx]

It would be obvious by the position of the car and direction of wheels (if stationary) if a car was turning right or going straight (turning left). Personally, if turning left I wouldn't bother indicating as to cars behind, it would be obvious which way you were going and for cars already on the road you wish to join, they wouldn't be able to see a left indicator anyway.

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xx99xx said:

It would be obvious by the position of the car and direction of wheels (if stationary) if a car was turning right or going straight (turning left). Personally, if turning left I wouldn't bother indicating as to cars behind, it would be obvious which way you were going and for cars already on the road you wish to join, they wouldn't be able to see a left indicator anyway.

So you wouldn't indicate at all?

[ATG]

In practice is it actually confusing to indicate right there? I'd imagine the car's road position would make the driver's intent clear either way.

There's a junction on my drive to the station which creates a similar "dilemma"; basically a t-junction with a sort of mini slip road you can use to join the main road if you're turning left. Mostly people stop square on to the main road and indicate left, completely ignoring the slip road bit as it is too short and narrow to be much use. But occasionally some one does use it and is thus naturally indicating right to join the main road. In practice neither technique for turning left at that junction causes any confusion to other drivers.

[old'uns]

i wouldn't bother.....turning left almost parallel to A60 traffic- would they see a left indicator?
turning right could you even turn the car enough to turn in one? i'd probably indicate if trying it.

my satnav tried to take me onto this road and across the bridge coming from Mansfield a few months ago whilst working at Hammonds, i assumed this was an error looking at the Google maps images

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ATG said:

I'd imagine the car's road position would make the driver's intent clear either way.

Pretty sure because of the road's width the car's angle of approach would be the same be they turning left or right, so no not obvious at all.

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old'uns said:

i wouldn't bother.....turning left almost parallel to A60 traffic- would they see a left indicator?

Car behind would see the left indicator. I guess my question is though would you indicate right to turn left.

[meatballs]

Brainpox said:

Left, on the basis that it is a junction and you would be giving way to your right, as opposed to a slip road and looking to merge in turn.

Slip roads you don't merge in turn you give way to traffic on the main carriageway (although you are looking to slot into a similar gap)

Edited by meatballs on Friday 13th December 20:59

[poing]

I'd only indicate if turning right, I wouldn't bother for going left.