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HertsBiker

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6,443 posts

300 months

Monday 10th March 2025
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Yes you know whom they are, the sort who you give way to at a roundabout to find they sail off left meaning you stopped for nothing. It's not particularly dangerous but it's so frustrating. Please make it stop!

119

19,850 posts

65 months

Monday 10th March 2025
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I am sure the person you are talking about uses this forum.

the cueball

1,890 posts

84 months

Monday 10th March 2025
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Never trust a flashing indicator...all it shows is that the bulb works!


njw1

2,776 posts

140 months

Monday 10th March 2025
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119 said:
I am sure the person you are talking about uses this forum.
I hope they do because then they'll read this;

Indicate you bellend! smile

Ham_and_Jam

3,674 posts

126 months

Monday 10th March 2025
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njw1 said:
I hope they do because then they'll read this;

Indicate you bellend! smile
You must live near me because I saw this car today

Patio

1,980 posts

40 months

Monday 10th March 2025
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What's that joke again...

The most pointless job at the BMW factory...the indicator bulb fitter!

Smint

3,558 posts

64 months

Monday 10th March 2025
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Got to the stage i now find myself putting my hand up in thanks if someone indicates correctlly, especially if i'm in the truck and their doing so allows me to maintain motion.

Hereward

5,097 posts

259 months

Monday 10th March 2025
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I can't see the indicators on modern cars anyway. Hidden by the DRL glare.

Baldchap

9,624 posts

121 months

Monday 10th March 2025
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The only thing worse than not indicating is indicating wrong.

Lil_Red_GTO

808 posts

172 months

Monday 10th March 2025
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I've seen a few people recently who genuinely seem to think that you indicate right to signal your intention to leave a roundabout. They don't indicate and then start indicating right as they leave!

Dracoro

9,025 posts

274 months

Monday 10th March 2025
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Particularly annoying in my village (busy two roads) where there mini roundabouts (low speed) and people (in cars and pedestrians) see a car not indicating (so you assume going straight on) only for them to turn left without indicating. Causes unnecessary waiting and congestion.

Dracoro

9,025 posts

274 months

Monday 10th March 2025
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Lil_Red_GTO said:
I've seen a few people recently who genuinely seem to think that you indicate right to signal your intention to leave a roundabout. They don't indicate and then start indicating right as they leave!
Also many in left lane, indicating right but end up going straight on!

georgeyboy12345

4,605 posts

64 months

Monday 10th March 2025
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Especially at roundabouts turning left like you describe really irritates me. There is a special place in hell for those people.

james6546

1,616 posts

80 months

Monday 10th March 2025
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Lil_Red_GTO said:
I've seen a few people recently who genuinely seem to think that you indicate right to signal your intention to leave a roundabout. They don't indicate and then start indicating right as they leave!
My ex girlfriend’s dad used to do that.

I was too scared of him to say anything though

Deep Thought

40,138 posts

226 months

Monday 10th March 2025
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Then theres those who are driving along, brake, then at some point (if at all) before they turn, they put the appropriate indicator on.

So for that period of time - you've no idea whether they're braking to stop, braking to turn left, or braking to turn right.

People seem to have forgotten - Mirror, indicate, maneuver, where braking is part of the maneuver.


James P

3,036 posts

266 months

Monday 10th March 2025
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HertsBiker said:
Yes you know whom they are, the sort who you give way to at a roundabout to find they sail off left meaning you stopped for nothing. It's not particularly dangerous but it's so frustrating. Please make it stop!
You’ve just described almost the entire population of Italy. In their defence, it must be difficult for them as one hand appears to be obliged to be holding a ‘phone at all times.

SS2.

14,709 posts

267 months

Monday 10th March 2025
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Deep Thought said:
People seem to have forgotten - Mirror, indicate, maneuver, where braking is part of the maneuver.
Manoeuvre, signal, mirror seems to be commonplace these days, with the guilty parties thinking an indicator is not just a flashing a bulb, it's absolute confirmation of their right of way.

Skyedriver

23,370 posts

311 months

Monday 10th March 2025
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We have this at the little mini roundabout heading into the shopping centre in Oban.
Folk driving in approach the T junction/mini roundabout and most, probably 90% will be turning left. Most indicate but some don't and you just know they're going to turn right. But they don't they turn left. The ones turning right tend to indicate.
To55ers.

Hoofy

80,023 posts

311 months

Monday 10th March 2025
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Dracoro said:
Lil_Red_GTO said:
I've seen a few people recently who genuinely seem to think that you indicate right to signal your intention to leave a roundabout. They don't indicate and then start indicating right as they leave!
Also many in left lane, indicating right but end up going straight on!
I've witnessed this recently and thought they made an error except they did it again at the next roundabout. WTF is going on??? They're signally right and turning left??!

TheDrownedApe

1,785 posts

85 months

Monday 10th March 2025
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Witnessed a 208 panda car indicate at exactly same time as they pulled out into 2nd lane yesterday.

We are all doomed