Drivers who don't indicate at junctions
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Jennaonthebeach
Wish I was as perfect as you.
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keybored
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Ax^
Silly Rabbit
nah don't drive a BMW but a few models in the last 15 year then tried to reinvent the turning stalks in BMW and over engineered them as BMW owners have reported
so they stopped using them because of the faff
Dystopiary
Left lyrics in the practice room
Not necessarily.
And even when it's not particularly dangerous, it often means pedestrians have to wait longer than necessary. Plus there's often a stream of cars giving no clue which way they're turning.
Having to wait for ages to cross because of someone's thoughtlessness isn't fair. The person driving can get where they're going much more quickly than people walking, but not indicating saves them a second's thought so they don't bother. Then the driver behind does the same, then the next.
The person trying to cross could be out in the cold and rain, could be in pain with limited mobility, be with kids, or trying to get to work... none of that matters to the drivers who can't be arsed to indicate.
Sasaferrato
We've been together now for twenty years...
Ditto. I don't move until the other driver has started to turn.
Sasaferrato
We've been together now for twenty years...
I had to use hand signals when I sat my test.
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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A pet peeve of mine. I give them the stare and the flashy (indicator) hand. Most don't notice though, if they were considerate and observant drivers they would have indicated.
You don’t ride a bicycle much, do you?
hash tag
Reaching out
Not any more, but I used to, a fair bit.
It’s almost impossible to tell when someone is about to turn if they’re driving at low speeds in town.
Orang Utan
Acceptable through usage
No, it isn’t. What makes you say that?
T & P
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There are also plenty of next-level cunts who won’t indicate when even turning right on a two-way street. This is specially dangerous for two wheelers riding in the middle of the road. Extra cunt points for those sitting in a traffic jam who decide on impulse to find an alternative route, suddenly turn right without indicating if they see a break in the oncoming traffic.
Orang Utan
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Why not just be cautious and indicate in both directions all of the time?
mx wcfc
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One "conversation" I had with a driver turning off Baker St in London went
"Fucking indicate!"
"Keep your hair on"
"No, fuck off prick"
He did, but only, I suspect, because he had a clear road ahead.
(On two occasions, when Baker Street was one way southbound, I had to scream at drivers (one car, one motorbike), who turned north off a side street. One occasion the driver gave me a look as if to say "what's your problem?". The look on his face when he saw three lanes of traffic coming towards him was priceless). The biker at least had the grace to say "Thanks mate".
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
Misleading use of indicators - as in indicating before a previous junction to the one the driver actually intends to take - has caught out several people I know, some more seriously than others.
I wait until I can see the wheels begin the turn into the junction in such circumstances.
like Sasaferrato , when I took my bike and car tests you still had to demonstrate hand signals [and not the one or two fingered variety !]
I wait until I can see the wheels begin the turn into the junction in such circumstances.
like Sasaferrato , when I took my bike and car tests you still had to demonstrate hand signals [and not the one or two fingered variety !]
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
not if they are pulling away from a standing start from traffic lights, for example
keybored
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A lot (most?) drivers never knew that at a junction they were always meant to give priority to pedestrians who had started crossing the road the driver was about to turn in to or out of. That was up until 2 years ago, now the driver should give priority to the pedestrian if they are simply waiting to cross.
So no, pedestrians shouldn't be watching out for cars or trying to work out which way they are going to turn by their speed or engine noise (lmao). Drivers should be watching the sides of the road when they turn and if they see any pedestrians who look like they might be about to cross; give way to them.
And they should be indicating obvs.
So no, pedestrians shouldn't be watching out for cars or trying to work out which way they are going to turn by their speed or engine noise (lmao). Drivers should be watching the sides of the road when they turn and if they see any pedestrians who look like they might be about to cross; give way to them.
And they should be indicating obvs.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
i had (while driving) some twat behind me get very pissed off that i let a pedestrian cross the side road i was about to turn left in to a couple of months ago
Orang Utan
Acceptable through usage
Everyone should still be watching out! You’d be daft to cross a road without looking
keybored
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Good job no one suggested that then.
Orang Utan
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“pedestrians shouldn't be watching out for cars or trying to work out which way they are going to turn by their speed or engine noise (lmao)”
keybored
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Yeah, that's in response to someone suggesting previously that pedestrians should be able to work out which way a car is turning (sans indicators) by the car's speed or engine noise, which is nonsense.
No it isn’t. Some cars just coast around corners. Speaking as someone who had one go over my foot on a zebra crossing on a corner. If they had been powering around it I might’ve heard and hung back. Also electric cars.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
I had an annoying one in York, a city I don't know, which has a one way system. I knew where I needed to be and indicated right at a junction. I must have missed the no right turn sign, and only realised when I saw the cars coming the other way, so I cancelled the indicator and went straight. Unfortunately, a ped had seen me indicating right and, not unreasonably, decided to cross in front of me. I stopped to let him over but he was pissed off.
The one time in ten thousand that I fucked up, I got called a cunt and got the finger!
I just held my hands up and said sorry.
I don't think I've ever driven one. It's not a problem unique to them in my experience. I do use indicators but do have the problems I said. Maybe it's just me being a bit heavy handed but they should take us useless tossers into account when designing cars.nah don't drive a BMW but a few models in the last 15 year then tried to reinvent the turning stalks in BMW and over engineered them as BMW owners have reported
so they stopped using them because of the faff
They should have read the no right turn sign.I had an annoying one in York, a city I don't know, which has a one way system. I knew where I needed to be and indicated right at a junction. I must have missed the no right turn sign, and only realised when I saw the cars coming the other way, so I cancelled the indicator and went straight. Unfortunately, a ped had seen me indicating right and, not unreasonably, decided to cross in front of me. I stopped to let him over but he was pissed off.
The one time in ten thousand that I fucked up, I got called a cunt and got the finger!
I just held my hands up and said sorry.
keybored
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How? They would have only been able to see the back of that sign.
keybored
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The one on the left looks a bit like "It's safe to overtake me" and the one on the right looks like the driver may have passed wind and is trying to waft it away.
