Indicating Straight on??

[jimihendrix]

Sounds like a plank who needs a door mirror kicked off, not that i would condone such behaviour

Probably just looking for an excuse to shout at a cyclist even if he's just invented it.

On the subject of signals why do a lot of car drivers indicate right and left when aproaching some roundabouts then procede to go straight on :? ?, that's puzzled me for a while, there's a roundabout on a two lane road outside my work where i see it all the time, some have the right hand indicator flashing on exiting the roundabout, some have the left hand indicator on on aproach and go straight on, i've even seen busses doing it, a few times i've had the car in work i've been waiting at the roundabout to leave, seen a car aproaching from the left with the left hand indicator on, i've sat there just in case and they have gone straight on, similarly i've been waiting at a roundabout exit, seen a car coming round with the right hand indicator going, waited and he's came off the exit i'm waiting to get out while signaling right ?.

I swear there is a special highway code for these drivers no one else knows about

 

[tintin40]

I indicate a 'straight on' by pointing the bike forwards and cycling in a straight line, without deviating :roll:

'Deviating' now there's a rude word :shock:

Shame you couldn't reply to the driver. My reply would be 'go forth and mulitply'

 

[big.eck]

i'd of fell off my bike laughing ,

thought i'd heard it all............lol

 

[reanimation]

Nothing said - straight ahead...


On approach just like in the car, its where I'm sat at the line indicates where i'm going, veering to the left, turning left, close to the centre line, going right, sat bang in middle of lane, straight on.

Drivers are too keen to get past cyclist, just cos. they'd have to wait for a fat assed X5, dithering shopping trolley, or wifees luxo chariot, so the feckers can wait for our modest frames too!

 

[dyna-ti]

I did the signal for a cyclist slowing down[arm extended out to the side same as indicating but you raise and lower it repeatedly]
Nob-end behind me nearly drives up my a**e
What are you doing he screams at me
Following the highway code for a cyclist slowing down i say
So i screamed back 'dont you know the highway code,do you have a f***in licence or didnt they cover that bit

Another time im sitting at the lights in a single lane road,i hear a car rev behind be and look round to see a dumbass trying to drive around me to be first in line[using a bit of the pavement to do it] i give him the quizical look to say 'what the F*** are you doing'
He shouts out the window that cos im not in the exact center of the road he should be able to drive round me :shock:
So there he is ,half on the pavement half on the road ,hanging out of his window remonstrating with me and what draws up behind him but the traffic cops
I told them what dummy was trying to do ,then cycled off while they asked for a quiet word with him.
Beggars belief sometimes what 'trained' drivers will attempt.
HIGHWAY CODE :roll: Doubt most of these nutters can even spell it let alone know it

 

[reanimation]

Aye, one thing I adopted from motorbike training, and thats to hold out in the lane as if you are centre of where a car would drive. Specially at junctions, around repeated parked cars, and when you are upto traffic speed, cruising and where plenty space though a comfortable space on the left is fine.