do you indicate at roundabouts?

unwashed potato! · 19 Jul 2007 at 23:03

this really gets on my nerves, and i don't drive! people who do not indicate (sp?) at roundabouts as it slows you down so much and so often. today coming up to a roundabout at 6ish so a lot of cars coming from the same direction and going off at the point we are coming on, but because not a single one indicated we couldn't go as all it takes is for one of the buggers to drive straight and then hit us. sometimes we can be there for way too long just waiting for either no comes to come, or for someone to indicate so we know we can go.

so if your one of the buggers that don't indicate at roundabouts please do as it annoys me

Greenlizard0 · 19 Jul 2007 at 23:04

indicate lol.....

and I usually do if I'm not taking the first exit and there are no obvious divisions to traffic.

manoz · 19 Jul 2007 at 23:05

Mammalian said:
this really gets on my nerves, and i don't drive! people who do not indercate (sp?) at roundabouts as it slows you down so much and so often. today coming up to a roundabout at 6ish so a lot of cars coming from the same direction and going off at the point we are coming on, but because not a single one indercated we couldn't go as all it takes is for one of the buggers to drive straight and then hit us. sometimes we can be there for way too long just waiting for either no comes to come, or for someone to indercate so we know we can go.

so if your one of the buggers that don't indercate at roundabouts please do as it annoys me

"indicate", I don't drive either so no blaming me

loltim · 19 Jul 2007 at 23:09

Of course I do :\

Toryglen-boy · 19 Jul 2007 at 23:10

all depends ...

if its late at night at its empty .... no

if i am going straight over ...... no

if i need to let other road users know of my intentions .... yes

Adz · 19 Jul 2007 at 23:12

Normally, yes. If it's 1am and I'm doing 60mph.... I don't have time

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GreenMint · 19 Jul 2007 at 23:14

Yep, unless as stated above, its dark & no other lights in sight.

Not indicating is something that REALLY irks me, especially when you're following someone and have no idea which way they're going to go!

[TW]Fox · 19 Jul 2007 at 23:15

As I've said previously, I indicate all the time but only becuase the high quality, robust, and perfectly damped feel of my indicator stalk turns me on.

jesta · 19 Jul 2007 at 23:16

The little amount of driving I have done,I have indicated all the the time.My dad doesn't do it all the time and it gets on my nerves cos some idiot did it to me when I was doing my driving test,thank god I didn't fail or anything..

pitchfork · 19 Jul 2007 at 23:17

Yeah most of the time, if theres other cars about anyway.

InvaderGIR · 19 Jul 2007 at 23:18

[TW]Fox said:
As I've said previously, I indicate all the time but only becuase the high quality, robust, and perfectly damped feel of my indicator stalk turns me on.

That just says 'I don't ever indicate as my BMW's indicater stalk is broken...fromt he factory'.

j/k

I indicate most of the time on roundabouts, if I'm going straight over I don't when I go on, but do when I leave, as the number of people in Launceston that don't know their lane position is appauling, and I often don't know where they are going, so have to show just where I am headed, incase of collision.

I also indicate at 4am when there is nobody around on the roads, as I was taught to indicate at junctions/roundabouts, so I will do so.

InvG

BennyC · 19 Jul 2007 at 23:25

I will if im exiting at a part where traffics waiting to come on, depends how much traffic there is too. When joining i dont bother as what lane im in should suggest where i intend on going.

[TW]Fox said:
As I've said previously, I indicate all the time but only becuase the high quality, robust, and perfectly damped feel of my indicator stalk turns me on.

roffle

loltim · 19 Jul 2007 at 23:26

InvaderGIR said:
if I'm going straight over I don't when I go on

You aren't meant to.

InvaderGIR said:
I also indicate at 4am when there is nobody around on the roads, as I was taught to indicate at junctions/roundabouts, so I will do so.

InvG

Same, I'll indicate even on an empty road - habit.

Serj · 19 Jul 2007 at 23:28

I put my hazards on to keep 'em guessing.

InvaderGIR · 19 Jul 2007 at 23:30

Tim said:
You aren't meant to.

Again...Launceston people...they'll indicate right, sit in the right-hand lane and the cut you up as they are actually going straight over!

InvG

InvaderGIR · 19 Jul 2007 at 23:31

Serj said:
I put my hazards on to keep 'em guessing.

I always used to think as a kid, if you are going 'straight over' at a slightly offset crossroad, do you use the hazards instead of indicating left or right?

Obviously the answer is neither, floor it and ignore everyone else

InvG

PMKeates · 19 Jul 2007 at 23:33

Most of the time... no. I'll indicate if I think somebody's going to be particularly inconvenienced by me not doing so, but my habit is to not indicate.

William · 19 Jul 2007 at 23:36

Usually only coming on to the roundabout if I remember, always forget to do it coming off, usually to much wierd stuff happening to think about that anyway.

Like a van reversing backwards around Marketon roundabout whilst a Lorry decides that the middle and inner lanes are his and me and 4 other people don't really matter anymore. This morning was interesting, some day's I don't know how I make it to work alive.

It's all probably my own reckless fault anyway, I've gone and snapped my left suspension spring hooning my car up a pavement as Soccer-Mom came round in the Urban Tank and both of us were too arrogant and arse-faced to move over.

To be honest, most people approach round-abouts way too fast to notice an indicator, it's a roulette wheel with 1 tonne balls where everyone plays.

"andy" · 19 Jul 2007 at 23:41

it really pees me off when someones gunna turn off at the first exit and doesnt inidcate to tell me so

Memphis · 19 Jul 2007 at 23:43

andy said:
it really pees me off when someones gunna turn off at the first exit and doesnt inidcate to tell me so

Especially if it causes you to come to a stop.