A few issues: Firsly, the easy one: The copper told you wrong. Second, how can you find the stalk controls on a BMW difficult? The indicator stalk you push up or down to the first position to indicate 3 times, or all the way up or down to continuously indicate. Wipers you push up for continuous or right up for faster, or use the button on the end for intermittent. Hardly rocket science!
Using your indicator is simply a means to alert other road users of your intentions. Nothing more nothing less. It's not a legal requirement, at roundabouts or elsewhere. Accidents where indicators are central to apportioning blame are controversial... This I know, because my sister used this in her defence, when a driver pulled out as she was approaching a side road with her indicator on. The driver 'assumed' that my sister was turning into the side road he was about to exit....in actual fact she was indicating to pull in shortly after. I felt for the driver, as we all 'assume' certain things when driving. It's a big issue for me personally, because the kids I teach are generally too young to interpret driver behavior, and tend to rely on adults for their cues. The stock phrase I use in the cycle training is "Only go when you know"
My sister won...she was senior underwriter at Endsleigh Insurance at the time....not that this influenced the decision
Agreed its not rocket science but not as straight forward as a standard set up. I seem to struggle the most when changing lane on the motor way. My indicator only flashes once when I push it up so end up indicating, doing the manoeuvre the then indicating the other way by mistake when trying to cancel it. As for the window wipers, it still confuses me as I drive a transit and my bus as my other vehicles.
I like (I don't) the dicks who signal right as they enter the roundabout (Yes, I know that you have to go clockwise softlad!) then continue signaling right as they turn left for their exit!
This happened to me several times a few weeks back in Bolton, every car that pulled out as I approached in my little Cinq was a big Jap driven by a little old Asian guy with those funny looking hats, like a US army hat with fur around it! They almost stop at the line, see you coming then continue to pull half way out into your lane so you HAVE to stop for them, regardless of how full the oncoming lane of traffic is!!!
Gosh I thought I was on the 'Late Bay' but I seemed to have slipped into the 'Grumpy Old Men' forum by mistake..........
IF I indicate I have to look down the see which arm ,in France you can go in any lane of any roundabout and exit where you want ,I think that is a better rule because you are not relying on anyone doing what they are support to... ... Mrs lef indicates a lot, I tell her she is wearing her battery out....
quote="Barneyrubble, post: 520350, member: 1327"]not all old men a grumpy dont ya know[/quote] Ok just Grumpy Men then[/quote]
