uktony

..and assume that this simple action gives them the right to pull out, regardless of what might be coming up on the outside.

The next time some mindless idiot, probably in a volvo or a people carrier, strays into my path without a care in the world, I'm going to accelerate into the back of them to teach them a lesson.

Rant over

dhorwich

often practiced by bus drivers when your 1 metre from them..

Dan

uktony

At least you can expect it from them

fatherpierre

Lorries, buses, black cabs and half of the (probably) licenceless ***** on the roads in London that learnt to drive in the 3rd world hell hole they came from.

Blobster

What is the strange concept of 'indicating' you mention?
I've never witnessed any of it around my neck of the woods.
Surely those bits of orange plastic at the corner of your car are merely for storing spare bulbs.

Blobster

Dazza012

UKtony,
u accelerate into the BACK of them, then its ur fault and ur NCB down the swany....

Funkii Munkii

I thought indicators had become an optional extra??? no??

esmerelda9920750

worse is those who indicate to go right and promptly turn left..or vice versa

GarethE

iTrader: (1)

Funkii Munkii...they are supplied as standard, but must be activated by the dealer, and from then on are user selectable

uktony

Dazza

Yes, but it might be worth it for the sheer pleasure to be gained in those 5-10 seconds

Drunken Bungle Whore

People who don't indicate are just as bad!!

Mr Gee

I seem to get this a lot from the Mercedes driving population

Brendan Hughes

Highway Code when I learned it said Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre.

So straight after giving the signal you should be able to manoeuvre. If you've waited until the correct moment to give the signal (sounds like the subject of the complaint above did not).

What I hate is the fact that the survival code on most roads should actually be Mirror, Signal, Mirror, Manoeuvre. Because when the guy behind sees you indicating, he immediately changes his driving behaviour from previous, usually accelerating to get past you before you pull out.

The_Lizard

Here a local newspaper columnist said the turn signal is used as an afterthought. The typical driver will hit the brakes and signal at the same time, so you have no advance notice of them braking. Some of them begin to signal only after they are actually into the turn.

And these days, half the drivers have a phone in one hand, so indicating turns takes a second priority to whatever conversation they're having.

Apparition

Usually Mercedes and Lexii drivers are the worst at NOT indicating their intentions....seems because of the vehicle they drive they are exepmt from having to perform such mundane things.

esmerelda9920750

Just got shouted at by a driver of a Range Rover at a roundabout. She had right of way but hadn't indicated to turn right from opp direction from me. I slowly moved forward as she wasn't signalling, thinking she was going straight on

Almost lost the nose of my car, all I got was verbal abuse from her passenger...

I followed her into Safeway carpark...'oh dear, did I forget to signal? have so much on my mind because I forgot my shopping list so signalling must have slipped my mind'

no apology no nothing

and before anyone says 'typical woman driver', I am a woman driver too, but I remember the important things...like when to use that stalk sticking out of the steering column..the indicator stem

Foot_Tapper

Bird pulled out in front of me as i was coming off a round about this afternoon. (I must get that new brake kit fitted soon)
She didnt even realise i was up her jacksy, dozy biatch.

TonyBurns

iTrader: (3)

I had some fool last night on the M1, he was in the extreme rh lane, i was in the lh lane, i indicated to pull out, looked over my shoulder and the guy was in the middle of changing lanes, now id been indicating for a good 10 secs, he didnt indicate as no doubt he thought my ***** were crystal so it was a good job i have a tendancy to look over my shoulder before changing lanes isnt it!

Tony

The_Lizard

Convex mirrors, my man, they can save you many times.

Great for backing into a parking space, too, you can see the lines on either side of the car.