Turn off your Indicators!

[Squeak the Rat]

Saw two separate instances this morning of bikes riding along with their indicators going. Obviously forgot to turn them off.....

Maybe fingers were too cold and didn't hit the button properly, but in one of the instances, if it wasn't me in my car you could have had some one turn in front of you as you looked like you were indicating to turn!

Tip for newbies, get into a routine when turning. Eg.

Mirror - indicate - look - position - brake - look - turn - accelerate - change gear + cancel indicator

As you were.

[Drum]

I suspect its not just newbies that make that mistake.

[James Deuce]

Were they lanesplitting? Because if they were they are required to indicate as they are technically overtaking, provided they are to the right of the vehicle they are overtaking.

[frogfeaturesFZR]

Can you put those indicator bulbs that 'Beep" in bike indicators ?
My wife (new rider) occasionally leaves her indicators on and I thought maybe I'd put some in her bike.

[Squeak the Rat]

No, weren't lanesplitting. Both were on fairly empty city roads (in Auckland? It was early....)

I was about to turn right into a side street and the bike coming towards me had the road to himself. Looked like a 250 or an old 400 or something.

The other one wasn't a learner, he was on a cbr600 by the looks. He had finished filtering at the lights so maybe that's why it was on, but it was his left hand indicator, and he didn't turn it off as he left the lights.

[Str8 Jacket]

Ive been riding with older experienced riders who have had their indicators on for a good few hundy metres or so without realising it. Its just one of those things, brain fuddles I call them...

[Lias]

Went on a group ride awhile ago and one guy on the ride (who is on here but is a newbie and doesnt post much so shallr emain nameless) earned the mental nickname of "blinky bill" from me because he left his indicators on like 30 times in one day :-P

[scumdog]

NEVER have that problem with my H-D, they have what I think is the ultimate in indicator systems and there is no way you can leave them on while riding along.

I remember my bro riding for 3-4 km with his Kwaka blinker on, I went to catch up with him to point it out but he saw me in his mirror and thought I wanted a race - so there we were doing ***kph and him STILL indicating a right-turn.!!!

[Squeak the Rat]

NEVER have that problem with my H-D, they have what I think is the ultimate in indicator systems and there is no way you can leave them on while riding along.

Is that called faulty wiring?

[scumdog]

Is that called faulty wiring?

Nah, that's for Eytie bikes, old Pommy ones and some cheaper oriental ones.

Ask ANYBODY about later model H-D indicators and they'll tell you the same as I have.

[kiwifruit]

yep, i cringe when i see that too
esp the left indicator

[Cookie]

Good topic Squeek!

When I first started riding again, I realised the first part of the bike that would kill me was the indicator switch.

I made myself say "Indicator Ooooooonnnnnnn....Indicator OFF" going in and out of corners.

[bobsmith]

Can you put those indicator bulbs that 'Beep" in bike indicators ?
My wife (new rider) occasionally leaves her indicators on and I thought maybe I'd put some in her bike.

It's the flashers that "beep" not the indicators... If you really wanted to you could change the flasher to one that ticks like on cars. With our scooter, you can hear the indicators tick long before you'll hear the engine of the scooter comming towards you... SAD!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Squeak the Rat]

Nah, that's for Eytie bikes, old Pommy ones and some cheaper oriental ones.

Ask ANYBODY about later model H-D indicators and they'll tell you the same as I have.

Yeah sorry just taking the piss. What is this system that HD's have? Sounds interesting....

[Rosie]

I'm always worried about leaving my indicators on. Looking at my indicator light is now part of my scanning 'routine', when I'm checking my mirrors, looking at my speedo etc, I check for the little orange flashing light out of the corner of my eye.

Disturbingly, I was riding my pushbike after work yesterday, put my arm out to indicate a left turn, went around the corner, put my hand back on the handlebars, and I suddenly thought "don't forget to cancel indicators" :slap:
At least I know it's becoming a habit.