Indicating at roundabouts

**peasea** · 14th August 2007, 21:23

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Indicate in, indicate out. Wax on, wax off. It's an easy enough habit to get into.

Indicate in? Not if you're going straight through.

http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/roa...undabouts.html

**Hitcher** · 14th August 2007, 21:33

Originally Posted by peasea

Indicate in? Not if you're going straight through.

http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/roa...undabouts.html

Depends on how "straight" straight through is.

**Madness** · 14th August 2007, 21:40

Originally Posted by Hitcher

An extra two to three seconds to wait? Big deal. I like people to let me know what their turning intentions are and I'm happy to wait a bit longer to have this confirmed. Indicate in, indicate out. Wax on, wax off. It's an easy enough habit to get into.

I'm an in-and-out kinda guy too. I feel it reduces my chances of being taken out by a cage not giving way by around 2%. If this inconveniences other road users I think it's a fair price for them to pay.

**Max Preload** · 14th August 2007, 21:49

Originally Posted by Madness

I'm an in-and-out kinda guy too.

That's what your mrs says!

**cowpoos** · 14th August 2007, 22:34

Originally Posted by Grahameeboy

Yum...do I have a candy bar for you!!

changed my mind...I want shurbet fizz

Originally Posted by merv

Yeah you been having a bad day at the office or something Poos?

time of the month...riding withdrawal!!! only a few more days to race!!! yippy!!

**CptSolo** · 15th August 2007, 20:18

Originally Posted by Hitcher

An extra two to three seconds to wait? Big deal. I like people to let me know what their turning intentions are and I'm happy to wait a bit longer to have this confirmed. Indicate in, indicate out. Wax on, wax off. It's an easy enough habit to get into.

Sure its only an extra second or two to wait and I can live with that, but the problem is when you have a line of traffic all waiting an extra couple seconds then bingo we have ourselves another traffic jam to add to our fine collection in Auckland.

You'd be surprised at how much an extra couple seconds per car/bike can help traffic flow.

**rwh** · 15th August 2007, 21:36

Originally Posted by CptSolo

Sure its only an extra second or two to wait and I can live with that, but the problem is when you have a line of traffic all waiting an extra couple seconds then bingo we have ourselves another traffic jam to add to our fine collection in Auckland.

You'd be surprised at how much an extra couple seconds per car/bike can help traffic flow.

Especially when those few seconds are enough for the car behind to come through. You can miss the only gap in the traffic for ages like that.

Richard

**Dilligaf** · 16th August 2007, 11:43

Imagine the fun we could all have on this roundabout...
yes it's real - in Swindon

**Sanx** · 16th August 2007, 14:06

Originally Posted by Dilligaf

Imagine the fun we could all have on this roundabout...
yes it's real - in Swindon

Yeah, I can't imagine these style roundabouts working in UnZud that well. There's one in my home town too, and it's remarkable how much traffic they can handle, but only when the people using them are confidant enough to use them properly. The lack of confidence / skill would immediately rule out 80% of all Auckland drivers.

**Pancakes** · 16th August 2007, 14:08

Sorry guys? Who's waiting at the back of lines of traffic? This is KiwiBIKER not Kiwi-GETZ-driver?

**peasea** · 16th August 2007, 15:19

Originally Posted by Dilligaf

Imagine the fun we could all have on this roundabout...
yes it's real - in Swindon

That looks pretty straightforward to me. Be a hassle on acid tho.

**peasea** · 16th August 2007, 15:21

Originally Posted by Sanx

Yeah, I can't imagine these style roundabouts working in UnZud that well. There's one in my home town too, and it's remarkable how much traffic they can handle, but only when the people using them are confidant enough to use them properly. The lack of confidence / skill would immediately rule out 80% of all Auckland drivers.

I was going to make a racist comment but no.

**Skyryder** · 16th August 2007, 21:44

I use my indicators for turning or for overtaking another car etc. I have never considered that I am performing a turn at a roundabout when if fact I am continuing on in the same line of direction. Different story if I am changing direction and turning to the left or right. As far as I am concerned a roundabout is an intersection with an island in the middle to assist the flow of traffic. I treat it no differently than any other intersection.

Skyryder

**kiwifruit** · 16th August 2007, 21:49

Originally Posted by peasea

That looks pretty straightforward to me. Be a hassle on acid tho.

lol, +1

When i'm riding i'll indicate if i think it'll help the drivers around me understand my movements.
usually i'll point at where i'm going, that sort of thing, it depends on who else is using the road etc

its all about making coonts aware of your movements / intentions

and what not

and so on and so forth