Do you use indicators?

[Griffin]

Mate,I don't think like that,I've been on the otherside of roundabouts where many folks have indicated right,me waiting for them to pass me only for them to suddenly shove the indicator left...

Ohhhh... I see. So you take your beliefs about how road rules work from observing other peoples ignorant behaviour and poor driving practice???

Just with ya. I hope the replies in here have cleared it up for anybody who had that mistaken belief.

[piston broke]

hi jim,
cheers, i hope your lady and bike are all together again.
yep, i guess i could make it a habit.
but i still see to many bikes on a straight bit of road with an indicator going.
also this is my first bike that you just push the button.lol the most of my bikes you need a winch to move the switch

[Quailboy]

Seeing a cop car do it.

Maybe, as said, he/she decided she wasn't going that particular way anymore, or got called to a scene or saw someone breaking the law. The rules have been made clear.

Cops are human, humans make mistakes.

[cruser]

I was pulled over by a revenue collector other day while lane spitting he said I have to use my indicators when changing for lane to lane even while lane spitting

[Griffin]

many folks have indicated right,me waiting for them to pass me only for them to suddenly shove the indicator left...usually the blue rinse cage driver variety...

Seeing a cop car do it.

See a lot of cops with a blue rinse in your area do ya?

Sorry - starting to feel like Im picking on ya

[Creeping Death]

Ohhhh... I see. So you take your beliefs about how road rules work from observing other peoples ignorant behaviour and poor driving practice???

Just with ya. I hope the replies in here have cleared it up for anybody who had that mistaken belief.

No worries mate!I'll still just treat 'em as I always have done...till the plod tickets me!

[McJim]

yep, i guess i could make it a habit.

21 times will make it a habit....honest.

[Creeping Death]

I was pulled over by a revenue collector other day while lane spitting he said I have to use my indicators when changing for lane to lane even while lane spitting

As long as you stay to the left of the white line and under the sped limit,there legally is nothing they can do.

[idleidolidyll]

on roundabouts when i'm going straight through on the motard, i never indicate as i ride in a straight line across the middle

it works better if there's a little grassy mound in the middle you can jump off at the other end

no indicator necessary

[piston broke]

primo .....

[Creeping Death]

[Jerry74]

Always use them, too many crazy cage drivers out there

[MD]

I ALWAYS INDICATE. It don't care that it is a legal requirement. It's just a basic courtesy and it's life saving. Mind you, so is not speeding and I'm struggling with that one .

Most vehicles come with Owners manuals with full instructions on how to operate the indicator switch. Anyone too dumb to follow those instructions - is too dumb to drive/ride.

It pays to indicate before overtaking when in group rides. The last thing I want is to start moving out right to overtake and some clown behind me thinks the cool thing to do is a supersonic flyby both of us. Seen that happen so many times.

Indicating helps the car about to be overtaken, it alerts everyone behind, everyone in lanes beside you. It alerts any vehicle poking its nose out of a drive/side road ahead...the list goes on. What's not hard to understand about the benefits of that?

I can't figure out why people don't indicate when turning, changing lanes etc. It's not like it causes bad breath, adds to your electricity bill, burns up excessive fuel, wears out your clutch....

Oh, has this topic hit a raw nerve. Sorry. Lucky no one brought up the subject of people who don't understand how to indicate at round abouts- now that really sets me off

[piston broke]

yep jerry.
i dunno if they are a good thing though.
i've seen so many peeps driving along with them on for no reason,always take them with a grain of salt anyway

[scracha]

Wot MD says. People too lazy/stupid/selfish to indicate should have their license revoked. The "forgetting to turn it off" thing is bollocks. If you can't see a flashing light on your dash within 30s then perhaps then again you shouldn't be driving.