Don't often indicate when overtaking

[Badjelly]

By law, you must indicate 3 seconds before taking the action right?

Well... within less than 3 seconds (most most most of the times, unless there is a big big big straight road) I miss my overtaking chance....

I see what you mean, but I don't think that's actually true. You are allowed to think ahead.

[EJK]

I see what you mean, but I don't think that's actually true. You are allowed to think ahead.

Ofcourse, I mean seriously is there anyone here who has never ridden their bike over 100kph?

[Kinje]

I generally indicate when pulling out but not when pulling back in.

It is probably well less than 3 seconds though as it all happens so quickly.

[Ragingrob]

By law, you must indicate 3 seconds before taking the action right?

Well... within less than 3 seconds (most most most of the times, unless there is a big big big straight road) I miss my overtaking chance....

I don't think it's by 'law' ay... It's what the road code says, but the road code is not law as such. If you're going 100kph and you indicate for 3 seconds before you pull ay, and then 3 seconds before you pull back in, that takes up 166.67 metres , requiring 266.67 metres of clear view before you can ever pass

[howdamnhard]

I don't see the problem in pushing a little button sideways just before overtaking. A flashing light in my mirror is more noticable than just a moving bike. Even if it just adds that extra bit more chance that someone sees you and therefore doesn't pull out into you.

I don't really like it when people don't indicate when turning or changing lanes or overtaking, no matter how supposedly 'obvious' it is to them what they're doing. A flashing indicator is more obvious than perceiving a change in speed.

What he said!

[EJK]

I don't think it's by 'law' ay... It's what the road code says, but the road code is not law as such. If you're going 100kph and you indicate for 3 seconds before you pull ay, and then 3 seconds before you pull back in, that takes up 166.67 metres , requiring 266.67 metres of clear view before you can ever pass

Very nice

[vifferman]

Ofcourse, I mean seriously is there anyone here who has never ridden their bike over 100kph?

Yeah, of course I haven't!
Well... at least not in the last [checks watch] 5 hours.

[slofox]

ALWAYS indicate, both ways, out and back in......habit of looooong standing....but I never count the seconds.....

[Usarka]

How many of you non-indicators throw a wobbly when a car driver changes lane in front without indicating?

I know it's hard to believe but bikes can be overtaken, especially by other faster (read: stupider) bikers......

(for the record im with kinje, indicate over not back in)

[Daffyd]

I generally indicate when pulling out but not when pulling back in.

It is probably well less than 3 seconds though as it all happens so quickly.

I agree, I mean it's bloody obvious that you're going to go back into your own side of the road.

[Ragingrob]

I agree, I mean it's bloody obvious that you're going to go back into your own side of the road.

Unless you're gonna turn down a street to the right

[Daffyd]

Unless you're gonna turn down a street to the right

Then you'd be silly to overtake.

[Ragingrob]

Then you'd be silly to overtake.

Why? There's a truck going 70kph in front of me in a 100kph area, my visibility is completely clear and I wanna turn down a road on the right about 100m... Why's it silly to overtake the truck and turn down the road?

[Badjelly]

Why? There's a truck going 70kph in front of me in a 100kph area, my visibility is completely clear and I wanna turn down a road on the right about 100m... Why's it silly to overtake the truck and turn down the road?

Vehicle turning left out of the road.

[Ragingrob]

Vehicle turning left out of the road.

And what's gonna stop that vehicle turning left out of any road or driveway anytime I'm overtaking?

There's a good question....

Who checks left before turning left onto a road? Just to make sure nobody's overtaking.

I try to have a quick glance sometimes, but not always... Would result in a terrible crash though!