I see it every day on the way to and from work. For the people that don't use their indicators, there is some very good descriptions on what they are, where you find them and what they are for.
whqqsh,
Mar 9, 8:24am
I asked a guy the other day at the lights if his indicators were broken (several motorway lane changes one of which cut me off, move to the off ramp, then lane change before the lights again cutting me off) he gave me a glare & wound his window up. obviously thinking someone else has the problem & ignoring your own faults makes it all ok
pge,
Mar 9, 8:30am
Try getting through to the numpties out there, that Flashing Red Lights on an Emergency Response Vehicle actually mean GET T. F. OUT OF MY WAY ! ! !
NOT, as they seem to think we are saying, " Don't worry, you just keep cruising along in front of me, my lights will clear the road for you to get to your destination quicker".
So many out there have no idea what is happening around them.
meathead_timaru,
Mar 9, 10:04am
That's because it's never enforced.
marte,
Mar 9, 10:33am
Its because no body knows how to use them.
You indicate 3 seconds BEFORE starting the manoeuvre.
Thats 3 seconds before you touch the brake pedal. Thats 3 seconds before you look to see for other cars. Thats 3 seconds before you shift the steering wheel. Thats 3 seconds before you do ANYTHING!
Look at how people park their cars. If they can't even park their car right, how did they get a licence in the first place!
pge,
Mar 9, 1:38pm
Basically, marte, I agree with most of what you say, but for one point --
MIRROR --before anything else.
Before you can even begin to signal, you MUST know if it is safe/clear/posssible to COMMIT TO THE MANOEUVRE, otherwise, you have no reason to signal.
MIRROR
SIGNAL
MANOEUVRE
Shame that most on the road are even there.
floscey,
Mar 9, 2:10pm
its seems the more expensive the car is, the less the indicators work.
You should already have a good idea of the vehicles around you from your preceding mirror use.
meathead_timaru,
Mar 9, 3:09pm
Did you know that while the pre-'98 legislation required you to signal 3 seconds prior to the commencement of a manoeuvre, as in 3 seconds before braking for a turn, not 3 seconds before actually turning, the current Land Transport Act 1998 does not. Just another oversight, like the one where buses weren't technically allowed to stop in bus stops until a couple of years ago.
carkitter,
Mar 10, 3:44pm
Nail ---> head. Let's get the cops out there ticketing red light runners, people stopping in intersections at rush hour, failure to give way and failure to indicate, crossing double yellow lines, and turning right at no-right-turn intersections.
Aucklanders have developed a 'The rules don't apply to me' attitude due to a lazy attitude to enforcement by Police who are only interested in speeding and drunk driving and nothing else. This is a policy dictated by the politicians and the hype merchants in the media.
icemans1,
Mar 10, 4:09pm
i remember one time years ago we were responding to a call with lights, siren and air-horns on in a big red truck, took the driver in front of us a minute or so to move out of the way.
meathead_timaru,
Mar 10, 4:18pm
As for the red light runners, while I don't do it myself, I do understand where they're coming from. The delays between phases and the ridiculous overuse of red arrows has really bogged traffic flow down.
meathead_timaru,
Mar 10, 4:21pm
Stop being a road rager in your big red truck. Calmly hop out and politely ask if they could move their vehicle, if it's not too much trouble, so you can get your truck through. It's what's expected now in this PC world. We're all equal, regardless of how many flashing lights and horns we have.
1rad8,
Mar 10, 8:39pm
I think he means both vehicles were moving but the car infront was not moving out of the way.
I had a mate who always couldn't be bothered looking for the indicators on the work Iveco van that whenever he'd want to indicate,he'd just hit the hazard lights button lol
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