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We've had the "dont drink and drive" campaign.
We've had the "speed kills" campaign.

Can we please have a "How to turn right off a main road" campaign? The number of numpties who just pull up in the middle of the lane and hold up 40 cars behind them is a right pain. Would solve congestion issues at a stroke if everyone pulled over to the crown, not at a jaunty angle, and then turned right.

Anyway I'd better go, there's a give way sign coming up.

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Can we have a "left on red" option too? The yanks have a "right on red" rule in many states, and ive never come across one which didn't work brilliantly.
 
DorsetDude said:
We've had the "dont drink and drive" campaign.
We've had the "speed kills" campaign.

Can we please have a "How to turn right off a main road" campaign? The number of numpties who just pull up in the middle of the lane and hold up 40 cars behind them is a right pain. Would solve congestion issues at a stroke if everyone pulled over to the crown, not at a jaunty angle, and then turned right.

Anyway I'd better go, there's a give way sign coming up.

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...and vice versa, can the same campaign explain that there is almost never a need to dive to the middle of the road before turning left [unless its a very tight/blind turn or you are towing a 40ft trailer]
 
I would welcome a 'Your indicators, what they are and how to use them' campaign.

And if that is successful, a 'How to exit a roundabout whilst indicating left instead of right' campaign.


Steve.
 
Steve Smith said:
I would welcome a 'Your indicators, what they are and how to use them' campaign.

And if that is successful, a 'How to exit a roundabout whilst indicating left instead of right' campaign.


Steve.
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Ah, indicators. Those amber coloured items of jewellery on each corner of the car. I have sometimes even seen them light up, often around 20 yards after a car as hit the brakes in order to turn.
 
viv1969 said:
Can we have a "left on red" option too? The yanks have a "right on red" rule in many states, and ive never come across one which didn't work brilliantly.
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It is great having the turn on right option, it can speed things up but it also fails in Canada as when you're turning right on a red, pedestrians are crossing in front of you on their own green man, and when your lane goes red, they're crossing the other way......slowly!!! All lanes of traffic don't come to a halt when pedestrians cross.

The turning off a main road is an issue here, too. On some major roads we actually have turning lanes, so traffic isn't held up on busy roads. I don't know what is being taught during driving lessons, but the majority of drivers just don't use the turning lane, and therefore create line ups behind them. Even a gentle honk of the horn has them oblivious, and generally results in a finger!!
 
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My favourite has to be the ones that pull out in front of you and proceed to poodle down the road,
instead of getting out the way. (usually in a 60)

They then check their mirrors (I assume to see if they p***ed you off)
So a quick flash of the headlights to confirm their actions were indeed dangerous,
results in a finger or two being raised.

Confirming that it was indeed "your fault" all along :D
 
Cobra said:
My favourite has to be the ones that pull out in front of you and proceed to poodle down the road,
instead of getting out the way. (usually in a 60)

They then check their mirrors (I assume to see if they p***ed you off)
So a quick flash of the headlights to confirm their actions were indeed dangerous,
results in a finger or two being raised.

Confirming that it was indeed "your fault" all along :D
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It's usually when there's sod all behind you for half a mile. If they'd just waited 3 seconds, they could have pootled to their heart's content. ;)
 
fabs said:
It's usually when there's sod all behind you for half a mile. If they'd just waited 3 seconds, they could have pootled to their heart's content. ;)
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Ain't that the truth ;)
 
Meh! Headlights, two fingers, pootling! Don't waste time with that; overtake! It's what the other side of the road is for! ;)

If you don't want to be overtaken, drive faster! Alternatively, if I'm not driving fast enough for you, and that's often the case these days, drive faster and overtake me!
 
Yves Geza said:
Meh! Headlights, two fingers, pootling! Don't waste time with that; overtake! It's what the other side of the road is for! ;)
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A lovely theory.
But last september someone decided to take that option and pass me on the A25 between Borough Green and Sevenoaks.
The fact that she was a dick and that there was insufficient opportunity to do so was proved when she simply gave up and swerved into my driver's side door/wing.
Never underestimate the stupidity of a nobjockey.
 
Yv said:
...and vice versa, can the same campaign explain that there is almost never a need to dive to the middle of the road before turning left [unless its a very tight/blind turn or you are towing a 40ft trailer]
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That all depends on how fast you intend to take the bend and how stable your car is.;)
 
nilagin said:
That all depends on how fast you intend to take the bend and how stable your car is.;)
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As you are well aware, I am referring to the Honda Jazz [and similar]driving muppets with about as much spacial awareness as an ameoba.... if you are going fast enough to need the space and of course, have the ability, I have no problem with you ;)

Yves Geza said:
Meh! Headlights, two fingers, pootling! Don't waste time with that; overtake! It's what the other side of the road is for! ;)

If you don't want to be overtaken, drive faster! Alternatively, if I'm not driving fast enough for you, and that's often the case these days, drive faster and overtake me!
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viv1969 said:
A lovely theory.
But last september someone decided to take that option and pass me on the A25 between Borough Green and Sevenoaks.
The fact that she was a d*** and that there was insufficient opportunity to do so was proved when she simply gave up and swerved into my driver's side door/wing.
Never underestimate the stupidity of a nobjockey.
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Can I point out that much of my driving is with him in the passenger seat, my life knows no end of joyful driving...seriously, no end and waiting for the joy to start :rolleyes::LOL:
 
Yves Geza said:
Meh! Headlights, two fingers, pootling! Don't waste time with that; overtake! It's what the other side of the road is for!
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If I get the opportunity I do ;)
Unfortunately
most of the time there is far too much on coming traffic :p

mindcrime said:
Nobody know what a flash of the headlights means here; whether it's the angry flash to someone that pulls out on you, or the thanks flash for letting me in/out.
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The "car in front usually takes it as a signal to raise a minimum of one digit,
2 if they can be arsed to raise the other.

But of course we all know what it really means, its a warning of approach, the same as a horn.
Both should not be used as a rebuttal.
 
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nilagin said:
That all depends on how fast you intend to take the bend
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Just a tad under the "break-away point" for me :D
(Unless I am intentionally gonna drift around that roundabout :) )
nilagin said:
and how stable your car is.
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;)
Stable enough to tuck in and take most corners at around the legal limit.
"U" bends excepted of course :D
 
I'd like a mirror signal manoeuvre video.

One which helps those stopping on a main road or pulling into a drive that the braking they do is part of the manoeuvre. Putting an indicator on after you have slowed from 40 to 5mph to show you are turning left is a little late. You signal before you brake!
 
Cobra said:
Just a tad under the "break-away point" for me :D
(Unless I am intentionally gonna drift around that roundabout :) )
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Stable enough to tuck in and take most corners at around the legal limit.
"U" bends excepted of course :D
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I can't remember the last time I drove just a tad under the break-away point.








Oh yes I can! It was forty minutes before that time I woke up with a hell of a headache upside down in that ditch! :exit:
 
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Yves Geza said:
I can't remember the last time I drove just a tad under the break-away point.
Oh yes I can! It was forty minutes before that time I woke up with a hell of a headache upside down in that ditch! :exit:
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You found the break-away point then :D
 
Id like there to be a 'How to acknowledge/thank a fellow driver for waiting and patiently allowing you through you ignorant s**t' video.
 
Nikon_Nick said:
Id like there to be a 'How to acknowledge/thank a fellow driver for waiting and patiently allowing you through you ignorant s**t' video.
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That one can be combined with how pedestrians can thanks drivers when crossing the road.
 
Also if you are at a roundabout with 3 lanes, with the left hand lane having a massive white arrow pointing left on it and you realise at the last minute you meant to be in the "straight on" lanes, dont just swerve out into everybodys way, admit you are wrong, turn left and then, at a suitable point make a u turn and come back.
 
we could also do with an educational video for council/highways officials on how to line up lanes on a roundabout , and indeed how to synchronise traffic lights - the newly altered J30 (exeter) junction on the M5 /A30 is flipping lethal in both these regards.

Also for drivers i'd like to see a "the speed limit is a maximum not a recommended speed" campaign - just because a single car width devon lane is in a national limit, it does not imply that it is safe or sensible to do 60mph on it - also a "stop parking in passing spaces you twit" awareness drive would be useful
 
And why are so many caravan sites down narrow lanes? And why can't a lot of caravan drivers reverse? (A few can but they're in the minority IME.)
 
big soft moose said:
Also for drivers i'd like to see a "the speed limit is a maximum not a recommended speed" campaign - just because a single car width devon lane is in a national limit, it does not imply that it is safe or sensible to do 60mph on it - also a "stop parking in passing spaces you twit" awareness drive would be useful
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Conversely, there should also really be Minimum Speed Limit signs, too. It works both ways. Someone driving too slow is just as much of a hazard as a boy racer!
 
mindcrime said:
Conversely, there should also really be Minimum Speed Limit signs, too. It works both ways. Someone driving too slow is just as much of a hazard as a boy racer!
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I completely agree. I can't think why on a bright, dry day on a road such as the A47 with good visibility people feel the need to drive at 45-50mph. If you are not comfortable doing the speed limit in conditions like those then you shouldn't be on the road IMO. I understand when it's wet/small winding roads that people are not comfortable doing the speed limit (myself included) but in perfect conditions there's no excuse not to, it just forces people to overtake (sometime dangerously).

I'd personally like to see "Why tailgating the driver in front of you will probably cause them to slow down, incase they need to stop without you parking in their boot."
 
Can we also have, variable speed limits in Gantry's above motorways are compulsory and if someone is trying to move left to let you overtake them its quite a good idea not to undertake them, the left indicator being the clue.
Matt
 
Steve Smith said:
I would welcome a 'Your indicators, what they are and how to use them' campaign.

And if that is successful, a 'How to exit a roundabout whilst indicating left instead of right' campaign.


Steve.
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It's amazing the number of newish BMW's I see where the indicators don't work. Must be a manufacturing fault :)

Steve
 
jakeblu said:
It's amazing the number of newish BMW's I see where the indicators don't work. Must be a manufacturing fault :)

Steve
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I'd be gutted if I paid all that money to find that they didn't work :(
 
jakeblu said:
It's amazing the number of newish BMW's I see where the indicators don't work. Must be a manufacturing fault :)

Steve
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They probably don't have a switch, how would BMW drivers concentrate on driving and indicate ;)
 
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jakeblu said:
It's amazing the number of newish BMW's I see where the indicators don't work. Must be a manufacturing fault :)

Steve
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Why would they need indicators, once in the outside lane they stay there dont they? Headlamp flasher switch seems to work ok though.

Matt
(ps my Mrs has a BM :) )
 
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