Sick of hardly anyone indicating these days!

[Gwylan]

I really cant see where you are going with this thread

Just guess, you can't be wrong all the time.

 

[Gwylan]

Amongst my rants are the apparently small drivers only able to peer through the steering wheel at a point probably 10 m in front of them.
With the rictus expression and the grip of death on the steering wheel.
Generally in an SUV the size of a small bus

 

[Drago]

Amongst my rants are the apparently small drivers only able to peer through the steering wheel at a point probably 10 m in front of them.
With the rictus expression and the grip of death on the steering wheel.
Generally in an SUV the size of a small bus

Im with you there. School run Mum's in their Hummer H2's that can barely see over the dash, so lord only knows what their field of view is like. How peering through a steering wheel, unable,e to see the surface of the road for 30 metres ahead could be considered appropriate beyond me.

I'm convinced driver height should be printed on the driving licence, and all cars should have a minimum driver height stamped on the VIN plate.

 

[Profpointy]

Im with you there. School run Mum's in their Hummer H2's that can barely see over the dash, so lord only knows what their field of view is like. How peering through a steering wheel, unable,e to see the surface of the road for 30 metres ahead could be considered appropriate beyond me.

I'm convinced driver height should be printed on the driving licence, and all cars should have a minimum driver height stamped on the VIN plate.

It shouldn't be beyond the wit of man to install a cushion - which would require recertification if they followed your proposal

 

[Drago]

It shouldn't be beyond the wit of man to install a cushion - which would require recertification if they followed your proposal

Yeah, properly designed, approved and secured that'd do the trick...if they can reach the pedals.

 

[Psamathe]

Re: Cars & Vans Not Indicating
I find it a frequent frustration and despite cycling mainly on quiet rural road, it will normall;y happen several time each ride.

I'd generally prefer a happy driver in front of me than a frustrated driver following me. So eg appraching a t-junction where I have no right of way, with a following car if that car is turning same way as me I'd pull out of the way and let car pass at junction. These days most such cars don't indicate so 50:50 change they'll turn the opposite way to me so no point in pulling out of the way. But they don't indicate so I have no idea ... so I just continue and then have a frustrated driver following me.

Or in UK waiting to turn left at double dotted lines with car approaching from straight road, good visibility to right and ... they don't drive straight on but turn left without indicating meaning your waiting was just complete waste of your time.

I think the problem is in part because many drivers don't see cyclists as road vehicles - thinking of them more as pedestrians than vehicles on/using the road.

Ian

 

[gavroche]

On Mercedes, Audis and BMWs, indicators come as an option.

 

[Profpointy]

On Mercedes, Audis and BMWs, indicators come as an option.

As the gag has it, if you think your job is pointless, remember there's a skilled and highly qualified engineer in Bavaria fitting indicators to BMWs

 

[Drago]

So eg appraching a t-junction where I have no right of way,

No one has "right of way". The concept does not exist within either the Road Traffic Act or Common Law.

There is only "priority", which is a courtesy you extend to others when the conventions of the road dictate, and is not something that you should ever blithely assume for yourself.

If road users paid attention to this bit during their driving lessons the roads would be a nicer place.

 

[DRM]

Amongst my rants are the apparently small drivers only able to peer through the steering wheel at a point probably 10 m in front of them.
With the rictus expression and the grip of death on the steering wheel.
Generally in an SUV the size of a small bus

This one takes the biscuit, woman driving a hatchback, with snow piled up on the side windows on both drivers and passenger side doors, all that was visible was the top of her head, driving along and couldn't give a shoot about visiblity

 

[tyred]

Pah! I do hand signals out the window.

 

[Profpointy]

This one takes the biscuit, woman driving a hatchback, with snow piled up on the side windows on both drivers and passenger side doors, all that was visible was the top of her head, driving along and couldn't give a shoot about visiblity

Some years back when I had company cars, we used to get a regular newsletter from the leasing company: worthy stuff about not driving whilst tired and so forth and also a winter driving advice. Fair enough and obvious but when talking about clearing ice off the windows thoroughly it had the lovely phrase "don't drive off like a tank commander", which has stuck in my mind ever since.

One hint I learned from experience is to clear the roof too, else when you brake a barrow load of snow blocks the windscreen !

 

[stephec]

Pah! I do hand signals out the window.

Are you Gareth Hunt?

 

[Drago]

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BE15EtuA6Z8&pp=ygUpbm90IHRoZSBuaW5lIG8nY2xvY2sgbmV3cyBzaXIgcm9iZXJ0IG1hcms%3D

 

[Gwylan]

Some years back when I had company cars, we used to get a regular newsletter from the leasing company: worthy stuff about not driving whilst tired and so forth and also a winter driving advice. Fair enough and obvious but when talking about clearing ice off the windows thoroughly it had the lovely phrase "don't drive off like a tank commander", which has stuck in my mind ever since.

One hint I learned from experience is to clear the roof too, else when you brake a barrow load of snow blocks the windscreen !

I got lectured by a German policeman about cleaning all the snow from my car.