HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
How often do you signal ?
I signal left often but not so often right, I'd rather have my hands on the bar and rely on road positioning.
On Saturday afternoon approaching a double Mini (Inverkeithing) the lane flares in two (a left and a right lane). I done my usual glanced round and there was a car in the distance. A couple of seconds later I glanced round again the car was still there but was dropping back, so I did my manouvre. Gradually shifting to the middle of inside lane before a final glance and moving to the outside lane to turn right. The roundabout was busy so I had to giveway and few seconds later the car pulls up to turn left but stops also and a little old lady winds her window down.
Her: Excuse me.......
Me: Sorry ?
Her: Do you not signal right ? I could have been into the back of you.
Me: Sorry, I looked 3 times and thought you were a better driver than that.
That finished the conversation but it got me thinking, even though I was wearing a high vis with two rear lights I don't signal right often unless I need to. How often do you signal?
I signal left often but not so often right, I'd rather have my hands on the bar and rely on road positioning.
On Saturday afternoon approaching a double Mini (Inverkeithing) the lane flares in two (a left and a right lane). I done my usual glanced round and there was a car in the distance. A couple of seconds later I glanced round again the car was still there but was dropping back, so I did my manouvre. Gradually shifting to the middle of inside lane before a final glance and moving to the outside lane to turn right. The roundabout was busy so I had to giveway and few seconds later the car pulls up to turn left but stops also and a little old lady winds her window down.
Her: Excuse me.......
Me: Sorry ?
Her: Do you not signal right ? I could have been into the back of you.
Me: Sorry, I looked 3 times and thought you were a better driver than that.
That finished the conversation but it got me thinking, even though I was wearing a high vis with two rear lights I don't signal right often unless I need to. How often do you signal?