Can anyone please explain why a lot of people do not use indicators correctly on roundabouts, or some people don’t even bother to use them at all. I am constantly watching drivers in front of me on big roundabouts exiting while they still have their right indicator on. People of Ireland, will you please indicate left to exit a roundabout. I notice this particularly with Northern Ireland drivers, – and some southern ones as well.
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Oh no, we have a great trend going in Galway for the last month or so. Cars that are going straight on at a roundabout will take off in the right hand lane & indicate right until the get past the last exit & then slam on their left hand indicator & cut up whoever is in their way. This seems to be a big thing at the moment. I know in Castlebar most of the roundabouts are "Turn right & straight ahead in the right hand lane & turn left only in the left" but I'm sure there has not been a massive influx of Castlebar people to Galway in the last month.
I know exactly what you mean. Its really one of the easilest parts of driving…Indicate where you are going!
One thing that really gets to me are people who indicate for a split second to move in front and then just go ahead and swing into the lane. The amount of times I had to slam on the breaks for people. these drivers think that indicating means that they can then MOVE OUT!
Iv seen drivers do this and hit cyclists and motorbikes!!
MIRRORS,INDICATE,MIRRORS,MOVEOUT ( 'if' there is room to do so!!!!)
oh and god forbid you check your blindspot!!!
Today (5.12.) I entered the station roundabout in Ennis. TWO cars pulled out in front of me, didn't even look at me, I had to brake in the middle of the roundabout and come to a complete stop while thos two dodos gingerly made their way across without a care in the world. Sure the whole world seems to revolve around them and their mammies never told them that there are other people in the world and extending some courtesy their way is called manners.
But to really top it off, behind me was a Garda van. Upon seeing this incident of sheer bad driving they did the only possible thing any Gard would do in that situation.
That's right, you guessed it, they completely ignored the incident and went on their merry way.
The message is: Go on, jump lights, speed, cut people up, tear across roundabouits without a care in the world. No one cares, least of all the authorities.
If you can't beat them, join them.
Watch out for me. I will be spotted driving at 180 km/h through villages in reverse with my arse hanging out the window. And why not. After all it doesn't matter. No one cares.