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What is the hand signal for 'I am going to make a U turn' ?
On 25/11/2018 00:14, MrCheerful wrote:
On 24/11/2018 19:51, JNugent wrote: On 24/11/2018 16:10, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Jester wrote: Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: MrCheerful wrote: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/l...ncludes-365122 I don't think there is such a hand signal whilst driving or cycling. In a car I would put the right indicator on. On a bike it would depend on the circumstances. The problem is some motorists are so horrified at the prospect of having to wait for a cyclist that they accelerate when a cyclist uses a right arm signal. "In a car I would put the right indicator on". Pillock. I dunno so much (on this occasion). That's what I would do too. So what did this mean: "a motorist travelling in the opposite direction had seen Guy indicating to the van driver that he was intending to turn around, " I would assume that the bicycle had no indicators, therefore, what is the hand signal for 'I am going to make a U turn'Â* ??? I don't know (but see below). It strikes me that the question is better address to that observant witness. and why would anyone of any age assume that other traffic has to stop for them to make a U turn? No reason at all. I find it difficult to believe that the cyclist really expected an approaching vehicle (from either direction) to realise that he wanted to make a U turn and just stop in order to allow him to do it. I also can't believe that he pulled knowingly into the path of the approaching van. Not with his experience as described. I wouldn't have done it on a bike when I was a teenager. I am sure that (a) the witness is conveying his impressions rather than anything he knew for certain and (b) the cyclist did not appreciate that the van was even there. even the cyclist's dad seems to think that there is a signal for a U turn: "However Guy’s father told the hearing that his son was an experienced cyclist and would have known which hand signals to use." See below. The signal is that for a right-turn. It is odd that after all these years of rding, driving, instructing, advanced and Police training that I have never come across a U turn signal. If I am stopped nearside to the kerb and intending to make a U turn, I use my right indicator throughout the maneouvre and during the wait for a gap. It first conveys the information to traffic approaching from behind that I intend to pull away from the kerb into the space which into which that traffic is heading. Once I have pulled away from the kerb to the crown of the road, the signal, taken together with the position and angle of the vehicle, tells traffic approaching from the other direction that my intention is to (eventually) cross onto their side of the road in some form (whether to turn into a street, amake a U-turn or just to pull up on the "wrong" side of the road). None of it confers any right to move into the path(s) of nearby approaching traffic of course. It simply indicates the eventual intended direction of travel. I'm not sure that a hand signal would be anything like as useful, mainly because it isn't easy to maintain the signal, whereas with indicator lamps, you switch them on and they stay on and they are very visible in all lighting conditions. But still, the only signal that cyclist could have used would have been a hand-signal for turning right. As you say, there is nothing else. |
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What is the hand signal for 'I am going to make a U turn' ?
On Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 3:15:11 AM UTC, JNugent wrote:
On 25/11/2018 00:14, MrCheerful wrote: On 24/11/2018 19:51, JNugent wrote: On 24/11/2018 16:10, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Jester wrote: Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: MrCheerful wrote: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/l...ncludes-365122 I don't think there is such a hand signal whilst driving or cycling.. In a car I would put the right indicator on. On a bike it would depend on the circumstances. The problem is some motorists are so horrified at the prospect of having to wait for a cyclist that they accelerate when a cyclist uses a right arm signal. "In a car I would put the right indicator on". Pillock. I dunno so much (on this occasion). That's what I would do too. So what did this mean: "a motorist travelling in the opposite direction had seen Guy indicating to the van driver that he was intending to turn around, " I would assume that the bicycle had no indicators, therefore, what is the hand signal for 'I am going to make a U turn'Â* ??? I don't know (but see below). It strikes me that the question is better address to that observant witness. and why would anyone of any age assume that other traffic has to stop for them to make a U turn? No reason at all. I find it difficult to believe that the cyclist really expected an approaching vehicle (from either direction) to realise that he wanted to make a U turn and just stop in order to allow him to do it. I also can't believe that he pulled knowingly into the path of the approaching van. Not with his experience as described. I wouldn't have done it on a bike when I was a teenager. I am sure that (a) the witness is conveying his impressions rather than anything he knew for certain and (b) the cyclist did not appreciate that the van was even there. even the cyclist's dad seems to think that there is a signal for a U turn: "However Guy’s father told the hearing that his son was an experienced cyclist and would have known which hand signals to use." See below. The signal is that for a right-turn. It is odd that after all these years of rding, driving, instructing, advanced and Police training that I have never come across a U turn signal. If I am stopped nearside to the kerb and intending to make a U turn, I use my right indicator throughout the maneouvre and during the wait for a gap. It first conveys the information to traffic approaching from behind that I intend to pull away from the kerb into the space which into which that traffic is heading. Once I have pulled away from the kerb to the crown of the road, the signal, taken together with the position and angle of the vehicle, tells traffic approaching from the other direction that my intention is to (eventually) cross onto their side of the road in some form (whether to turn into a street, amake a U-turn or just to pull up on the "wrong" side of the road). None of it confers any right to move into the path(s) of nearby approaching traffic of course. It simply indicates the eventual intended direction of travel. I'm not sure that a hand signal would be anything like as useful, mainly because it isn't easy to maintain the signal, whereas with indicator lamps, you switch them on and they stay on and they are very visible in all lighting conditions. But still, the only signal that cyclist could have used would have been a hand-signal for turning right. As you say, there is nothing else. That is what you have to do in a car because the turning circle requires the whole carriageway. A bicycle can be turned within a lane or even by moving forward out of the saddle, picking up the back wheel and flipping it around. A perfectly reasonable u turn for a cyclist would be to use the correct procedure for a right turn and continuing the turn until facing the opposite direction. |
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What is the hand signal for 'I am going to make a U turn' ?
On 25/11/2018 03:41, Simon Jester wrote:
On Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 3:15:11 AM UTC, JNugent wrote: On 25/11/2018 00:14, MrCheerful wrote: On 24/11/2018 19:51, JNugent wrote: On 24/11/2018 16:10, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Jester wrote: Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: MrCheerful wrote: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/l...ncludes-365122 I don't think there is such a hand signal whilst driving or cycling. In a car I would put the right indicator on. On a bike it would depend on the circumstances. The problem is some motorists are so horrified at the prospect of having to wait for a cyclist that they accelerate when a cyclist uses a right arm signal. "In a car I would put the right indicator on". Pillock. I dunno so much (on this occasion). That's what I would do too. So what did this mean: "a motorist travelling in the opposite direction had seen Guy indicating to the van driver that he was intending to turn around, " I would assume that the bicycle had no indicators, therefore, what is the hand signal for 'I am going to make a U turn'Â* ??? I don't know (but see below). It strikes me that the question is better address to that observant witness. and why would anyone of any age assume that other traffic has to stop for them to make a U turn? No reason at all. I find it difficult to believe that the cyclist really expected an approaching vehicle (from either direction) to realise that he wanted to make a U turn and just stop in order to allow him to do it. I also can't believe that he pulled knowingly into the path of the approaching van. Not with his experience as described. I wouldn't have done it on a bike when I was a teenager. I am sure that (a) the witness is conveying his impressions rather than anything he knew for certain and (b) the cyclist did not appreciate that the van was even there. even the cyclist's dad seems to think that there is a signal for a U turn: "However Guy’s father told the hearing that his son was an experienced cyclist and would have known which hand signals to use." See below. The signal is that for a right-turn. It is odd that after all these years of rding, driving, instructing, advanced and Police training that I have never come across a U turn signal. If I am stopped nearside to the kerb and intending to make a U turn, I use my right indicator throughout the maneouvre and during the wait for a gap. It first conveys the information to traffic approaching from behind that I intend to pull away from the kerb into the space which into which that traffic is heading. Once I have pulled away from the kerb to the crown of the road, the signal, taken together with the position and angle of the vehicle, tells traffic approaching from the other direction that my intention is to (eventually) cross onto their side of the road in some form (whether to turn into a street, amake a U-turn or just to pull up on the "wrong" side of the road). None of it confers any right to move into the path(s) of nearby approaching traffic of course. It simply indicates the eventual intended direction of travel. I'm not sure that a hand signal would be anything like as useful, mainly because it isn't easy to maintain the signal, whereas with indicator lamps, you switch them on and they stay on and they are very visible in all lighting conditions. But still, the only signal that cyclist could have used would have been a hand-signal for turning right. As you say, there is nothing else. That is what you have to do in a car because the turning circle requires the whole carriageway. That depends. I could not do a U-turn in the road in which I live. Even though it's a main road and bus-route, there just isn't enough space between kerbs for anything with four wheels other than an Austin cab or a Reliant Kitten (remember them? they both had 24" turning circles) to make a single-move U-turn. A bicycle can be turned within a lane or even by moving forward out of the saddle, picking up the back wheel and flipping it around. A perfectly reasonable u turn for a cyclist would be to use the correct procedure for a right turn and continuing the turn until facing the opposite direction. That's all very well (even if moves the bicycle out of U-turn territory and into some other category for the maneouvre), but what was the signal the witness claimed he saw the cyclist give? It can only have been a right-turn indication. There is nothing else it could be. Of course, he (the witness) could have been mistaken. |
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What is the hand signal for 'I am going to make a U turn' ?
On Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 4:41:30 AM UTC, JNugent wrote:
On 25/11/2018 03:41, Simon Jester wrote: On Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 3:15:11 AM UTC, JNugent wrote: On 25/11/2018 00:14, MrCheerful wrote: On 24/11/2018 19:51, JNugent wrote: On 24/11/2018 16:10, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Jester wrote: Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: MrCheerful wrote: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/l...ncludes-365122 I don't think there is such a hand signal whilst driving or cycling. In a car I would put the right indicator on. On a bike it would depend on the circumstances. The problem is some motorists are so horrified at the prospect of having to wait for a cyclist that they accelerate when a cyclist uses a right arm signal. "In a car I would put the right indicator on". Pillock. I dunno so much (on this occasion). That's what I would do too. So what did this mean: "a motorist travelling in the opposite direction had seen Guy indicating to the van driver that he was intending to turn around, " I would assume that the bicycle had no indicators, therefore, what is the hand signal for 'I am going to make a U turn'Â* ??? I don't know (but see below). It strikes me that the question is better address to that observant witness. and why would anyone of any age assume that other traffic has to stop for them to make a U turn? No reason at all. I find it difficult to believe that the cyclist really expected an approaching vehicle (from either direction) to realise that he wanted to make a U turn and just stop in order to allow him to do it. |
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What is the hand signal for 'I am going to make a U turn' ?
On 25/11/2018 04:57, Simon Jester wrote:
On Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 4:41:30 AM UTC, JNugent wrote: On 25/11/2018 03:41, Simon Jester wrote: On Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 3:15:11 AM UTC, JNugent wrote: On 25/11/2018 00:14, MrCheerful wrote: On 24/11/2018 19:51, JNugent wrote: On 24/11/2018 16:10, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Jester wrote: Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: MrCheerful wrote: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/l...ncludes-365122 I don't think there is such a hand signal whilst driving or cycling. In a car I would put the right indicator on. On a bike it would depend on the circumstances. The problem is some motorists are so horrified at the prospect of having to wait for a cyclist that they accelerate when a cyclist uses a right arm signal. "In a car I would put the right indicator on". Pillock. I dunno so much (on this occasion). That's what I would do too. So what did this mean: "a motorist travelling in the opposite direction had seen Guy indicating to the van driver that he was intending to turn around, " I would assume that the bicycle had no indicators, therefore, what is the hand signal for 'I am going to make a U turn'Â* ??? I don't know (but see below). It strikes me that the question is better address to that observant witness. and why would anyone of any age assume that other traffic has to stop for them to make a U turn? No reason at all. I find it difficult to believe that the cyclist really expected an approaching vehicle (from either direction) to realise that he wanted to make a U turn and just stop in order to allow him to do it. I also can't believe that he pulled knowingly into the path of the approaching van. Not with his experience as described. I wouldn't have done it on a bike when I was a teenager. I am sure that (a) the witness is conveying his impressions rather than anything he knew for certain and (b) the cyclist did not appreciate that the van was even there. even the cyclist's dad seems to think that there is a signal for a U turn: "However Guy’s father told the hearing that his son was an experienced cyclist and would have known which hand signals to use." See below. The signal is that for a right-turn. It is odd that after all these years of rding, driving, instructing, advanced and Police training that I have never come across a U turn signal. If I am stopped nearside to the kerb and intending to make a U turn, I use my right indicator throughout the maneouvre and during the wait for a gap. It first conveys the information to traffic approaching from behind that I intend to pull away from the kerb into the space which into which that traffic is heading. Once I have pulled away from the kerb to the crown of the road, the signal, taken together with the position and angle of the vehicle, tells traffic approaching from the other direction that my intention is to (eventually) cross onto their side of the road in some form (whether to turn into a street, amake a U-turn or just to pull up on the "wrong" side of the road). None of it confers any right to move into the path(s) of nearby approaching traffic of course. It simply indicates the eventual intended direction of travel. I'm not sure that a hand signal would be anything like as useful, mainly because it isn't easy to maintain the signal, whereas with indicator lamps, you switch them on and they stay on and they are very visible in all lighting conditions. But still, the only signal that cyclist could have used would have been a hand-signal for turning right. As you say, there is nothing else. That is what you have to do in a car because the turning circle requires the whole carriageway. That depends. I could not do a U-turn in the road in which I live. Even though it's a main road and bus-route, there just isn't enough space between kerbs for anything with four wheels other than an Austin cab or a Reliant Kitten (remember them? they both had 24" turning circles) to make a single-move U-turn. A bicycle can be turned within a lane or even by moving forward out of the saddle, picking up the back wheel and flipping it around. A perfectly reasonable u turn for a cyclist would be to use the correct procedure for a right turn and continuing the turn until facing the opposite direction. That's all very well (even if moves the bicycle out of U-turn territory and into some other category for the maneouvre), but what was the signal the witness claimed he saw the cyclist give? It can only have been a right-turn indication. There is nothing else it could be. Of course, he (the witness) could have been mistaken. We are discussing the appropriate signal for a u-turn. If I am signalling a right turn on my bicycle and you are behind me you must not overtake. That isn't true. It isn't true for any class of vehicle. Making a signal does not give the signalling vehicle priority over anyone or anything else and especially not over faster traffic coming up to overtake on the offside. All the signal is for is to let others know in which direction the driver / rider wishes to go - eventually. It doesn't work the brakes of other vehicles. What happened in the published case is not relevant. The court has ruled after due process and we must accept the verdict since none of us was there. I still don't believe that the boy deliberately turned into the path of the approaching van. For whatever reason, he simply didn't take note of it. |
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What is the hand signal for 'I am going to make a U turn' ?
On 25/11/2018 05:18, JNugent wrote:
[ ... ] That depends. I could not do a U-turn in the road in which I live. Even though it's a main road and bus-route, there just isn't enough space between kerbs for anything with four wheels other than an Austin cab or a Reliant Kitten (remember them? they both had 24" turning circles) to make a single-move U-turn. Erratum: A 24" turning circle would indeed be impressive. It should have been a reference to a 24' turning circle, of course. |
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What is the hand signal for 'I am going to make a U turn' ?
On Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 5:18:05 AM UTC, JNugent wrote:
On 25/11/2018 04:57, Simon Jester wrote: On Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 4:41:30 AM UTC, JNugent wrote: On 25/11/2018 03:41, Simon Jester wrote: On Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 3:15:11 AM UTC, JNugent wrote: On 25/11/2018 00:14, MrCheerful wrote: On 24/11/2018 19:51, JNugent wrote: On 24/11/2018 16:10, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Jester wrote: Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: MrCheerful wrote: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/l...ncludes-365122 I don't think there is such a hand signal whilst driving or cycling. In a car I would put the right indicator on. On a bike it would depend on the circumstances. The problem is some motorists are so horrified at the prospect of having to wait for a cyclist that they accelerate when a cyclist uses a right arm signal. "In a car I would put the right indicator on". Pillock. I dunno so much (on this occasion). That's what I would do too. So what did this mean: "a motorist travelling in the opposite direction had seen Guy indicating to the van driver that he was intending to turn around, " I would assume that the bicycle had no indicators, therefore, what is the hand signal for 'I am going to make a U turn'Â* ??? I don't know (but see below). It strikes me that the question is better address to that observant witness. and why would anyone of any age assume that other traffic has to stop for them to make a U turn? No reason at all. I find it difficult to believe that the cyclist really expected an approaching vehicle (from either direction) to realise that he wanted to make a U turn and just stop in order to allow him to do it. I also can't believe that he pulled knowingly into the path of the approaching van. Not with his experience as described. I wouldn't have done it on a bike when I was a teenager. I am sure that (a) the witness is conveying his impressions rather than anything he knew for certain and (b) the cyclist did not appreciate that the van was even there. even the cyclist's dad seems to think that there is a signal for a U turn: "However Guy’s father told the hearing that his son was an experienced cyclist and would have known which hand signals to use." See below. The signal is that for a right-turn. It is odd that after all these years of rding, driving, instructing, advanced and Police training that I have never come across a U turn signal. If I am stopped nearside to the kerb and intending to make a U turn, I use my right indicator throughout the maneouvre and during the wait for a gap. It first conveys the information to traffic approaching from behind that I intend to pull away from the kerb into the space which into which that traffic is heading. Once I have pulled away from the kerb to the crown of the road, the signal, taken together with the position and angle of the vehicle, tells traffic approaching from the other direction that my intention is to (eventually) cross onto their side of the road in some form (whether to turn into a street, amake a U-turn or just to pull up on the "wrong" side of the road). None of it confers any right to move into the path(s) of nearby approaching traffic of course. It simply indicates the eventual intended direction of travel. I'm not sure that a hand signal would be anything like as useful, mainly because it isn't easy to maintain the signal, whereas with indicator lamps, you switch them on and they stay on and they are very visible in all lighting conditions. But still, the only signal that cyclist could have used would have been a hand-signal for turning right. As you say, there is nothing else. That is what you have to do in a car because the turning circle requires the whole carriageway. That depends. I could not do a U-turn in the road in which I live. Even though it's a main road and bus-route, there just isn't enough space between kerbs for anything with four wheels other than an Austin cab or a Reliant Kitten (remember them? they both had 24" turning circles) to make a single-move U-turn. A bicycle can be turned within a lane or even by moving forward out of the saddle, picking up the back wheel and flipping it around. A perfectly reasonable u turn for a cyclist would be to use the correct procedure for a right turn and continuing the turn until facing the opposite direction. That's all very well (even if moves the bicycle out of U-turn territory and into some other category for the maneouvre), but what was the signal the witness claimed he saw the cyclist give? It can only have been a right-turn indication. There is nothing else it could be. Of course, he (the witness) could have been mistaken. We are discussing the appropriate signal for a u-turn. If I am signalling a right turn on my bicycle and you are behind me you must not overtake. That isn't true. It isn't true for any class of vehicle. Making a signal does not give the signalling vehicle priority over anyone or anything else and especially not over faster traffic coming up to overtake on the offside. All the signal is for is to let others know in which direction the driver / rider wishes to go - eventually. It doesn't work the brakes of other vehicles. If you are in a stationary car with your right indicator on waiting for oncoming traffic to clear before turning right who is at fault if another road user crashes into the back of you? What happened in the published case is not relevant. The court has ruled after due process and we must accept the verdict since none of us was there. I still don't believe that the boy deliberately turned into the path of the approaching van. For whatever reason, he simply didn't take note of it. I agree, that is why it was judged a tragic accident. Humans are flawed, they make mistakes. Some of those have fatal consequences. |
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What is the hand signal for 'I am going to make a U turn' ?
On 11/24/18 11:10 PM, MrCheerful wrote:
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/l...ncludes-365122 Arm out straight (like making a right turn.) Look and listen first before making turn. Signal at least three seconds before attempting to make turn. I have been saved many times by actually glancing behind *before* making the turn. If in doubt, pull left and stop, then make turn when safe. I have also done this many times. All this (except perhaps the hand signal; blinkers will also do) applies to any traffi. |
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What is the hand signal for 'I am going to make a U turn' ?
On Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 11:05:34 AM UTC, Peter Keller wrote:
On 11/24/18 11:10 PM, MrCheerful wrote: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/l...ncludes-365122 Arm out straight (like making a right turn.) Look and listen first before making turn. Signal at least three seconds before attempting to make turn. I have been saved many times by actually glancing behind *before* making the turn. Known as the 'life saver'. At least that was what is was called when I took my motorcycle training in 1982. |
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What is the hand signal for 'I am going to make a U turn' ?
On 25/11/2018 09:20, Simon Jester wrote:
On Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 5:18:05 AM UTC, JNugent wrote: On 25/11/2018 04:57, Simon Jester wrote: On Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 4:41:30 AM UTC, JNugent wrote: On 25/11/2018 03:41, Simon Jester wrote: On Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 3:15:11 AM UTC, JNugent wrote: On 25/11/2018 00:14, MrCheerful wrote: On 24/11/2018 19:51, JNugent wrote: On 24/11/2018 16:10, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Jester wrote: Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: MrCheerful wrote: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/l...ncludes-365122 I don't think there is such a hand signal whilst driving or cycling. In a car I would put the right indicator on. On a bike it would depend on the circumstances. The problem is some motorists are so horrified at the prospect of having to wait for a cyclist that they accelerate when a cyclist uses a right arm signal. "In a car I would put the right indicator on". Pillock. I dunno so much (on this occasion). That's what I would do too. So what did this mean: "a motorist travelling in the opposite direction had seen Guy indicating to the van driver that he was intending to turn around, " I would assume that the bicycle had no indicators, therefore, what is the hand signal for 'I am going to make a U turn'Â* ??? I don't know (but see below). It strikes me that the question is better address to that observant witness. and why would anyone of any age assume that other traffic has to stop for them to make a U turn? No reason at all. I find it difficult to believe that the cyclist really expected an approaching vehicle (from either direction) to realise that he wanted to make a U turn and just stop in order to allow him to do it. I also can't believe that he pulled knowingly into the path of the approaching van. Not with his experience as described. I wouldn't have done it on a bike when I was a teenager. I am sure that (a) the witness is conveying his impressions rather than anything he knew for certain and (b) the cyclist did not appreciate that the van was even there. even the cyclist's dad seems to think that there is a signal for a U turn: "However Guy’s father told the hearing that his son was an experienced cyclist and would have known which hand signals to use." See below. The signal is that for a right-turn. It is odd that after all these years of rding, driving, instructing, advanced and Police training that I have never come across a U turn signal. If I am stopped nearside to the kerb and intending to make a U turn, I use my right indicator throughout the maneouvre and during the wait for a gap. It first conveys the information to traffic approaching from behind that I intend to pull away from the kerb into the space which into which that traffic is heading. Once I have pulled away from the kerb to the crown of the road, the signal, taken together with the position and angle of the vehicle, tells traffic approaching from the other direction that my intention is to (eventually) cross onto their side of the road in some form (whether to turn into a street, amake a U-turn or just to pull up on the "wrong" side of the road). None of it confers any right to move into the path(s) of nearby approaching traffic of course. It simply indicates the eventual intended direction of travel. I'm not sure that a hand signal would be anything like as useful, mainly because it isn't easy to maintain the signal, whereas with indicator lamps, you switch them on and they stay on and they are very visible in all lighting conditions. But still, the only signal that cyclist could have used would have been a hand-signal for turning right. As you say, there is nothing else. That is what you have to do in a car because the turning circle requires the whole carriageway. That depends. I could not do a U-turn in the road in which I live. Even though it's a main road and bus-route, there just isn't enough space between kerbs for anything with four wheels other than an Austin cab or a Reliant Kitten (remember them? they both had 24" turning circles) to make a single-move U-turn. A bicycle can be turned within a lane or even by moving forward out of the saddle, picking up the back wheel and flipping it around. A perfectly reasonable u turn for a cyclist would be to use the correct procedure for a right turn and continuing the turn until facing the opposite direction. That's all very well (even if moves the bicycle out of U-turn territory and into some other category for the maneouvre), but what was the signal the witness claimed he saw the cyclist give? It can only have been a right-turn indication. There is nothing else it could be. Of course, he (the witness) could have been mistaken. We are discussing the appropriate signal for a u-turn. If I am signalling a right turn on my bicycle and you are behind me you must not overtake. That isn't true. It isn't true for any class of vehicle. Making a signal does not give the signalling vehicle priority over anyone or anything else and especially not over faster traffic coming up to overtake on the offside. All the signal is for is to let others know in which direction the driver / rider wishes to go - eventually. It doesn't work the brakes of other vehicles. If you are in a stationary car with your right indicator on waiting for oncoming traffic to clear before turning right who is at fault if another road user crashes into the back of you? That depends on where you are. But if you are stopped next to the kerb (eg, in a layby) near a junction, putting your indicator on does not give you priority over three (say) three lanes of moviung traffic between you and the right-turn lane. It doesn't give you priority over anyone. What happened in the published case is not relevant. The court has ruled after due process and we must accept the verdict since none of us was there. I still don't believe that the boy deliberately turned into the path of the approaching van. For whatever reason, he simply didn't take note of it. I agree, that is why it was judged a tragic accident. Humans are flawed, they make mistakes. Some of those have fatal consequences. |
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turn signal recommendations? | Matt Hoyle | Techniques | 4 | December 1st 04 02:41 PM |