Comments on: Giving An Indication Of Your Intentions https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/home/giving-an-indication-of-your-intentions/ News and views about cars in Australia Fri, 19 Jun 2020 15:38:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.5 By: Perry https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/home/giving-an-indication-of-your-intentions/#comment-4087 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:32:09 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=2586#comment-4087 In reply to Ramesh.

The rule is give way to people already in the roundabout NOT give way to the right. If you can get onto a roundabout safely even though there is already a car on there you can do it, particularly if the roundabout is a larger one as the give way rule is give way to avoid a collision. Much frustration at roundabouts is caused by people giving way to the right even when the car approaching on the right is 100m away. Admittently if the car is going 90kmh you might give way to it but you are well within your rights to just get onto the roundabout if they are not on it first.

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By: Len https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/home/giving-an-indication-of-your-intentions/#comment-4086 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:49:37 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=2586#comment-4086 The rude ones seem to signal with their middle finger extended in an upward motion and I believe this is referred to as ‘The Bird,’ but I know not why. This gesture conveys the message that this particular driver is having a bad day and it is probably best to avoid him or her and not to make eye contact.

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By: Phil Donoghoe https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/home/giving-an-indication-of-your-intentions/#comment-4078 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:15:45 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=2586#comment-4078 Roundabouts are not round them ups, Overtaking while traversing a roundabout is extremely dangerous and a sure sign of aggressive driving. This blog started off with a complaint about the lack of information as to driver intentions, what signal should these drivers (above) give to indicate their rude intention.

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By: Kerry https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/home/giving-an-indication-of-your-intentions/#comment-4074 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:34:12 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=2586#comment-4074 The uniform road rule clearly says words to the effect that a vehicle that has not yet entered a roundabout will give way to a vehicle already in the roundabout. It makes no mention of a vehicle on the right. Having said that, many drivers don’t seem to know this and it being better to avoid an accident, even if in the right, I tend to let people on the right go through, especially if they are approaching a two lane roundabout at 90 kph and are clearly going to take a straight line through, crossing from left to right on entering and right to left on departure. Let them go. It is better to avoid an accident, even if you are in the right.

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