Always use your indicators!

Me too J52! I have wondered if they are now an extra, like heated seats and people think - no that's an unnecessary expense.

It always surprises me that so many top of the range car makes don’t come with indicators 😂

MOnica, it doesn't matter if the vehicle is indicating or not, although it should have been, the driver should have given way to Curtaintwitcher.
Had the driver been indicating I am sure Curtaintwitcher would have waited before attempting to cross the road.

Is it still part of learning to drive these days? I do wonder.

Astitchintime

"The 2022 Highway Code says that if pedestrians have started crossing the road and drivers want to turn into the road, pedestrians crossing have priority, and the traffic should give way to them."
There you go....just Googled it

But that rule has only been brought in recently, and for most of us, our driving life has been during times when the rule was different and pedestrians had to give way to turning cars.

Which is why we were all taught how important it was too always signal when turning.

When I used to drive, I always indicated but I remember clearly being told by the driving instructor when I was indicating with clear road and no pedestrians that I shouldn’t bother. I agree, always indicating is a good habit. (Incidentally, stopped using said instructor after that but mainly because he kept putting his hand on my knee. DH then taught me and I passed my test.)

"The 2022 Highway Code says that if pedestrians have started crossing the road and drivers want to turn into the road, pedestrians crossing have priority, and the traffic should give way to them."
There you go....just Googled it

Yes, I'm another 'always indicator'! ...even if the road's empty.

Just about every time I go out, I'm irritated by fellow drivers not indicating especially at those horrid mini-roundabouts where you're never sure that the other driver knows what they should do.
The law has changed to give more consideration to pedestrians and cyclists but I'd bet 99% of drivers don't know that!
Standards have definitely dropped in recent years.

A friend said to me when I first learnt to drive' Always indicate, even when there is no one to see them. If you always indicate, you will never not indicate whan you should have'

I have always done as she said.

I am certain, Curtaintwitcher, that the motorist should have given way to you if you had started to cross the road - that legislation was updated quite recently.

Either way, she should have used her indicator to advise all road users - and as a pedestrian you are a road user - of her intention to turn into the junction.

The poor standard of driving these days is alarming and 'there's never a bobby about when you need one' as may Mum used to say. Hence we have had dash cams installed, front and rear, to record anything that might ultimately cause an accident etc.

I always indicate even when there’s nobody around for miles! Vehicles or pedestrians, it’s just automatic to do it.

When I had driving lessons back in the 1970s it was drummed into us, windows, mirrors, signal, manoeuvre.
Every single time.
I’ve never forgotten it and it would never occur to me not to indicate, even when there is no other traffic or any pedestrians.

Yes indeed - it really annoys me too when drivers don’t realise that pedestrians are road-users too and need to know what cars are going to do.