A friendly reminder to my fellow motorists: those little orange flashing things on your car aren’t just for decoration!
All too often, I dutifully stop and give way to a car on a roundabout because they’re indicating right, only to watch them veer off at the exit to the right of me. Conversely, I often think it’s safe to enter because a motorist on the roundabout isn’t indicating only to be nearly T-boned, usually by some monstrous LandCruiser or Jackaroo-type ute. One might have presumed they were going straight; by not indicating, even though we should always indicate left when leaving a roundabout.
I can’t be the only one that’s noticed this, it happens all the time in Byron! But hey, at least it keeps the panel beaters in business. Indicators aren’t just for common courtesy, it’s the bloody law! That’s my two cents done – now have a nice day and drive safe.
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