On a friendlier note, I had a lovely exchange with a motorcyclist on my way into work this morning. Stopped at a traffic light where I was in the right-hand of two lanes going straight on, with a separate right-turn lane to my right, I saw a biker approaching in my rear view mirror with his right turn indicator flashing. When he stopped behind me (filtering and lane-splitting is not allowed here, though right turns on a red light are permitted) I put my hand up and did that "your indicator is on" thing of opening and closing my fist. In my mirror I saw the momentary confusion on his face, then he looked down, obviously saw the telltale, turned his indicator off, and gave me a thumbs-up sign. At the next light he drew up alongside and, with a big smile, thanked me for letting him know.
It's the beginning of biking season here, lots of people who've just de-winterised their machines are now riding to work in the mornings - I guess non-self-cancelling indicators take a while to get used to again!
Last edited by Oakvillian; 24/04/17 02:19 PM.
