how do you signal when you change your direction while following the same driveway

[hoycch]

will you put on your right signal on Green arrow going to right

or left signal on blue arrow straight?

Base on which regulation?

i am going to take a driving test. so i need to get it right

thanks!

[Guest]

No signal going round corner to right (I'm just following the road) but signal left for the blue arrow as I am leaving the road I am on

[hoycch]

17 minutes ago, goat said:

No signal going round corner to right (I'm just following the road) but signal left for the blue arrow as I am leaving the road I am on

if you signal left going straight, people can't differentiate if you are going straight or turning left.

is that what it's supposed to be?

[hoycch]

If your reply is turning right, no signal.

what about the following case?

You are on the right lane and following the driveway, you can only turn right. Do you signal right this time?

From what i have learned from many different instructors, I do remember I always signalled right in this case.

Edited March 20, 2023 by hoycch

[Ian Frog]

As previously said by @goat in the first instance to the right remains on Elliot street and to the left is a different road and therefore requires a signal.

In the second picture if the route to the right takes you onto a different road then signal.

Cheers

Ian

[bonio]

You signal if you're making a turn that takes you off the right of way you're following.

So in your first pic, you don't signal to follow the green arrow, because you're following the road. But you should signal left to follow the blue arrow. And in the second pic you don't signal to follow the green arrow, because you're following the direction of the right of way for your lane. 

But you can optionally signal if it makes what you're about to do less of a surprise to the people around you. So, in your second example, you can consider giving a right hand signal if you think other drivers might be unsure whether you're really going to turn right or not. So some test instructors will tell you always to signal when you're following the green arrow of your second pic, because it's an easier rule to follow that "use your judgement and decide whether a signal is a good idea".

For your test:

In the first example, signal left for blue, don't signal for green. Anything else will get you at least a minor. 

In the second example, signal right for the green, because you definitely won't get a minor, and you may have an examiner that expects you to have been taught always to signal right in that situation.

 

Edited March 20, 2023 by bonio

[bonio]

4 hours ago, hoycch said:

if you signal left going straight, people can't differentiate if you are going straight or turning left.

is that what it's supposed to be?

You're correct: following the red arrow here is a problem.

Here you need to signal left twice. First, signal left to turn off Elliot St, then cancel and then indicate left a second time to turn left behind the shop. If there are any pedestrians or cyclists around, you'd have to approach the second left turn very slowly, to make sure you can complete it safely.

To be honest, most motorists wouldn't bother - although it would be clearer if they did. But the examiner will be looking to see that you cancel the indicator and then signal again before the second left.

[Tigs]

I you turn L - and go L again -(red arrow) how would they know you had cancelled your indicator? 

I think I would indicate L - to do the blue arrow and cancel as soon as I was obviously in the road - before the L turn

To do the Red arrow I would indicate L - and continue until I had turned (Not saying this is right mind.. ) 

[Fiddlesticks]

Pretty sure it's a fail if you ride past a junction with your indicator on. Cancel early if going blue would be my suggestion.

[bonio]

29 minutes ago, Tigs said:

I you turn L - and go L again -(red arrow) how would they know you had cancelled your indicator? 

I think I would indicate L - to do the blue arrow and cancel as soon as I was obviously in the road - before the L turn

To do the Red arrow I would indicate L - and continue until I had turned (Not saying this is right mind.. ) 

I've always been taught that each manoeuvre needs a separate signal. But now I try to look it up in the Highway Code, I can't find it #. So perhaps I dreamed it all up?

 

[Pie man]

I would signal left, last time I was down Elliot street the left turn straight after (the one in red above ) is one way so in theory nothing should come down there 

 

Plus Elliot street is no entry from the opposing direction, as it is one way 

 

Plus I would only signal if it was going to be of use to someone else, but that's just me. 

Edited March 20, 2023 by Pie man

[hoycch]

another but related question:

if you are in the second lane from left, you are going to take the right route, will you signal right to do so? is it legally required?

[Pie man]

Me; No. who am I signalling to. I would ensure I  follow the correct road markings for the route I am planned to take. But then again I'm not the one taking the test, you are - what would you do!!

[bonio]

11 hours ago, hoycch said:

another but related question:

if you are in the second lane from left, you are going to take the right route, will you signal right to do so? is it legally required?

This bit of road is on a roundabout, so you follow the rules for signalling on roundabouts (Highway code rule 186)

Where you've drawn the blue arrow is the route that would normally be taken by someone who's just entered the roundabout on the A53, coming from Newcastle-under-Lyme, and intending to continue on the A53, going straight over the roundabout. So, as they approach the roundabout, no signal. They continue along your blue arrow with no signal. Once past the exit for the A500, roughly at the tip of the blue arrow, they signal left and then leave the roundabout at the next exit.

They don't signal right at the blue arrow, because  signalling right would mean they're intending to carry on around the roundabout and head south down the A500 (and to do this, they should be in the right hand lane, as the lane markings show). 

Edited March 21, 2023 by bonio

[jedibiker]

dont forget your shoulder checks and mirrors.

[hoycch]

On 20/03/2023 at 23:38, bonio said:

This bit of road is on a roundabout, so you follow the rules for signalling on roundabouts (Highway code rule 186)

Where you've drawn the blue arrow is the route that would normally be taken by someone who's just entered the roundabout on the A53, coming from Newcastle-under-Lyme, and intending to continue on the A53, going straight over the roundabout. So, as they approach the roundabout, no signal. They continue along your blue arrow with no signal. Once past the exit for the A500, roughly at the tip of the blue arrow, they signal left and then leave the roundabout at the next exit.

They don't signal right at the blue arrow, because  signalling right would mean they're intending to carry on around the roundabout and head south down the A500 (and to do this, they should be in the right hand lane, as the lane markings show). 

Just want to confirm, you put on your left signal if you turn left in this roundabout, right?

[bonio]

Yes mate. Signal left if you're going to follow the red arrow.