The main factor in deciding
whether to signal or not is to ask yourself “Is there anyone around who can
benefit from a signal?” when approaching a junction, a signal should always be
given in case there is someone unseen who then appears that needs to know what
you are about to do, otherwise use your own judgement.
The whole point of a signal is to
help other road users so be careful about the timing of signals. If you signal
one second before hitting the brakes, others won’t have time to respond and
plan their own actions, but if you signal a long time before taking any action,
no-one will know what you are doing. Similarly, don’t signal to stop before a
junction if you are stopping after it
Common Faults
Most of the time, the signal will
cancel itself, but there are occasions when there is not enough opposite lock
to trigger the cancellation e.g. leaving a roundabout. It’s always worth
checking that it has been switched off.
It’s very easy to signal only if
you see someone behind as most signals are applied immediately after looking in
the mirrors. However, we need to signal to any road user who may be helped by
it so don’t forget to consider those ahead and to the side of you.
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