13-09-12, 11:01 AM
(13-09-12, 09:36 AM)Dave48 link Wrote: Very sorry to hear of your good ladys accident. Hope shes OK-thats the main thing.
Unfortunately headlight flashing has become common practice and its proper meaning has got lost along the way.
A lady friend of mine was driving on an unfamiliar road looking for her left turn off. She thought she had almost reached the correct side road & put her left indicator on. As she drew alongside the turn off she realised it wasnt the one she needed but the next one. She cancelled her indicator & continued to next side road having reapplied indicator & meantime a car waiting to pull out right from the road she wanted had seen her previous left signal and WHILE LOOKING TO HIS LEFT pulled out into her path and did considerable damage to both cars. He then tried to blame her for his ASSUMPTION. The onus is on the one pulling out to make sure that its safe to do so.
Was doing my DAS lessons and the instructor told me that a cars indicator only proves 1 thing : the bulb is working. Never assume
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - strawberries in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming - WOO HOO! What a Ride!"