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Is it really so difficult to use your signals on the road?

Is it really so difficult to use your signals on the road?

Typicalcarguy

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So, I chanced upon a video posted on ROADS.sg Facebook page with the caption:

"Posting as video witness. Lorry driver changes lanes without signalling or checking blindspots, causes Pizza Hut delivery rider to slip and fall to avoid collision. Wishing rider speedy and full recovery. Happened along Thomson Road on 12/01/2021."

My first thought:

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What exactly is it about turn signal / indicators that makes them so difficult to use?!

Whenever an incident occurs, only the first party would know what exactly happened, however, some Facebook users felt that the lorry driver wasn't in the wrong:

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Indeed, when you take a closer look, it does seem like the slippery white line on the road might have contributed to the Pizza Hut delivery rider's loss of control of the bike.

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Whether the delivery rider fell because of the slippery road conditions, he was forced to react in a split second (likely after a long tiring day of riding in the rain)to save his own life, all because the lorry driver didn't felt the need to use his signals.

At the end of the day, we should always be considerate on the road, nobody can read your mind, if you want to make a turn or lane change, is it really that much to expect everyone to use their signals?

 




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The video is not long enough to show the lorry changing lane! Bikes have the habit to lane split or squeeze. The biker was not alert enough to respond to the situation. There is space on his left for him to move to. He need not have to fall!

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