Road rules

Dear The Reader

I have been telling people that I would write a post about indicators for a while now, so here it is.

The one thing that stresses me out more than anything else is the traffic. Sydney traffic to be precise. And other drivers. You see there are road rules. Very clear road rules. And there are obvious basic car functions.

Then there are people who don't know what they are.

The 3 main rules are indicating when changing lanes, stopping at stops signs, and common courtesy.

Because driving in Sydney often involves 20 or more other drivers we need to make sure others know what we are doing. The indicator is a fabulous piece of technology that let's people know exactly why you are slowing down, or coming into their lane. It let's others know they should drive around you because you are turning. In fact NSW traffic law states that you are obliged to indicate for at least 5 seconds before turning. Not indicating when merging and turning may cause some hot head to ram the back of your car, get out and proceed to crush your skull.

Stop signs are an essential part of Australian road safety. Failing to comply will eventually cause someone to TBone you and land you in hospital or the morgue. I think that one is pretty self explanatory.

Be courteous. Always give a courtesy wave and always give way to merging traffic. Who cares if someone moves in in front of you? It's not like they're going to make you any later than you already are.

As long as you follow these 3 rules you will be a much loved fellow driver.

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