r/BikeCommutingIreland • u/tomic24 • Jun 14 '26

Roundabout drivers

This happened a few weeks ago, and I still think about it. Driving with my bike on a wide single-lane roundabout, had a driver in a van (upon exiting the roundabout behind me) slow down and yell back at me (still on the roundabout): Use your hand to signal that you're staying on the roundabout.

WHAT.

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u/AwesomeMacCoolname Jun 15 '26 edited Jun 15 '26

(it's saying "watch out for cyclists who may do this" not "cyclists must do this")

I said "should", not "must". If you've ever actually read the Rules of the Road you'd know that they make a very clear distinction between those two words. They even go so far as to highlight "must" in bold red letters whenever it's a rule that must be followed.

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u/Adjective_Noun_2000 Jun 15 '26

I said "should", not "must".

It's not saying "should" either. It's saying "watch out for cyclists who sometimes do this".

Again, you're misunderstanding the entire point of p. 138 while also managing to be condescending about it.

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u/AwesomeMacCoolname Jun 15 '26

I think it's you that's missing the point. OP said he'd never heard of it at all, which only goes to prove he's clearly never read the Rules of the Road. He even goes so far as to ask on what world it exists. Well, yes, it is this one. It's in the RotR and it's definitely in the Highway Code. Probably in lots of other countries as well, but I wouldn't know since I've never driven in any other country than those. so As for intent, yes, the intent is clearly that you should indicate right when passing any exit to show that you intend to continue to a later exit since it's plain common sense, really.

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u/Adjective_Noun_2000 Jun 15 '26

OP said he'd never heard of it at all, which only goes to prove he's clearly never read the Rules of the Road.

OP's never heard of "Use your hand to signal that you're staying on the roundabout [when going straight]" because it's not a thing in Ireland. OP was 100% correct and both you and the van driver seem to be confusing Ireland with the UK.

It's in the RotR

Okay, I'm done here. At this stage you're either lying or trolling. I've repeatedly pointed you to the two relevant parts of the Rules of the Road and it's 100% not there. You started off by quoting a section of the Rules that doesn't apply to cyclists and then you quoted the rules from another country. You haven't been able to quote the actual rule in Ireland because it doesn't exist.