Noticed that it is French practice to keep the indicators on when staying in the overtaking lane. Not to do this seemed to invite flashing headlights from the vehicle behind , the driver of which seemed to think no indicators aha no overtaking.
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I wasna fu but just had plenty.
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Yes its the French "I am in the outside lane, I know you are there, I will pull in when I have passed that tanker 800 metres down the road" signal
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We have a similar one in Poland. It?s the "I am using the oncoming carriageway to carry out my manouvre. I like it here. I will pull in just before a collision is enevitable" signal.
Cars with Latvian plates have their own signal. It?s the "I am using the oncoming pavement to carry out my manouvre. I am overtaking the Polish car that is overtaking you" signal.
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Never tried leaving the indicator on. Assumed the flashing headlamps, if I could see them over the boot lip, meant "go hide under the tanker I need to come past NOW!"
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Works a treat in the UK as well, far more polite than flashing headlamps and more likely to elicit a positive response.
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This is an old one from when many French roads were 3 laned - one each direction and the middle one for overtaking. With yellow road markings etc
Also seen it in many other places on the Continent - sometimes use it myself eg on any two laned dual carriageway when overtaking with another motorist on my tail - or on the tail of a HGV that will not move over that is doing 60 in the outside lane.
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But the French never indicate on roundabouts - adds to the fun, guessing which exit they are going to take!!
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And they attempt to drive up your right hand side and hoot when you indicate right to pull off a roundabout!
Roads were generally deserted by UK standards and I did not even begrudge the ~7p per mile motorway tolls as an aid to hopping south over 355 miles in 5 hours.
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I wasna fu but just had plenty.
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"355 miles in 5 hours."
As opposed to the 7 hours it took me to get the 200 miles from Folkestone to Midlands last Friday!!
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As opposed to the 7 hours it took me to get the 200 miles from Folkestone to Midlands last Friday!!
Amazing - it took me that long to drive from Grado/Italy to Budapest/Hungary late last week, through the rush hour and the Austrian mountains! Roughly 450 miles, but not including a couple of short stops for (fabulous and cheap) food.
This was in a 1200cc Fabia combi, fully loaded with four adults and luggage. Would have been faster had it not been for roadworks in the mountains. Still can't believe it. Quality of life is severely lacking in this part of the world, but that is for another forum ;o)
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