What type of signalling you use most while overtaking?

salilpawar1 · 2nd March 2007, 12:28

What type of signals you use most when you are overtaking?

1) Honking

2) Headlamp Flash / Turn indicators
3) Verbally abusing the slower driver.......

4) Any other (please mention)

5) No type of signalling, I simply overtake the slower vehicle

You can vote for multiple options in this thread

msdivy · 2nd March 2007, 12:31

Day: Honking - wake him up (1)
Night: Night - Headlamp flash to alert him (2)

CHIP · 2nd March 2007, 12:33

Salil dude you know it depends on the situation what is there some idiots dosent even understand signal or abuse

But usally honking in the day honkin and only light in the night.........either

So it completely depends on the situation what signal to use

rks · 2nd March 2007, 12:40

Voted for "Headlamp flash/Turn indicators" and "I don't signal at all, I simply overtake". The first option usually holds, but on long drives with many painfully slow-moving heavy vehicles, I use the second option many times, though this ideally not desirable; one should honk/flash lights to let the guy know you're overtaking, but many times one gets weary of doing this on relatively wide roads with painfully slow vehicles ahead. Occasionally I have gotten into potentially serious trouble with the second option when the vehicle ahead suddenly pulled out to my lane just as I was about to overtake at high speed. So the golden rule is avoid just overtaking without honking/flashing lights and also avoid overtaking slow moving vehicles at very high speed, which will commit you to the overtake very early and give you no options to abort when the guy does something unexpected.

planet_rocker · 2nd March 2007, 12:48

be it night or day:

1. rev up behind the slow moving car (in a way to scare the driver) (depends on traffic condition & whether any vehicle is present on his Left Hand Side) - my car has a loud exhaust note.

2. simply overtake from the left hand side if the driver refuses to give way. (always check RVM + use indicators)

moralfibre · 2nd March 2007, 12:50

1) Honking
Yes - During day time if there is any slow vehicle in the fast lane, I honk using my pair of Hella windtone horns.

2) Headlamp Flash / Turn indicators
Yes - During night times on highways.

3) Verbally abusing the slower driver.......
Yes - When the vehicle moving in the slow lane is a rickshaw, six-seater rick, etc. Dont abuse unless they do not budge from the lane.

4) Any other (please mention)
- Overtake from the left when the slow moving vehicle doesn't move from the lane after repeated warnings.

spadival · 2nd March 2007, 12:51

You can include the option - whether u overtake from the left or right? :P

I never overtake from the left, unless the vehicle in the front is standing still or some times on the highway when I encounter slow moving vehicles on the right most lane.

revtech · 2nd March 2007, 13:49

1) Honking
normally honk during the day and honk for cabbies whether day or night case they dont understand headlight flash

2) Headlamp Flash / Turn indicators
i use this method in the night for sensible driver, if they dont budge i blow my horn.

3) Verbally abusing the slower driver.......
this happens very often mostly to cabbie

4) Any other (please mention)
this is one of my favourites....i do this to the guys who just dont budge at all even after a lot of honking. i overtake from the left go ahead of them and now drive slower then them untill they start honking furiously. i make them see how it feels for about 5 kms and then carry on...

Rev

RX135 · 2nd March 2007, 13:56

You missed one more important choice: "Show middle finger while/after overtaking".

And, that's for all those extremely slow moving buggers in fast lane, who are potentially deaf/blind/dumb not to understand all aforementioned signals.

Dippy · 2nd March 2007, 13:56

Voted for 1, 2 and 3 .

Always use the indicators for the smallest of things. Verbal abuses yes and that applies to taxis and rickshaws only.

We have also done something wild . Thrice we rammed the Sierra into rickshaws in front of us who tried to cut across us despite honking

theMAG · 2nd March 2007, 13:59

1 and 2. In case of stubborn vehicles, I simply overtake from the left.

theMAG · 2nd March 2007, 13:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dippy

Thrice we rammed the Sierra into rickshaws in front of us who tried to cut across us despite honking

Dippy,

You my god.

RX135 · 2nd March 2007, 14:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dippy

We have also done something wild . Thrice we rammed the Sierra into rickshaws in front of us who tried to cut across us despite honking

That's quite wild and nasty. Please spare a thought for poor passengers next time

Su-47 · 2nd March 2007, 14:11

I am glad that I dont drive a rick. It must be a pretty sad feeling to have a 2T monster ram into you.

Anyway, here is my overtaking procedure (for daytime):
1. Honk very lightly. If this doesn't work,
2. Standard one-beep honk. If this also doesn't work,
3. Honk-Honk-Honk-Honk. If this also doesn't work,
4. Check the road on the left side, if empty, overtake from left. Else,
5. Get stuck behind the slow moving guy, curse him/her, curse your luck. In the meanwhile ponder why he/she isn't letting me overtake:
a) Maybe the other person thinks I am honking out of joy, or I might be expressing my liking for him/her.
b) May be he/she has developed a liking for me or my car and doesn't want me to go away.
c) If it is a rickshaw, he is going as fast as he can, and with so much sputtering sound, he is unable to hear anything else.
There are more things that've come to my mind, but this is getting seriously OT and boring.

Cheers,
Su-47

chanapli · 2nd March 2007, 14:22

1) Honking

Yes, for the notice of the vehicle I am overtaking
2) Headlamp Flash / Turn indicators

Yes, to signal both the vehicle driver I am overtaking and opposite ones.
3) Verbally abusing the slower driver.......

Yes, when I get wild.

4) Any other (please mention)
If they are not listening, give me way, somehow overtake and go at crawl spped in front of him for some time.
5) No type of signalling, I simply overtake the slower vehicle
No.

View Poll Results: What type of signal you use while overtaking?
Honking	42	56.76%
Headlamp flash / Turn indicators	60	81.08%
Verbally abusing the slower driver a la taxi / rickshaw drivers	9	12.16%
Other than above (please mention)	7	9.46%
I don't signal at all, I simply overtake	15	20.27%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 74. You may not vote on this poll

2nd March 2007, 12:28	#1
salilpawar1 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (MH-01) Posts: 852 Thanked: 247 Times View My Garage	What type of signalling you use most while overtaking? What type of signals you use most when you are overtaking? 1) Honking 2) Headlamp Flash / Turn indicators 3) Verbally abusing the slower driver....... 4) Any other (please mention) 5) No type of signalling, I simply overtake the slower vehicle You can vote for multiple options in this thread Last edited by salilpawar1 : 2nd March 2007 at 12:33.
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2nd March 2007, 12:31	#2
msdivy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,815 Thanked: 2,826 Times	Day: Honking - wake him up (1) Night: Night - Headlamp flash to alert him (2)
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2nd March 2007, 12:33	#3
CHIP BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: lUDHIANA,PUNJAB Posts: 62 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	Salil dude you know it depends on the situation what is there some idiots dosent even understand signal or abuse But usally honking in the day honkin and only light in the night.........either So it completely depends on the situation what signal to use
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2nd March 2007, 12:40	#4
rks BANNED Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ?? Posts: 1,238 Thanked: 17 Times	Voted for "Headlamp flash/Turn indicators" and "I don't signal at all, I simply overtake". The first option usually holds, but on long drives with many painfully slow-moving heavy vehicles, I use the second option many times, though this ideally not desirable; one should honk/flash lights to let the guy know you're overtaking, but many times one gets weary of doing this on relatively wide roads with painfully slow vehicles ahead. Occasionally I have gotten into potentially serious trouble with the second option when the vehicle ahead suddenly pulled out to my lane just as I was about to overtake at high speed. So the golden rule is avoid just overtaking without honking/flashing lights and also avoid overtaking slow moving vehicles at very high speed, which will commit you to the overtake very early and give you no options to abort when the guy does something unexpected.
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2nd March 2007, 12:48	#5
planet_rocker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bong-land Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 426 Times	be it night or day: 1. rev up behind the slow moving car (in a way to scare the driver) (depends on traffic condition & whether any vehicle is present on his Left Hand Side) - my car has a loud exhaust note. 2. simply overtake from the left hand side if the driver refuses to give way. (always check RVM + use indicators)
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2nd March 2007, 12:50	#6
moralfibre Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 8,451 Thanked: 13,973 Times	1) Honking Yes - During day time if there is any slow vehicle in the fast lane, I honk using my pair of Hella windtone horns. 2) Headlamp Flash / Turn indicators Yes - During night times on highways. 3) Verbally abusing the slower driver....... Yes - When the vehicle moving in the slow lane is a rickshaw, six-seater rick, etc. Dont abuse unless they do not budge from the lane. 4) Any other (please mention) - Overtake from the left when the slow moving vehicle doesn't move from the lane after repeated warnings.
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2nd March 2007, 12:51	#7
spadival Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne, AU Posts: 1,773 Thanked: 26 Times View My Garage	You can include the option - whether u overtake from the left or right? :P I never overtake from the left, unless the vehicle in the front is standing still or some times on the highway when I encounter slow moving vehicles on the right most lane.
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2nd March 2007, 13:49	#8
revtech Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,992 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	1) Honking normally honk during the day and honk for cabbies whether day or night case they dont understand headlight flash 2) Headlamp Flash / Turn indicators i use this method in the night for sensible driver, if they dont budge i blow my horn. 3) Verbally abusing the slower driver....... this happens very often mostly to cabbie 4) Any other (please mention) this is one of my favourites....i do this to the guys who just dont budge at all even after a lot of honking. i overtake from the left go ahead of them and now drive slower then them untill they start honking furiously. i make them see how it feels for about 5 kms and then carry on... Rev
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2nd March 2007, 13:56	#9
RX135 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: pune Posts: 2,106 Thanked: 75 Times	You missed one more important choice: "Show middle finger while/after overtaking". And, that's for all those extremely slow moving buggers in fast lane, who are potentially deaf/blind/dumb not to understand all aforementioned signals. Last edited by RX135 : 2nd March 2007 at 13:58.
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2nd March 2007, 13:56	#10
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,561 Thanked: 2,469 Times	Voted for 1, 2 and 3 . Always use the indicators for the smallest of things. Verbal abuses yes and that applies to taxis and rickshaws only. We have also done something wild . Thrice we rammed the Sierra into rickshaws in front of us who tried to cut across us despite honking
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2nd March 2007, 13:59	#11
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	1 and 2. In case of stubborn vehicles, I simply overtake from the left.
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2nd March 2007, 14:11	#14
Su-47 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 692 Thanked: 337 Times	I am glad that I dont drive a rick. It must be a pretty sad feeling to have a 2T monster ram into you. Anyway, here is my overtaking procedure (for daytime): 1. Honk very lightly. If this doesn't work, 2. Standard one-beep honk. If this also doesn't work, 3. Honk-Honk-Honk-Honk. If this also doesn't work, 4. Check the road on the left side, if empty, overtake from left. Else, 5. Get stuck behind the slow moving guy, curse him/her, curse your luck. In the meanwhile ponder why he/she isn't letting me overtake: a) Maybe the other person thinks I am honking out of joy, or I might be expressing my liking for him/her. b) May be he/she has developed a liking for me or my car and doesn't want me to go away. c) If it is a rickshaw, he is going as fast as he can, and with so much sputtering sound, he is unable to hear anything else. There are more things that've come to my mind, but this is getting seriously OT and boring. Cheers, Su-47
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2nd March 2007, 14:22	#15
chanapli BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Banglaore Posts: 270 Thanked: Once	1) Honking Yes, for the notice of the vehicle I am overtaking 2) Headlamp Flash / Turn indicators Yes, to signal both the vehicle driver I am overtaking and opposite ones. 3) Verbally abusing the slower driver....... Yes, when I get wild. 4) Any other (please mention) If they are not listening, give me way, somehow overtake and go at crawl spped in front of him for some time. 5) No type of signalling, I simply overtake the slower vehicle No.
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