Originally Posted by foreigneRS
good post greg.
similar to your hard shoulder one, when waiting to turn right at a junction, don't have the wheels turned right in readiness as if you're hit from behind you will be pushed into oncoming traffic.
when moving to the left or right for whatever eason, as well as having checked the mirrors regularly before and during the manouvre, look over your shoulder to check the blindspot just before moving. i learnt this as the 'lifesaver' move on a bike, but applies equally to car driving as well.
there are the more obvious ones like using indicators, moving over lanes etc, but they're all covered by the general rules of the highway code. the fact that people don't really follow them shows that they are not taught properly and / or properly enforced by the lack of traffic police these days
some good points there mate but the wheels turned right one could be argued, just say some one did hit you from behind with your wheels turned right you would say have more or less a head on, without the wheels turned you would be side swiped possibly twice from both directions
that is if you are turning onto a main road from a side road.
But its a good point if you are on a main raod turnig right into a side road to keep the wheels straight, so if you did get hit up the arse all you would do is roll forward.
Does that seem about right
