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Changing lanes without signaling isn't illegal in my state even though a lot of people think it is. You only have to signal when making a turn, and there are limitations on that.
I only use my turn signal if my driving is impacting others. IE, if someone is behind me close enough to where they would have to slow down if I'm making a turn, I put my turn signal on. Or, I'm coming up to a cross street and someone is waiting to pull out, and I'm going to turn into the same street, I'll put it on.
But if my actions aren't affecting anyone else, I don't use it. There's no point in doing so.
I only use my turn signal if my driving is impacting others. IE, if someone is behind me close enough to where they would have to slow down if I'm making a turn, I put my turn signal on. Or, I'm coming up to a cross street and someone is waiting to pull out, and I'm going to turn into the same street, I'll put it on.
But if my actions aren't affecting anyone else, I don't use it. There's no point in doing so.
You're the type of driver who's going to be in for a nice surprise if you drive on streets that I'm paroling.
It's against the law to talk on cell phones and drive here, yet there they are. I swear you can count ten people talking on phones to every one obeying the law here. Changing lanes on the high way without signaling is tame in comparison to all these distracted drivers.
Is it?
I'm not expert on Chicago law. It's legal in most states.
You're the type of driver who's going to be in for a nice surprise if you drive on streets that I'm paroling.
Then you would disagree with the officer who said that if you signal when no one's around, you're clearly not paying enough attention to your surroundings which suggests you're driving negligently. (I don't agree with that officer, BTW, but there is at least officer who believes it.)
try it in nyc with lanes changing signal, 7 out 10 usually accelerate and wouldn't let you pass. Thats why more and more people dont bother with signaling when change lanes
Then you would disagree with the officer who said that if you signal when no one's around, you're clearly not paying enough attention to your surroundings which suggests you're driving negligently. (I don't agree with that officer, BTW, but there is at least officer who believes it.)
Yes I would disagree...If I'm driving on the freeway late at night and I "know" that nobody is around, I look over my shoulder (checking my blind spot) and signal out of habit. If I was pulled over by an officer and he told me that he pulled me over for using my turn signal appropriately while changing lanes and stated that in doing so I was driving negligently, I would refuse to show him my ID (asserting my 4th amendment rights). If he arrested me for having committed no crime, he/his department would be in for a lawsuit and I would be getting paid. I can't imagine any officer would be that dumb. The few times I have been pulled over I always record the interaction, plus I have a dash cam that way it isn't my word versus theirs.
Around here, the cops are the main ones on their cell phones/texting while driving.
Indeed. Many laws regarding texting and cell phone use exempt law enforcement from the prohibition. While there is some reason, such as using the phone if a call were relayed from someone calling in an emergency and the first hand info was critical, that is rarely the case, they drive around with phones stuck to their ears quite often.
Yes I would disagree...If I'm driving on the freeway late at night and I "know" that nobody is around, I look over my shoulder (checking my blind spot) and signal out of habit. If I was pulled over by an officer and he told me that he pulled me over for using my turn signal appropriately while changing lanes and stated that in doing so I was driving negligently, I would refuse to show him my ID (asserting my 4th amendment rights). If he arrested me for having committed no crime, he/his department would be in for a lawsuit and I would be getting paid. I can't imagine any officer would be that dumb. The few times I have been pulled over I always record the interaction, plus I have a dash cam that way it isn't my word versus theirs.
In some states you can't record audio of a police officer.
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It's against the law to talk on cell phones and drive here, yet there they are. I swear you can count ten people talking on phones to every one obeying the law here. Changing lanes on the high way without signaling is tame in comparison to all these distracted drivers.
