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Apparently you don’ get out much on the road that is. I’m willing to be at least 50% of people on this forum don’t use them.
Yep me included half the time, especially when I’m the only one on the road because i don’t want the critters to follow me lol. I bet you use them to pull into your driveway in a subdivision.
Yep me included half the time, especially when I’m the only one on the road because i don’t want the critters to follow me lol. I bet you use them to pull into your driveway in a subdivision.
Apparently you don’ get out much on the road that is. I’m willing to be at least 50% of people on this forum don’t use them.
Or 50% of the people on the road. That's my guesstimate for local city/highway traffic where I live.
And I guesstimate about 60% are distracted by their phones/whatevers, that includes the occasional cop. Distracted drivers are easy to spot.
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Originally Posted by Wartrace
I had to laugh at myself the other day. I live on a country lane and there may be one or two cars an hour on it during the day. I get to the end of my road running an early morning errand (5am) when there is NOBODY around. Sure enough my turn signal is blinking without my giving a conscious thought of using it. It's a reflex for me.
Good habit. A friend of mine long ago told me her husband doesn't use signals because they're a sign of weakness. I don't know what traffic was like where he grew up.
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Originally Posted by easy62
Yep me included half the time, especially when I’m the only one on the road because i don’t want the critters to follow me lol. I bet you use them to pull into your driveway in a subdivision.
When you have the habit, you have the habit. It's a good habit to have, for a number of reasons. Common courtesy, safety, informing your fellow motorists of your intentions whether turning or changing lanes, and I see lots of pull-overs on LivePD and Cops for turn signals and even more chicken-s stuff. So not getting ticketed for something this minor is an incentive. Especially if your're carrying contraband.
I use my turn signal out of courtesy to other drivers to let them know ahead of time what I'm doing.
What ever happened to courtesy...not trying to guess wtf you maybe kinda sorta are hinting at doing...oh wait...ah got it now...let me just stop for your convenience so you can live your private self-centered life.
Or 50% of the people on the road. That's my guesstimate for local city/highway traffic where I live.
And I guesstimate about 60% are distracted by their phones/whatevers, that includes the occasional cop. Distracted drivers are easy to spot.
Good habit. A friend of mine long ago told me her husband doesn't use signals because they're a sign of weakness. I don't know what traffic was like where he grew up.
When you have the habit, you have the habit. It's a good habit to have, for a number of reasons. Common courtesy, safety, informing your fellow motorists of your intentions whether turning or changing lanes, and I see lots of pull-overs on LivePD and Cops for turn signals and even more chicken-s stuff. So not getting ticketed for something this minor is an incentive. Especially if your're carrying contraband.
Been driving since 1971 when i was 15 never been pulled over for not using my turn single, the police have bigger fish to fry.
A few days ago I saw a story on a news website about a woman who was sentenced to several years in prison for leading cops on a 25 min. chase. I watched the video that was taken by the dashcam of one of the cops. What AMAZED me was that as she weaved in & out of traffic trying to elude the cops, EVERY SINGLE TIME she changed lanes she used her turn signal! I thought, instead of throwing her in prison they should send her to Colorado to teach people how to use turn signals. While they're at it maybe they could send someone here to teach people how to leave a safe distance from the car ahead of them. And how to stop at stop signs...
Crank down the driver side window, typically four turns. Put left arm out the winds. Hand straight for left turn, elbow bent upward for right torn, elbow bent down for stop.
Now, mosr cars have mechanical flashers. I don't use them unless there is other traffic that my be affected by my movement. I always know if there is other traffic, I pay attention to things like that, rather than driving in a vacuum with the speakers blaring.
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So not getting ticketed for something this minor is an incentive. Especially if your're carrying 
contraband.
