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AG: Hand Signals`
On Mon, 08 Dec 2014 19:46:50 -0500, Frank Krygowski
wrote: On 12/8/2014 7:19 PM, John B. Slocomb wrote: On Mon, 08 Dec 2014 09:48:15 -0500, dgk wrote: On Mon, 08 Dec 2014 16:08:42 +0700, John B. Slocomb wrote: I use hand signals only when I'm turning, just as the operator of a motor vehicle does (or should). SMH Don't they have "turn lights" in America :-? Apparently only the most expensive cars have turn signals, and those people are too important to use them. Truly? In the small 3rd world country I reside in use of "turn lights" is nearly universal even when only changing lanes on the highway. Really, the use of turn signals is amazingly uncommon in the U.S. (I was going to write "in Ohio," but it occurs to me it's been the same everywhere.) It's most frustrating to me when leaving our little neighborhood, trying to turn out onto the busy five lane road. I'll be waiting for one last car coming from the left to pass by, so I can scoot out into a brief clear space. And the car will slow, and slow further; then turn into the street I'm trying to exit. Some drivers seem to flick the turn signal on at the same time they begin cranking the wheel to the right. Many others will never signal at all. We had friends from Ireland visit us a few years back. The lack of turn signals caused some astonishment in our friends. "They don't use their indicators!" On the plus side, it's not that uncommon for cops to use this as justification for stopping a known bad guy. Newspaper reports sometimes say "XXXX was cited for an improper turn, possession of narcotics, possession of drug paraphernalia..." If these guys were smart enough to drive really carefully, they'd last longer on the streets. But as one of my cop friends told me, "They're not Einsteins, Frank." I would have to say that turn indicators are nearly universally used here, by both private and commercial vehicles. In fact, it would be very, very rare to see a large truck even change lanes without using his turn lights. Re criminals, I once had a conversation with a Maine State Policeman and had a remark like, "some of these guys seem kinda slow", referring to some of the state prisoners. He replied, "that's why they are in here". I assumed that he meant that anyone that was half smart didn't get caught. -- Cheers, John B. |
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