Driving with your mind wide open from
BlueStormAuto
Turn Signals
(Listed in
priority order. Rules higher on
the list trump those below.)
Philosophy: Use
the signal to inform other drivers,
not as an apology for an action to which you’ve already committed. Aim higher than the bare minimum of the law.
Philosophy: Always
use your turn signals. Don’t play the
game of deciding whether other drivers will benefit from your signal or not. In
some cases (parking lots for one) you wouldn’t know whether someone *might* be
affected by your turn signal unless you do a 360 degree sweep of your mirrors
and head-check both sides. Just signal every time. Instead of analyzing the
situation and deciding if your turn signal might help someone, take that
split-second of time to implement some of these suggestions.
A turn signal means you are turning at or before the
next intersection.
Never cross an intersection with your turn signal on.
o
Do this and
you’re begging someone to pull out in front of you.
o
For example, if
you’re turning into a gas station just past an intersection, engage the signal
at the earliest point when it’s obvious you’re not turning at the intersection.
o
In some cases
this is later warning that you’d like to give, but it’s the safer choice in
this situation.
Signal BEFORE your action, but not dangerously long
before. Examples:
o
Signal before your turn or lane change, not
during.
o
Signal before you touch your brakes as you
slow for a turn. If the brake lights come on before your turn signal, you have
failed.
More pending.
Copyright 2011 Blue Storm Auto, LLC.
Disclaimer: Content
herein is opinion only. Publisher
cannot be held responsible for predicting every driving situation. Prevailing
laws always take precedence. Every driver is responsible for making their
decisions based on a given situation.
