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Apr 29, 2022 8:29 PM
5ywjdPumpkinPrincess
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IAmGmork
You should always wait until they start to make the turn. Never trust a turn signal.
ricekickJR
Theres ppl that do use their turn signals...but they dont wait for u to give them way and literally just FUCKING cut u off without warning
ricekickJR
Like, oh u had ur turn signals on awesome! But dont just switch lanes like u own the street
Shewy92
I mean, I'd still wait either way. I don't know if they're actually turning or if they just forgot to turn off their blinker.
RoadskiN
Just wait anyway, can't trust people lol
FartPoweredPogoStick
I don't trust other peoples turn signals.
WolfRamX4
If you turn while a car is approaching, signal or not, you've got a lot more faith in humanity than I do...
yaymuffins0
I get it's annoying but you still have to wait and see if they're actually turning
BunnieWigglesworth
If you feel safe turning just because you see somebody’s turn signal, you possess a level of faith in humanity that is inconceivable to me.
Lollooooo
A nice lady with the turn signal coming just like that entered my car with hers, Im still waiting till you pass at the stop
FrogBotherer
Whenever I see someone trying to turn out of a junction like that and I'm intending to turn in, I start indicating and slowing earlier than-
FrogBotherer
normal to give the other driver a chance to pull out.
HughDaHand
I used to do that but 95% of the time it just made them wait longer.
catsandcoke
Just because someone has a turn signal on doesn’t mean they’re turning. That wreck would still be your fault.
ToSisPoS
Though to be safe I still wait for them to commit to the turn.
SherMattLockSmith
Even if they use their signal, I don't trust it to put my vehicle in the path of theirs.
WellWellWellLookWhoItIs
You'd be dumb to start the turn even if they are signaling.
BodgeandScarper
Nah, you make the turn, I move. I'm in the "look both ways crossing a one-way street" camp.
Paxtez
Everytime this happens I loudly exclaim: "Turn signal mother fucker!". Sometimes my passengers are randomly confused.
nanyatenyaa
I would stare at you like you're an asshole, because I'm the one being punished for the other driver's action. Shouting is obnoxious.
PhailRaptor
Except you can't trust the signal, either, because plenty of people are content to drive with the signal blinking away
NoUserNamesLeftToChooseFrom
I wait regardless because people do some unpredicatable things.
georgedragonslayer
I look both ways, on a way one bike trail, on my private property, that has electric fences, and no bike trails. I have trust issues.
Stefnos
always assume other drivers are idiots.... much safer that way xD
georgedragonslayer
Always assume that driving is about 11th on drivers current priorities.
BossVarriack
This is literally what my DMV tester told me, like literally word for word
NotTodayBro438
Go right ahead and trust that someone with their blinker on is going to do what you expect them to do every single time.
darthstormer
Well if I knew how to turn them on...or if my car even comes with them!
ageek3000
It's a shame too, the BMW turn signal bar is so well designed and has such a good haptic feel to it.
GreaseMonkeyOfLove
holmestrix
I don't trust people *WITH* their turn signals on in this situation.
kamosey
Maybe he was out of blinker fluid.
MeowMachine12
TigersOnAcid
gotta refill that blinker fluid every now and then, don't forget the elbow grease for the rubber seal
SirWadeWilson
Honestly I don't trust people. Turn signal has been on the whole time. Are you turning or did you forget it was on.
Eskandar
"The only thing a turn signal indicates is that it is working." Advice given me by the man who taught me to drive.
Corrodias
Now that's smart driving.
LylaLexie
I always thought it was illegal to turn in front of someone with their signal on just in case they forgot it was on. Also, I legit almost >
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StabbyMcMurder
I hate that. Most people seem to do that. Every time I mutter to myself "nice turn signal lady" regardless of who it is.
PeeterGrant
Yep, that's me every time.
5ywjdPumpkinPrincess
ageek3000
honk at them
zupkuck
I've been wrong about the driver's gender enough to feel like an asshole, so my go-to epithet is "person". Somehow it feels more insulting.
PatrickDiomedes
i usually go with "Jackass"
zupkuck
"Nice job, person!"
Groovechild
"Hey, asshole! Use ya feckin' blinkah, kid!" Most frequently heard phrase shouted on the road from Southie to Presque Isle.
bikergeek6249
TheSteak
Upvote because I understand all those references
ButtBot9900
To add to this, if you wait until making the turn or changing lanes then that defeats the point of it being, y'know, a signal.
Mumalot
yea; my Dad would signal WHILE turning... he had misophonia however and the lil dingding noise the signal makes was one of his irritants
Mumalot
still, asshole behavior... regardless of his condition.
Svartsinn
Honestly on the highway if you signal too far in advance drivers will speed up to try to crowd you out. Punished for being polite seriously.
Morthera
Very true, I'll wait until there's an opening and use my signal right before just to show that I'm doing it on purpose
usersayswhat
Please use it a couple seconds before. it's healthier for you
ageek3000
Those people are known as assholes.
audioknob
On a turn near where I live, there's two lanes to turn. Many drivers will use the inside lane to cut the line slowing everyone down.
jasonmanguy
It's the fucking worst. You have a cushion of space, you signal to get in, and they speed up to intentionally keep you out. Fuck those dudes
usersayswhat
I used to get angry, but then I realized it worked as a warning signal. Now you knew that driver was a dick and should be dealt w as one
BonIvermectin
To be fair, I still don't turn when I see the signal unless I also see the car slow down and commit to the turn. I was fooled once.
IsACouchASeat
I got a destroyed car and some broken bones trusting another driver
BeckyLookAtHerButt
Don't get fooled again.
potatocaat
I even had someone *start* to commit to the turn, only to change their mind at the last sec and then almost hit me as they swerved back out
AHornyRhino
This. My uncle got into a horrific accident thinking the person was turning because they had their turn signal on.
navytowel
My partner: "they're in a turn lane, so they MUST be turning!" Me: "Oh you sweet, innocent lamb"
Jackrabbitry
Never believe a turn signal. Pull out on trust when on a bike, Organ donor.
thoushaltnotpass
There's a place like that nearby where I never trust the indicator. A bad judgement there once means getting T-Boned.
Corrodias
Frankly a good idea, and you shouldn't really trust them anywhere else, either.
thoushaltnotpass
I don't trust anywhere else but that place I'm thinking is in a slope so it's more difficult to turn quickly
theusernameformerlyknownastildo
No signal is as good as a signal for exactly the reasons you state.
TharrickLawson
I learned an important lesson once at the cost of a motorcycle and the full mobility of my right thumb. all an indicator means is that
TharrickLawson
there's a blinking light on the side of a vehicle, nothing more.
JakuMoku
I never turn until I see the vehicle slowing down and begin their turn. 30 yr professional driver
RevengeIsIceCream
I only trust the signal if I see it get turned on. This can still go bad though, second car overtaking first one is easily missed…
NachoPete
Once is all it takes. Unless you're an idiot. If so, bless your heart.
Aotearoa
Even if the light turns green, I wait 2 seconds. Too many dickheads running red lights these days too.
plutonium
Trusting a turn signal was a failing offence when I took my licence.
Corrodias
Oooh... strict but wise.
Wampa842
"It's an indicator, not a fact." - my instructor's wisdom.
JeepsAreMyFavoriteJeeps
Same. One too many times. Now I have trust issues.
whitey211
I wait till they're actually turning. My only "accident" guy was on the shoulder, super slow, signal on, changed mind. Just scuffed my bumpr
silentwolf1999
Had a dude commit yet swerve at the last nano second and almost hit me.
joshuasplinth
First accident baby! Senior year in high school.
MrStealUrMeme
Yep, because some idiot could change their mind at the last minute and not turn.
TrustMeImTheDoctor
Yup. I’ve watched one too many dash cam videos. I get nervous lol
CrazyCatLad
I had someone commit to the turn and then change their mind. We narrowly avoided an accident. Luckily only us on the backroad.
TheGlow
Thats what I tell my wife. Just like people dont put on turn signals, some have them on without intent to turn. I have to confirm first.
drhobotron
100% this
fr0stbyte124
Defensive driving rule #1. Everyone on the road wants to kill you. They will break the law to kill you. Don't give them an opportunity.
shiftdi3s3l
Yeah, sometimes these assholes leave their turn signal on for miles.
GerberLegalTeam
Same. I was taught not to go until you see their wheels cut in.
SclopioPeepio
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Kabers
This fucking this
RideTheYeti
Yeah I wait until the other driver has committed to the turn
DreamingOfDistantShores
Assume everyone on the road is either stupid or malicious. That's basically just defensive driving.
3nd3rwiggin
Yep, just yesterday I had the guy behind me blasting his horn for me to go and the guy with the blinker changed his mind at the last second.
SweatyNuts
Almost happened to me yesterday morning taking my kid to school.
XicoLarico
As you should. +1 to you -1 to OP
TheMouseOfMadness
I look both ways before turning onto a one way street for the same reason
Corrodias
I've gone the wrong way on a 1-way street, only once, in this city, and I think they got rid of it since then. Haven't seen it again.
Corrodias
Downtown areas are dense with signs and visual noise, so I was bound to miss one eventually.
siddily1
First thing dad taught me was never trust a signal.
barbarian818
My driving instructor explicitly taught me to do that too. "Turn signals can lie, but not tires"
lastmanonearthbutidroppedmyglasses
Yep, never trust other drivers.
rcgom
too many geezers where i live driving around with a blinker stuck on. can't trust em.
Marikhen
Personally I love the people who have their right signal on while making a left turn or the people who are on the left side of a dual left->
Marikhen
1) turn lane and while signaling their left turn change lanes to the right. That sort of thing really makes me question the validity of
Marikhen
3) of how it's redundant, doesn't actually help/protect anyone, and/or can result in people not properly signaling other things.
Marikhen
2) making people signal their turn in a turn lane, especially when there are 2+ lanes with dotted lines allowing for lane changes, because
Drunkfu
Trust no one on the road
Jaeger6Ix
Either slow down or you see the car turning in, it is unsafe to assume the other driver is going to turn before you or after
StabbyMcMurder
Too many people who drive with their turn signals on who either don't hear the click click click or don't care.
Craizie
Or they turn it on 3 streets and 4 business driveways before they need to run.
mthrndr01
Over the years the clicking in my car has gotten softer and the blinker is less prone to disabling itself. I hate it.
cosonfused
you might be getting deafer
Deadmanwalkn
They may also have just turned it on too soon and are turning at the next turn
HughDaHand
I was driving my sisters car once couldn't hear the normal blinker sound and freaked out when a loud beeping started and I didn't know why
ImFunnierThanYallGiveMeCreditFor
Same. I have 3 seconds to spare.
NLOVNI
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LoyalToTheEnd
NLOVNI
Mine. Now.
BeerAndChips
This is now a Letterkenny thread. You're welcome.
NLOVNI
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SpringToMyWinter
I feel you, but it would be their fault. But you and your car would still be fucked up, so I still feel you.
nonetoowitty
Used 2 be a fairly common way 2 force an accident 4 insurance fraud. The "turning" driver would even claim their blinker was never even on.
CrisprCAS
Most states would have the fault with the car that pulled out, not the one that decided not to turn.
TheMouseOfMadness
Even then, being smug about it being their fault while you're lying in the hospital from the wreck is not the win it's made out to be
SpringToMyWinter
Really, even though they communicated other than what they actually did?
SpringToMyWinter
Dunno why I got downvoted, honest question
Corrodias
Some Imgur users have this weird obsession with downvoting any questions at all. I don't understand it, either.
ptothedubs
Yup, exactly the same way that it would be your fault if they suddenly decided to turn without their signal and you rear ended them.
HeresYourSauce
Turns signals should be habit.
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thevortexmaster
Still turning when they have a turn signal on is a dangerous move. Lots of people don't realize they're turn signal is still on
ArcaneDryad
It’s a flick of a finger.. WHY IS THAT SO FUCKEN DIFFICULT?
gearsfan1549
for real. its a reflex for me even at night when know ones around
eviloce
Should be muscle memory.
jasari
I'm confused by people who don't have it as.a habit, I think I'm a below average driver and I use my blinker involuntary.
macgerdo
There is this new invention called "Fine". Some people in europe already use it for years and are having no problem with it.
snooch2thegouch
Turn signal are habit for me, I end up doing them in my driveway most of the time
NorthmanoftheNorth
*whispers softly in your ear* I always use my turn signals even when there's no one else on the road. Even at night. Oh yeah.
audioknob
Use turn signals BEFORE you turn or merge, not during. Only had one near miss when I was 16 to teach me.
LeSethX
There are times I wish there was a signal not just for turning, but for going straight as well. Still recall when a driver signaled a turn,
LeSethX
but went straight thru an intersection instead
schlummi
Turn signals also should be used early and not only when already making the turn.
Marikhen
I'd agree to reasonably early. Putting it on 500' before your turn when there are 4 other turns you could have made first is frustrating.
Vident99
Are you trying to say it’s too late to put on my signal when 1/3 of my car is already on your lane? Man, that’s crazy.
nanyatenyaa
I dont understand not using it... every car ive driven you just stick your fucking finger out, dont even have to move hand to flick it
ronnyhugo
I can't NOT signal, even when I'm all alone in a parking lot I'll just do it automatically. It'd take effort and willpower NOT to indicate.
YannC
I use mine even if the most dead street in the middle of the night when I haven't seen another soul for the last half hour. It's automatic
incubisexual
Do it always, and you'll start to do it automatically no matter what. Worked for me
Buddha7
It's as much for the people you don't see as it is the people you do. You may think no one's around, pedestrian may appreciate the heads up
ronnyhugo
Exactly, and bicycles, mopeds, electric scooters, skateboarders, etc.
ptothedubs
It’s so weird to me that people just arbitrarily decide that night time = no rules of the road.
astrangehop
They're wrong, it's no food rules time
PainGwen
I do this, too, and have had passengers say “there’s literally no one around.” My thoughts: no one asked you. I’m reinforcing my habit.
Musgofarrin
My cousin once made fun of me for using them in a near empty (of people) parking lot, it’s unconscious at this point
PainGwen
yep; and that is how I like it
Devils41
Agreed!!! And this is coming from a BMW driver that says a lot!
ptothedubs
/a/5lpyyQJ Sent this to my bf after he bought his Alpina. “Oh wait I have a BMW. I have to drive like an asshole now.”
FrogBotherer
It's a shame BMW drivers have got a reputation, they do make some fantastic cars.
caledric
I just wish they would install turn signals in them.
BossVarriack
Last time they did that the cars kept spontaneously combusting
BossVarriack
My mom just got a BMW. When she told me about it I told her to use her signals
Marikhen
When appropriate. The older I get the less I understand signaling a "turn" when you're in a turn lane where nobody who matters can see it.
nanyatenyaa
Who matters is everyone. Also it shows you understand your only option is to turn. Plenty of people use the turn lane to get gun it.
Marikhen
Including the people who literally can't see your turn signal because your car is on the side opposite of the direction you're turning? ->
Marikhen
What good does it do them? It's like giving the person behind you a thumbs up while holding your hand right in front of your navel.
Marikhen
*Their car rather. Drivers on your left can't see your right turn signal, and drivers on your right can't see your left turn signal.
nanyatenyaa
Your driving is bad and you should feel bad.
Marikhen
I can play the same game. "Your opinion is bad and you should feel bad." Fact of the matter is that I actually do signal turns, lane ->
Marikhen
1) changes, and whatnot. I drive the posted speed limit, I don't change lanes on solid lines, I don't pass in turn lanes, nor do I do a host
Marikhen
6) lanes that allow U-turns because we don't have a "u-turn signal." Nor do we have a, "I'm in one of two turn lanes and plan to make a
Marikhen
5) literally incapable of seeing your turn signal thus making it useless for them. Likewise I also question mandatory signaling when in turn
Marikhen
8) as soon as you get out of the intersection and can thus legally change lanes across the dotted white line between the two turn lanes.
Marikhen
3) driving affects my job and my income. I also take pleasure in knowing that driving the way I'm supposed to irritates the idiots. I simply
Marikhen
4) question things like "signal every turn every time" when you're in situations where the only people who matter, oncoming traffic, are
Marikhen
2) of all the stupid shit I've seen other people do in the last 3 years that I've been a professional driver. It's that funny thing where my
Marikhen
7) legal lane change just as soon as I get out of the intersection" signal, something that would be handy if you plan on changing lanes just