It isn't routine - you look around and see who you need to signal your lane change to.
Yes. You ALWAYS use your blinker. I don't care if it's 3am, and you're the only one on the road. You use the blinker. It needs to become routine, so you don't have to think about it, or ever forget. You change direction, you use your blinker EVERY TIME.
Changing lanes IS something you should be consciously thinking about when you're doing that in a car. I can't count how many times I've been on the highway & a blinker goes on followed by someone nearly running into me.
It isn't routine - you look around and see who you need to signal your lane change to.
Using a blinker doesn't obviate the need to pay attention to what the hell you're doing. That's like saying driving without headlights is cool as long as you're paying attention to the road.
If you pay attention to what you're doing and what's going on around you, then you'll realize that there's absolutely no good reason to turn on a blinker at 3am when you're the only car for miles.
But, of course you can play "Mr. Perfect, I never go even 1 mile an hour over the speed limit and come to an absolute complete standstill at every stop sign" all you want.
If you pay attention to what you're doing and what's going on around you, then you'll realize that there's absolutely no good reason to turn on a blinker at 3am when you're the only car for miles.
But, of course you can play "Mr. Perfect, I never go even 1 mile an hour over the speed limit and come to an absolute complete standstill at every stop sign" all you want.
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Changing lanes IS something you should be consciously thinking about when you're doing that in a car. I can't count how many times I've been on the highway & a blinker goes on followed by someone nearly running into me.
On the highway I don't always use my blinkers. Often times there will be a car a few hundred yards back, and one a couple hundred feet ahead that I'm approaching fast (a lot of people in my area do 10 under on the interstate for some reason) but otherwise no cars in my immediate vicinity, so I'll just lumber over without bothering with my blinker. I'll pass, go a couple hundred feet past, then lumber over again with no blinker.
To clarify, I always check my mirrors, and I only do it when there is a considerable amount of distance to the nearest car, far enough that no other cars are really affected by the lane change. Is that really so bad? Lately my brother pointed it out to me "kill you to use a blinker eh?". If there is any need to, I do. But often, there isn't really any need so I don't bother (my blinker is really annoying).
Am I an asshole?
I like the euro setup where you tap the stalk and it flashes three times. It makes signaling easy for even those who are lazy
No, that's what I do. The blinkers are for people who would actually benefit from them. If there is no one even close to being near you to benefit, it's a waste of energy to use them.
using your turn signals properly 100% of the time requires less effort than thinking about each individual situation.
Lots of cars do this... though I don't particularly like it.
Are you that damn lazy that you can't outstretch your left hand 2 inches from the steering wheel to use them? Pretty pathetic.
I love it, it annoys me that more mfgs dont have this system. It makes so much sense in a practical application
Use your fkn blinker, ya jerk.