22108 CVC

Making a turn without properly signaling.

I've never been in a vehicle that does not have some way to signal a turning movement. Never. And it's such an easy, brainless thing to do. Push the lever up, pull the lever down. Push it up. Pull it down. It's really that simple. And in most vehicles on the road today, the lever will reset itself for the next turn you have to make. Yet, it seems a lot of drivers have difficulty finding that lever attached to the steering column (on most vehicles) and using it properly.

100 feet before the turn, you click the turn signal on and make your turn. Doesn't require an inordinate amount of thinking, and the benefits of doing so are huge. Other drivers will actually feel comfortable knowing what you are about to do and can react properly, perhaps avoiding a major collision and injury.

By signalling and then completing that specificed turning movement, you protect yourself from liability (as long as you're making a legal turn. Signalling doesn't make an illegal turn, legal. Doesn't work that way. Never has. Never will.) and, more importantly perhaps, you protect yourself from unnecessary risk. Driving is already risky enough, why make it any more risky?

Use your turn signals. Make driving easy and stay safe out there.

The Traffic Guy