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. folks; there is a serious.lack ' of signaling going on out “there. os:

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“Vers? Whatever happened to com- “

- mon courtesy? Why do some dri-

vers refuse to lift a fi inger and use -*

though it appears that a vehicle is... “turning off. Sometimes drivers

forget to cancel their signal after a

«lane change or, worse yet, they

»’ change lanes dear.me at my interec “section butthe last time I checked, they, were in a lane that £, ‘Wasn't about to use and suddenly

they are.

Worst of all. some drivers will | signal a turn. change their mind and carry on straight ahead. | hate it when that happens,

s funny, but according the

Matos Vehicle Act a turn signal is’

not actually required if no one is “around to See it (falting-tree-in- the-forest- -mentality. | guess). This is a very old Jaw that was written when there were very few cars on the road and I think it needs- amending. Too many people - .. merely.assume that nobody: is

: around to see their signal ‘and are

quite wrong. |... Signaling before a lane. change,”

_on the other hand, is required by

law whether there are others

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around to see it or not. It's a -younger Jaw written when multi- ‘lane traffic became: more common.

The Jaw-makers at this‘point took away our right to assume the

‘non-presence of traffic. It is not:

’ possible.to see all things at once,. ° nor. important things all the time, ; after all. : Law’ or otherwise, signaling your intentions is just plain, com “mon courtesy — that's your “intentions”, folks, not what your. doing right here, now; signal what you intend to be doing i in the immediate future, Give’ other dri- __vers a bit of notice before you . urn off or. change lanes. - Lift’a finger. «Put your signal’o Be'safe. Please.’

their turn signal? . .

“1, one among many, am well- “"versed.in the'defensive driving |“, _ practice of looking ahead and © anticipating driver errors (as well :

_ 85 genuine hazards). From blocks

way: 1 can spot'a discourteous

river (1° can shoot fish in'a barrel. too) and will'do my best’ to avoid c ; him or her like’a plague. ;

1 also‘avoid driving parallel to

“another vehicle i in a multi-lane sit-

‘uation just-in case,there is a non-, __ Signaling, abrupt-lane-changing ” ‘driver nearby. I’ve saved myself a ° lot of grief through these simple.

. practices, and I recommend them - to everyone, since it seems that. :- non-sigualers are here to stay “, Furthermore: f often hesitate : before pulling out into traffic even”. es | Ww, ? 3

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