do you use your blinker?

[The Lizard King]

i HATE when i am driving and i'm behind somebody and they just start slowing the hell down for no reason and all of a sudden turn right without signaling...if someone is behind you USE THE BLINKER. i always beep ridiculously at them lol.

also, if youre on the highway and about to switch lanes in front of someone, WHY wouldnt you signal? it makes no sense. it takes less than a second. do oyu use your blinker?

the only time i dont use my blinker [sometimes] is if i'm going into the left turn only lane. but even then usually. you?

[gfx25]

I don't see the point in using your blinker if your in a obvious left turn lane and there a big white arrow painted on the road saying it's a left turn only but hey I don't drive

[Søren]

I warn the other car whenever im going to move. either turning off to another roador switch lanes. Out of habit i do even if noone behind me What i was told to do in my driving lessons

[LINDSEY]

I use my blinker every time I am turning or changing lanes. It is mostly a habit now, but I would rather signal then not and forget to when I need to the most.

[Storm]

I do, all the time. Doesn't matter if there is no one behind me. My pet peeve is also when someone doesn't use a signal. It's not that hard. They can talk on their phones and text while driving, they can use their danged signal.

[Robyn]

It's smart to get into the habit of doing so. I do so no matter what. Switching lanes, turning, etc.

[Martyn Dale]

Totally depends for me, if there is someone to benefit from it, I always will. If there is no one around, or theres no benefit i wont.
For example if im sitting in a left turn lane, i typically dont. I feel being in a left turn lane makes my intentions quite clear.

Honestly what I would rather, is left turn lane = left turn, left turn lane with blinker = U turn. That would make life a lot nicer here with legal right turns on red. You could tell which cars will be going left, and which cars are making a U turn and where its therefore not safe to go right.

[Former Member]

Even though I am based in the UK, I have lived and worked in the US and frankly I believe regardless of where you are in the world, people should use their blinker.

As a pedestrian trying to cross a road, if I can't see your blinker I'm automatically going to assume you are turning the opposite way as I can't see the other blinker because I can't see it from where I am standing. When I see an opportunity to cross the road, I take it...its really annoying when I'm about to or attempt it that the car pulls out turning towards me. Either I stop or increase my speed to get into the middle of the road/central crossing point etc.

As a driver/car passenger, I use a blinker to indicate over-taking someone and at junctions even with the direction arrows as your just setting bad habits to others, being irresponsible and you never know who might be around!!

[BFD]

I always use my signal light, regardless of the situation. Just because I don't see another vehicle or pedestrian does not mean there isn't one there. Always signalling also helps to keep the habit in place.

[quote author=martyn board=pbgt thread=396400
post=4550600 time=1311619898]For example if im sitting in a left turn lane, i typically dont. I feel being in a left turn lane makes my intentions quite clear.[/quote]Maybe this isn't the case everywhere, but where I drive (upstate New York), it isn't always easy to tell if a lane is a turn only lane, especially if it is occupied. There have been many times when I could have taken my right turn if only the driver in a turn only lane (left or right) had bothered to signal.

[Teg]

I use my blinker to turn all the time. It really annoys me when people don't use them. Something else that annoys me is when u are driving at night with a newer car coming towards you, the lights seem like brights, but they aren't and they blind u anyway...

[Artemis]

I always, always always use my blinker. It's become habit, and it's so easy I don't know why people don't. It's really annoying when people don't. It takes less than a second to flip on and usually turns off by itself, and it really benefits everyone around you. Neh. >.>

[Hero]

Yes, always. Not using it was my driving instructor's biggest pet peeve, so I had it drilled into my head while I was learning.

[Ren Rudner]

I always do. Unless I've been sitting at a left turn for 80 years and everyone knows I'm going left. I just feel awkward leaving it on in that instance.

I have realized that I'm a pretty hypocritical driver. I scream audible obscenities at people for doing stupid things, but then I catch myself doing those same things later sometimes. When people get mad at me on the road, I just make something up to yell back and justify my actions XD. I've never not used my blinker though so it makes me extra angry when people don't use it.

[Violet]

I do it when I remember to do it (not necessarily just when cars are around). I don't do it when I'm in the left or right turn only lane though.

What I really hate is when people's tail/brake lights/rear flashers don't work. In the state I live in, car inspections aren't required but the state above requires car inspections and tail lights are on the list to get inspected.

[Rick Ace]

It's an option? I'm learning to drive, and I read its required by law.