Why People Don’t Signal
July 23rd, 2007, 6 Comments »
Joe assembled an amusing list of reasons why drivers don’t use their signals (in the British Isles they call it ‘indicating’):
- I’m performing an illegal manoeuvre and the Garda [Ed: police] might notice
- I’m only changing lanes
- I’ve passed my test
- I’m on my second provisional license
- I’ve stolen this car
- I’m driving a white van/taxi/mercedes/BMW
- It should be obvious from my road position what I’m planning to do
- I’m running this red light (see reason 1)
- Using my indicators runs down the battery
- I used my indicators yesterday
Do people signal more consistently in North America? I think so, but I’m not really sure. I’ve barely driven in Europe, and I rarely drive back home, so I have only vague impressions. Someone ought to do a study.