• aleph@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    In the US, the standard is to signal first, then check your mirrors/blind spots, then go, which is even better, IMO.

    That’s in theory, of course. Plenty of drivers can’t seem to manage that.

    • johndc7@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      There’s also the problem that you signal and everyone speeds up to close the gap.

      People are assholes.

      • Altima NEO@lemmy.zip
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        1 year ago

        Except that guy that got in the middle lane to merge with traffic and didn’t stop to wait for an opening. He kept driving till he hit the left turn at the intersection. Dude deserved to have the gap closed on him.

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        1 year ago

        I live in Las Vegas. Everybody does this. If you want to actually merge you will force your way in. If you signal first you’ll get cut up by everybody including big rigs and miss your turn

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      1 year ago

      Check your mirrors to ensure a manoeuvre is safe THEN indicate. Why indicate before if it may not be safe to manoeuvre?

      • Boxtifer@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        It’s to tell everyone that you will be going in that direction. Have you never been in heavy traffic before? Safe is more so of an agreement between you and potentially the person you will be cutting off while they agree to your turn signal.