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You know those two bulbs covered in plastic right above your break lights? Those are called turn signals. Maybe using turning signals is like learning how to walk again. You forgot that you have legs and just don’t know how to use them anymore.
How many times have you been inside of a car where you, or whoever the driver is, yells at the car in front of you for not using their turn signals?
I think what irks me the most is when you see a cop not use their turn signal, yet if the cop saw you do that, he would flip-a-bitch and pull your ass over, just to give you a $500 ticket for not using your blinker. The Society of Automotive Engineers followed 12,000 cars and observed when the car did and didn’t use their blinkers, and they came to the conclusion that 48 percent of the time, drivers fail to use their turn signal from lane to lane. Meanwhile, 25 percent of the time, drivers fail to use their blinker when turning.
According to the SAE research, nearly two million crashes each year occur because the driver didn’t use the proper turn signal or use a turn signal at all. They also found out drivers ignore their blinker approximately two billion times a day.
Many people believe that a turn signal isn’t needed for every little thing you do; I used to be one of those. I never knew that in order to even pass a vehicle on a two-lane road going in opposite directions, that a turn signal is needed when you are behind the vehicle and decide to turn, and then when you pass the vehicle to get back into your lane. According to Oregon state law, a turn signal is needed during a lane change, passing another vehicle, and when deciding to turn.
Not only does getting a ticket for not using a blinker affect you and your bank account, but it also affects your car insurance too. Your car insurance premium could go up by 25 percent and you could lose your “Good Driver Discount,” if you had one to begin with, according to MSN Money.
Now, if you were to somehow get into an accident due to not using a blinker, your insurance could reduce your claim.
If failing to use your signal puts you at more than 50 percent at blame for the accident, your claim can either be denied or could be reduced, according to Penny Gusner, the consumer analyst at CarInsurance.com.
Who wants an expensive ticket with the possibility of your insurance rate going up? So, wherever you go, please make sure to use your blinker, not just for you, but the people around you, too.
How many times have you been inside of a car where you, or whoever the driver is, yells at the car in front of you for not using their turn signals?
I think what irks me the most is when you see a cop not use their turn signal, yet if the cop saw you do that, he would flip-a-bitch and pull your ass over, just to give you a $500 ticket for not using your blinker. The Society of Automotive Engineers followed 12,000 cars and observed when the car did and didn’t use their blinkers, and they came to the conclusion that 48 percent of the time, drivers fail to use their turn signal from lane to lane. Meanwhile, 25 percent of the time, drivers fail to use their blinker when turning.
According to the SAE research, nearly two million crashes each year occur because the driver didn’t use the proper turn signal or use a turn signal at all. They also found out drivers ignore their blinker approximately two billion times a day.
Many people believe that a turn signal isn’t needed for every little thing you do; I used to be one of those. I never knew that in order to even pass a vehicle on a two-lane road going in opposite directions, that a turn signal is needed when you are behind the vehicle and decide to turn, and then when you pass the vehicle to get back into your lane. According to Oregon state law, a turn signal is needed during a lane change, passing another vehicle, and when deciding to turn.
Not only does getting a ticket for not using a blinker affect you and your bank account, but it also affects your car insurance too. Your car insurance premium could go up by 25 percent and you could lose your “Good Driver Discount,” if you had one to begin with, according to MSN Money.
Now, if you were to somehow get into an accident due to not using a blinker, your insurance could reduce your claim.
If failing to use your signal puts you at more than 50 percent at blame for the accident, your claim can either be denied or could be reduced, according to Penny Gusner, the consumer analyst at CarInsurance.com.
Who wants an expensive ticket with the possibility of your insurance rate going up? So, wherever you go, please make sure to use your blinker, not just for you, but the people around you, too.
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