I use it literally everywhere out of habit, I got made fun of for using it when pulling out of my moms driveway once lol
I’ve never understood how a simple hand motion can be beyond anyone’s skillset. It’s just part of driving.
Do you use your blinker in a car?
Submitted 11 months ago by TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 11 months ago
y0kai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
Usually I use them, but not if I’m the only car on the road, and not in my city’s roundabouts.
The roundabouts are abnormally small, so using a blinker to exit is confusing for everyone because I’d be signalling to turn for the exit I need, but the roundabout is so small that the wrong cars will think I’m exiting before them and pull out in front of me. When really, I’d be signalling for the exit immediately after them while trying to provide time for that exit’s car to see my intentions.
Also people in this city don’t understand roundabouts. I see people enter the wrong way semi-regularly, stop in the middle of the roundabout to let people in, use a left blinker to enter a roundabout that only goes around to the left, and treat every empty roundabout as a 4-way stop. Its pretty frustrating sometimes.
Sorry, we were talking about blinkers and, in some roundabout way, I got off topic lol
jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 11 months ago
I don’t drive anymore because I live someplace with transit and sidewalks, but when I drove I always signalled turns. Low effort, high safety.
jimmux@programming.dev 11 months ago
It’s actually easier to just use it every time. Deciding whether you need to is cognitive load that’s better spent on other things.
socsa@piefed.social 11 months ago
This. It should be automatic, and you can't have perfect awareness to always know with 100% certainly if there is another vehicle or pedestrian around which may benefit from that information.
whotookkarl@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Use your blinker, return your cart to the corral, and mind your business
Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Let them make fun. People who don’t use theirs are the reason why the system is failing.
VinesNFluff@pawb.social 11 months ago
Only sickos don’t use their blinkers
anas@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Oh I’m very happy to also use it in a turn only lane at a red light for 3 minutes
cortex7979@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Yes what the fuc
deranger@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Just use it all the time including turn only lanes. Deal with the clicking, it’s fine.
Cryophilia@lemmy.world 11 months ago
My old house was one of a row of housing with assigned parking spaces in front, perpendicular to the road. Like in front of a store.
I was going to turn into my parking space. This behemoth of a truck was in front of me, going slow as molasses. I mean like 2 miles an hour. I could have stopped my car and walked home faster, but I was in the middle of the road.
The truck in front of me veered left, towards the parking spots on the opposite side of the road. I said “fucking FINALLY” and darted past them on the right.
Turns out they had finally found the spot they were looking for and had just swung wide to turn into the spot. On the right, not the left. They turned straight into me as I tried to drive past.
Ever since then I make sure to use my blinker even if I’m just turning into my driveway.
Irelephant@lemm.ee 11 months ago
No, I ran out of blinker fluid and the price is too high from the tariffs now.
5in1k@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Always. Drive predictably it helps.
neidu3@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I don’t drive a BMW, so yes.
deadcatbounce@reddthat.com 11 months ago
There are specific instructions for Audi, BMW and Mercedes which void their warranties should you ever even think such scandalous thoughts.
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
that sounds dangerous. My mom’s car, a minivan which is big and scary to me, has a thing where it tries to stay in the lane for you automatically which was very scary the first time I tried to drive it lol
deadcatbounce@reddthat.com 11 months ago
That’s the thing I’m taking about!
It’s a bit scary tbh. If you don’t do (steer) what it says it shakes the steering wheel as if a wheel was seriously unbalanced or broken.
It’s my first new-to-me car in a while. So I’m enjoying most of the new tech but not quite this bit!
octobob@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
Yikes. Lane correction legit freaks me out. I thought it could always be turned off long term but I guess not.
It would be a disaster using that in the city I live in (Pittsburgh). Like I’m sorry that our roads are based on deer trails from the 1800s that go through woods and winding up and down hills. With all the city traffic to go with it.
Downtown can be even worse. Like you legit have to break traffic laws to get around, there’s no other way. If one of them cars “corrected” me on a tight narrow street when I go over the double yellow to pass someone on a bicycle, that could end terribly for everyone.
deadcatbounce@reddthat.com 11 months ago
Well said! Blighty here.
There were so many complaints on the forums about it that I thought it was going to be a nightmare, but it’s not quite as bad as I was expecting TBF. I just have to be very careful on road merges and those funky country lanes.
Didn’t get to visit Pittsburgh so far but would love to, country is a necessarily shrinking resource here these days.
scytale@lemm.ee 11 months ago
It’s better to use your blinkers all the time than 90% of the time.
magikmw@lemm.ee 11 months ago
I don’t use turn signals when driving around a roundabout unless I’m exiting because I’m not psychotic.
But seriously, they are for signifying intent, not blinking idly, and they shouls be used plenty.
I put a turn signal on when I back into my underground parking spot when I’m literally the only person down there. Force of habit that I’m totally cool with.
jagged_circle@feddit.nl 11 months ago
I ride a bicycle. I always signal by hand. It pisses me off when cars don’t see me and dont signal. Almost been hit that way.
Let people know when your massive death machine is going to be changing direction.
HeavyRaptor@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
Only if I don’t run out of blinker fluid.
CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I use them 100% of the time. Which yes, includes my own driveway.
You should train yourself to use them automatically instead of a manual step. Like a reflex.
And if you’re at a light and you plan to turn, you have that blinker going. Even if it’s a long red light, even if you think no one is around.
drmoose@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I use it even in my drive way. Good habbit is a good practice that makes operating any system easier.
letsgo@lemm.ee 11 months ago
If it makes a difference to someone, yes. Otherwise I don’t bother.
shaggyb@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yes. Don’t listen to people who tell you not to.
The indicator is for communicating your intent to change the position (which lane you’re in) or direction (turning in or out of a road, parking space, etc.) of your car.
The safest thing you can do as a driver is to be PREDICTABLE to other drivers. The indicator communicates necessary information for other drivers to predict your actions.
Not using one when changing the position or direction of your car is inconsiderate and dangerous to other road users. It is also illegal.
Use them. Please.
zqps@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Not just to drivers.
There’s nothing more annoying as a pedestrian than a vehicle whose driver has seemingly decided to run into you because they 1) didn’t think to use their signals and 2) mostly just checked for car traffic until you’re right in front of their bumper.
shaggyb@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Very much this.
I was hoping to imply that with the phrase “road users” but I wasn’t explicit about it.
Cyclists too. If you can’t keep a cyclist safe you shouldn’t be allowed in a car.
MTK@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Making funof someone for doing the responsible thing is childish and stupid.
As long as you are using them to indicate intent you are using them correctly. At worst you are being extra clear to drivers around you. If you don’t use them though, at worst you are an unpredictable driver that might be involved in a crash.
Fuck the people that made fun of you.
OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I use mine so often that sometimes I accidentally turn them on in sharp curves.
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I have done that more than once, It’s nice to see it’s not an exclusive club.
OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 11 months ago
We should all get together and beat up BMW drivers. Although that might be like matter and antimatter touching. We’d all be obliterated.
AWESOME!
Korrok@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
Me too haha
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
Yes, I use them even if there is nobody around as it’s good to keep the habit. I’ve noticed not many people use them in say a right only lane, but my logic is pedestrians might not know and so you should use it there too.
UK.
ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Didn’t say anyone mention insurance. If you’re in an accident, and they didn’t indicate when manoeuvring, they’re at fault. Unintentionally tested this out. The opposite is also true, if you indicate, and someone runs into you, likelihood is they will be found at fault.
brokenlcd@feddit.it 11 months ago
Yes, i don’t even think about it anymore, i just throw my hand on the stick as i turn the steering wheel, even for simple adjustments when i park. It’s not as mutch ahead of time at it should be, but still better than most of my country tha might as well not have that stick.
Emerald@lemmy.world 11 months ago
as i turn the steering wheel
You should be signalling before you actually turn.
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
Exactly right, if you make it part of your muscle memory, you don’t have to think about it, you just do it. Also, even if “no one’s there” 99% of the time you “didn’t need” to put on the signal, there will always be the 1% it helped somebody and you never even noticed.
OP should make fun of the people making fun of them.
Glytch@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Of course I do. My goal while driving is to be predictable so I can minimize the chances of causing an accident.
drmoose@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yeah man operating machinery is awesome. Doing it respectful and responsible way is extra satisfying. People really look down on cars but it’s an awesome tech!
Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 11 months ago
100% I use that bitch in parking lots.